Petah Tikva is a city in the Central District of Israel.

Roads

Petah Tikva is enclosed by four highways - Geha Highway, Highway 5, Highway 40 and Maccabit Road (Highway 471, which opened in November 2007). Highways 4 and 5 are freeways within Petah Tikva. Road 483 connects Petah Tikva and nearby Rosh HaAyin, and Road 4713 connects it with Kfar Sirkin.

Another major road and perhaps the main transportation artery of the city is Jabotinsky Road (Road 481), which connects Petah Tikva with Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv. It is one of the busiest roads in Israel and the Tel Aviv Subway is expected to go through its length.

Railways Petah Tikva has two railway stations – the Segula station, which is located near the Yarkon Interchange and is separated from the rest of the city, and the Kiryat Aryeh station. Both stations are near industrial zones and mainly serve commuters from other towns who work in Petah Tikva, not Petah Tikva's own population.

A railway station existed in a more central area in Petah Tikva in the past, on the former Tel Aviv – Petah Tikva line. Citing the success of the Be'er Sheva Center Railway Station spur, a plan for a train station near the central bus station of Petah Tikva was included in the Israel Railways secondary expansion plan (post-2013). However, it was frozen due to local opposition.

Light rail

The Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line passes through Petah Tikva as a ground-level light rail system, which became operational on August 18, 2023. It passes through Jabotinsky and Orlov streets and works to expand the streets and create public transportation lanes started in 2005, and work on the first station of the light rail next to the Beilinson Hospital started in 2009.

The Red Line depot is also located in Petah Tikva, next to the Kiryat Aryeh Business Park.

Buses

A number of bus companies operate throughout the city, with numerous terminals. The Egged Bus Cooperative handles inter-city lines, the Dan Bus Company is responsible for lines from Petah Tikva to other cities in the Gush Dan area as well as to the West Bank (but not lines within Petah Tikva), while Afikim handles lines within the city.

The transfer of internal lines from Dan to Kavim was made in April 2006 amid severe opposition from Petah Tikva's residents. In 2016, the lines were transferred again from Kavim to Afikim.

The main bus terminal in Petah Tikva is the central bus station. Other terminals include the Sirkin Terminal, Beit Rivka, the Kaplan/Beilinson Terminal and the nearby mall, which is also a large transport hub. The main junctions of the city which serve as major inter-city bus stops are Segula Junction (roads 40/481), Ganim Junction (roads 40/483), Sirkin Junction (roads 40/4713) and Geha Interchange (roads 4/481).

In August 2009, Petah Tikva became the first city in Israel to deploy electronic signs on regular bus stations throughout the city. Six such stations were set up in the pilot run, and 50 are slated eventually.

Petah Tikva Central Bus Station

The Petah Tikva central bus station, abbreviated Petah Tikva CBS, is the main bus station in Petah Tikva, Israel. It serves Afikim, Dan, Egged, and Kavim buses. It is officially located on Zeev Orlov St. 64 on one side and Zeev Orlov St. 75 on the other. The station was built in 1957.

The Petah Tikva CBS has four platforms, each of which contains a multitude of small bus stations – two platforms are in an enclosed area to the side of Orlov St. and serve Dan and Kavim buses, while the other two platforms are on Orlov Street itself and serve Egged buses.

As of today, The Petah Tikva CBS is under renovation. Most of the route moved to a temporary terminal called "Moshe Arens Terminal". Only the bus routes of Dan and route 385 of Kavim remained in the Petah Tikva CBS. Check on Central Stations: Third world levels Yediot Ahronoth, 9 March 2007

The following buses stop at the Petah Tikva CBS or at Moshe Arens Terminal. Many of their routes, especially Egged's, do not originate in the station but come from Tel Aviv.

Notes: Most routes go both ways, but not all. Some routes are tagged with alternate route – routes which are normally different, and don't stop at the Petah Tikva CBS, but do on certain occasions.

Egged LineRoute159Petah Tikva CBS – Camp Tzrifin (mornings only)164Petah Tikva CBS – Rehovot CBS (via Rishon LeZion)249Petah Tikva CBS – Rehovot CBS (via Lod, Ramla)921Tel Aviv CBS – Haifa Hof HaCarmel CBS

Afikim LineRoute7/7אRosh HaAyin Cemetery Terminal – Petah Tikva HaHarash Terminal10/10אPetah Tikv CBS – Yoseftal neighborhood17Petah Tikva CBS – Rosh HaAyin Cemetery Terminal21Petah Tikva CBS – Petah Tikva CBS via Kfar Maas23Sgula Industrial Area – Petah Tikva Beit Rivka25Petah Tikva CBS – Petah Tikva Beit Rivka27Rosh HaAyin Cemetery Terminal – Petah Tikva HaHarash Terminal31Petah Tikva CBS – Petah Tikva CBS41Petah Tikva CBS – Kiryat Matalon neighborhood47Giv'at Shmuel – Petah Tikva CBS49/49אPetah Tikva CBS – Tel Aviv University53/53אPetah Tikva CBS – Hadar HaMoshavot neighborhood62Schneider Terminal – Sgula Industrial Area67Petah Tikva CBS – Petah Tikva Sgula Train Station81Ra'anana – Kedumim Giv'at Shalem neighborhood (alternate route)83Petah Tikva CBS – Sdei Hemed84Petah Tikva CBS – Mazor87Petah Tikva CBS – Tel HaShomer88Petah Tikva CBS – Yarhiv89/89אPetah Tikva CBS – Nahshonim91Petah Tikva CBS – Kfar Sirkin97Hadar Ganim neighbirhood - Petah Tikva CBS99/99אAmisav – Petah Tikva CBS

Dan

LineRoute1Petah Tikva CBS – Bat Yam Sports Center38Petah Tikva CBS – Holon Peres Park 51Petah Tikva CBS – Tel Aviv CBS 66Petah Tikva CBS – Tel Aviv Carmelit Terminal92Petah Tikva CBS – Ramat Gan Ayalon Mall138Petah Tikva CBS – Tel Aviv Arlozorov Terminal

Kavim LineRoute76Petah Tikva CBS – Or Yehuda78Petah Tikva CBS – Or Yehuda385Petah Tikva CBS – Shoham641Petah Tikva HaHarash Terminal – Netanya CBS

Metropoline LineRoute551Petah Tikva Kiryat Aryeh tailway station – Herzliya railway station553Petah Tikva CBS – Herzliya Marina561Petah Tikva Kiryat Aryeh tailway station – Kfar Saba CBS

Tnufa LineRoute184Petah Tikva CBS – Oranit185Petah Tikva CBS – Etz Efraim186Ariel – Tel Aviv CBS189Immanuel – Bnei Brak386Petah Tikva CBS – Ariel University Center of Samaria (alternate route)

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