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Haifa · Israel

Car hire and driving in Haifa

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Israel traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TLV means 90 km (56 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648798.

Drives from Haifa

Car rental from Haifa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Haifa to NetanyaIsrael55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Haifa to Kfar SabaIsrael71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Haifa to Petaẖ TiqvaIsrael81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Haifa to Bnei BrakIsrael83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Haifa to Ramat GanIsrael83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Haifa to Tel AvivIsrael84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Haifa to Bat YamIsrael91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Haifa to H̱olonIsrael92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Haifa to Rishon LeTsiyyonIsrael96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Haifa to ReẖovotIsrael104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Haifa to JerusalemIsrael118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Haifa to AshdodIsrael118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Haifa to BeershebaIsrael175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 40 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Haifa?

The right, as everywhere in Israel.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.