Where to stay in Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva, also spelt Petah Tiqwa, is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Edmond Rothschild.

Founded in 1878, Petah Tikva means "opening of hope", and was one of modern Israel's first agricultural settlements at the beginning of the Zionist movement. The early settlers drained the swamps in the area and planted orange groves in their place. For decades, it was a major exporter of Jaffa oranges. The orange groves have been mostly replaced by apartment buildings and industry, as the city grew into Israel's fifth largest city, and its second largest industrial concentration after Haifa. Young single Israelis commonly make fun of it, saying it's a place nobody would ever want to live.

Getting in

The road to Tel Aviv is often jammed. The Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail which travels from Bat Yam via Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan serves the Central and Northern sections of the city. The Red Line has two branch routes in the city. Route R1 serves the central parts of the city along Jabotinsky and Orlov streets and Route R3 has a sole station in the Northern sections of the city which is the terminus station at Kiryat Arye Railway Station.

Getting around

Electra Afikim operates 15 internal bus lines within Petah Tikva (lines 16, 22, 23, 25, 31,47,61, 62, 63, 88, 91,96, 97, 98, 99). Buses from the nearby cities such as Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv and Rosh HaAyin also can be used for intracity service within Petah Tikva. Gett, Uber and Yango ridesharing services are available.

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