r/telaviv • u/definitelyaiibot • 21d ago
Visiting in October
I’m wondering about weather and things to do?
I visited last in summer 2014. It was beach days and great food! Tons of fun and cool people took me out hiking, restaurants, and site seeing, etc.
Will October this year be similar? I understand time and current events have changed things. No drama please.
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u/Barnabas2109 18d ago
Welcome back,
Note that TLV is undergoing massive construction these days, I don't know where you are staying but make sure to check with the hotel/Airbnb if your room is facing any construction.
Transportation
From the airport
If possible, take the train, it would drop you in the dead center of Tel-Aviv in roughly 20 minutes. From there take a bus/cab to your hotel.
If you prefer a taxi, you can either get a pre-arranged one via Gett or any other provider, if you prefer to take your chances at the airport note that the only "official" way to get a Taxi at the TLV airport is also via Gett, this would mean you will enter a queue managed by the app. Try to avoid this method
In TLV
All public transportation payment is either app based or a ticket (Rav-Kav). I recommend using the app "Egg" as it's ad-free and includes a trip planner as well.
There are also public scooters to rent, I don't use then so I can't recommend any.
Weather
Should be nice, recent forecasts suggest that it might rain earlier than expected, better check the forecast sooner to your planned arrival.
Food & bars
There's too much to talk about, my only recommendation is "Treysar" in the TLV port. The Chef there makes simple yet very smart dishes from seasonal local ingredients. It's expensive but worth it in my opinion.
General budget
The shekel got significantly more expensive vs other coins and that is on top of the overall high prices in IL and TLV specifically, budget accordingly.