Transportation and Parking Arrangements
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For Festival-goers arriving from outside the city, a “Park and Ride” parking lot and shuttle service will operate Tuesday through Thursday, October 2 – 4, from 17:00 (5 p.m.).
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Those arriving from outside the city will be directed to park at “Hof Argaman” – free parking in the lot.
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For the convenience of Festival-goers a shuttle bus will operate between that parking lot and near the Festival grounds. The shuttle charges a token fee of 10 NIS round trip (children up to age 5 free).
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For those arriving by Israel Railways, the Egged bus service will operate its normal routes from the train station to near the Festival grounds, at regular rates.
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To prevent traffic congestion, parts of Acco’s city streets will be closed to vehicular traffic every day of the Festival from 17:00 (5 p.m.).
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Every day of the Festival, the streets of the Old City will be closed to vehicular traffic from 13:00 (1 p.m.).
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Officers of the Israel Police will direct traffic to and from the parking areas.
Public Transportation to the Acco Festival
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During the Festival days, public transportation in Acco will operate until 22:30 (10:30 p.m.), including Line 2. Service to and from Haifa will operate on its regular schedule.
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For updated information, contact Egged bus information: Tel. *2800
Israel Railways
For updated information, contact Israrail information: Tel. *5770
