Lod

Lod is a small city in central Israel, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Understand
The city's name is pronounced like the English word "load". Some locals will pronounce it like "lude".

Lod has a long history, and is mentioned briefly in the Bible. Today it has a mixed Arab and Jewish population of 72,000 people.

Lod is best known for its proximity to Ben Gurion International Airport, previously known as Lod Airport. Lod, in the past, was also known to Israelis as being run-down and crime-ridden, and the old central city was quite dilapidated. Nevertheless, Lod is prospering and the crime percentages are significantly lower thanks to the police in the city. Thus, visitors will be safe in the city and will enjoy to see the harmony between the Jewish and the Arab population.

By car
This is the most convenient way. From Tel Aviv or many other locations, take route 1 to the Lod interchange (just east of the airport turnoff). Turn off to route 40 south, which then passes along the outskirts of Lod.

By train
There are frequent, quick trains from Tel Aviv to Lod.

Since 2020 there is no direct train to Jerusalem, and travelers must transfer in Tel Aviv.



Although Lod is known for its close proximity to Ben Gurion Airport, Lod's train stations are in the city itself, so do not use them to reach the airport, which has its own train station.

By bus
There are frequent buses to Lod from Tel Aviv. The buses make a number of stops in the city center.

From Jerusalem, there is a direct bus (408) only in rush hours. The rest of the time, use one of the following two options: The first option (route 950) is probably faster.
 * Take route 950 to Tzomet El Al (north of Lod; this is where people get off for the airport) and transfer to a Lod bus (routes 23, 239, 244, 249, 475, 479).
 * Take route 403 or 433 to Ramla, and transfer to a local bus to Lod, or else you can walk to Lod.

Get around
Inside Lod, Kavim operates 5 local bus lines that serve all neighbourhoods of the city (1, 2, 3, 6, 9). The average frequency of each line is every 30 minutes.

Kavim also operates 4 bus lines to Ramla - lines 5, 11, 13, 15.

Line 249 of Egged also can be used to travel within the city limits.

Eat

 * Liz Bakery
 * Lod Mall
 * Burgerim

Go next

 * Ramla is a similar city bordering Lod. Sometimes they are together referred to as "Ramlod".