Visitors
Visiting Netanya: start here
Netanya is on the Mediterranean about 30 km north of Tel Aviv, with about 8 km of clifftop promenades, lifeguarded beaches and a busy central square. Most hotels are on or near the seafront around Kikar HaAtzmaut (Independence Square).
Visitors
Start here
7 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Start at the tourist information kiosk
The Netanya Association for Tourism runs a kiosk on Kikar HaAtzmaut and the GoNetanya website in English, French and Russian.
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Pick a lifeguarded beach
Netanya has 9 declared bathing beaches. In season they are guarded from 08:30 until half an hour before sunset; out of season only Sironit A has a lifeguard. Swimming without a lifeguard is forbidden.
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Take the sea elevator
The glass lift on the Rishonim promenade takes you down the cliff to the central beaches in about 20 seconds.
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Arrive by train
Netanya and Netanya-Sapir stations are on the coastal line, with direct trains towards Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Ashkelon and Binyamina.
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Plan around Shabbat
City and intercity buses and trains do not run from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening; check last departures on Friday.
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Visit the city museum
The Netanya City Museum at 3 McDonald St tells the story of the city and arranges guided tours in several languages.
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Book a day trip north
The Alexander Stream turtle bridge, Utopia orchid park and Caesarea are all a short drive north of the city.
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Guides
Read next
- Where to stay in NetanyaMost of Netanya's hotels line the seafront between Nitza Boulevard, Gad Machnes St and Kikar HaAtzmaut, with a few resort hotels further south. Here is how the areas differ, the kinds of hotel available and what to know about short-term rentals.
- Trains, buses and Rav-Kav in NetanyaNetanya's two train stations, the bus operators, where to get a Rav-Kav card, night buses and Shabbat. Stop-by-stop lines are on the Getting around page.
- Shabbat in Netanya: candle lighting, the eruv, shuls and the beachCandle-lighting times for Netanya, where the eruv map is, the English- and French-speaking shuls, the separate-bathing Sanz beach, and what the beaches do on Shabbat.
Good to know
Sanz Beach is gender-separated and closed on Shabbat and holidays. Some Kikar HaAtzmaut restaurants close on Shabbat, so book Friday-night and Shabbat meals ahead.
Community groups
Where people talk
- City of Netanya (Facebook page)Facebook · City of Netanya
- GoNetanya (Facebook page)Facebook · GoNetanya (Netanya Association for Tourism)
From our network
Good people I work with
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Netanya.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.
Source
- GoNetanya (opens in a new tab)
- City of Netanya (opens in a new tab)
- City of Netanya (opens in a new tab)
- City of Netanya heritage site (opens in a new tab)
- City of Netanya (opens in a new tab)
- GoNetanya (opens in a new tab)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
- bizportal.co.il (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Netanya from the sources above.
