Masada Getting there & around

Getting there & away

You can approach Masada from either the Dead Sea (for the youth hostel, tourist complex and summit access) or Arad (for the sound-and-light show only). For the former, there are bus services from Jerusalem (No 444 or 486, 39NIS, 2½ hours, five daily), and from Eilat (55NIS, four hours, four daily). To access the sound-and-light show take road 3199 from the back of Arad; from Arad it’s about a 30-minute drive to Masada.