16th-18th of sept transportation

September 15 is a Saturday. Buses and trains will stop running at around 3 p.m. (meaning they reach their destination then) on Friday 14th, and resume at about 8:30 p.m. on the 16th.
On Sunday 16th they will again stop running at about 3 p.m., and will resume at around 8:30 p.m. on the 18th.

The sherut (shared taxi) between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem runs 24/7 including all these dates.

Nazareth and Tiberias each have no more than half a day's worth of sightseeing.

You might be interested to know that buses will run between Nazareth and Haifa on those days. (At least I'm assuming they do; they are operated by an Arab company and run on Saturdays, and I can't see any reason why they wouldn't run on Jewish holidays.)

Many things will be open in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The beach in Tel Aviv will be packed. A lot of tourist sites will be open. Shops and businesses will be closed. Most restaurants - more in Tel Aviv than Jerusalem - will be open. Everything in Arab (east) Jerusalem will be open as normal. Things will also be open in Haifa, which is a mixed city.

It's very late to start looking for accommodation for what is one of the busiest periods of the year.

I pretty much wanted to ask the same sort of question. I will be in the Galilee area between 13-17 September, and was wondering how to do things, as I have no idea how the transport is over Jewish new year. I think I may base myself in Tiberius as there is a range of cheap accommodation, even over the holiday period. Perhaps visiting Safed before the Friday and holiday rush. Then going to Nazareth on the Sunday - and I presume from what was said earlier there will be Tiberius - Nazareth transport on a Sunday morning. Then I was wondering if during the holiday, because Nazareth is an Arab city, there will be transport from Nazareth to Jerusalem on the monday morning (17th Sep). I would be very grateful if anyone knows the answer to this.

thanks

Sunday will have normal transport throughout the country until about 3 or 4 p.m. It then stops running until after dark on the evening of Tuesday September 18. There are a few rare exceptions.

There is no transport from Nazareth to Jerusalem on the Monday, only from Nazareth to Haifa. (Nazareth to Jerusalem is served by Egged, not Arab bus companies, and consequently doesn't run on Jewish holidays). You will be able to get from Haifa to Tel Aviv by sherut (shared taxi) and another sherut from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. There's no quicker or more direct way of doing it on September 17 or 18, except private taxi all the way, which will cost several hundred shekels.

The only sherut serving Jerusalem (on any day of the week or the year) is to and from Tel Aviv.

It's a little late in the day to be thinking of this now, but as I expect you have both realised, it's not the best time to visit Israel if you're touring by public transport!

Hello!

In Israel the week starts on Sunday and religious events with sundown. The day of rest is Friday evening to Saturday evening, the new year will begin with sundown, etc. That means most shops close early afternoon on Friday - most will open up again on Sunday, some Saturday night. Same for public transportation - stops some hours before sundown on Friday, starts again after sundown on Saturday. Same with holy days.

In the bigger cities, you will find more establishments that do not adhere to the religious schedule. Between these cities (Jerusalem - Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv - Haifa) you will find sherut services - a van like a guagua or porpuesto in Latin America if you are familiar with those - that operate on Saturdays and holidays. The one exception is Haifa, where stores, museums, and transport don't observe the sabbath. Arab towns and arab establishments in cities are also open.

Shuffaluff - do you mean Nativ Express as the 'Arab' bus company? If you do, they do not run on Saturday nor on holidays - they are part of the public bus system just like Egged. So do not count on this for transport.

FOR THE NEW YEAR/SATURDAYS:
In Tel Aviv you can move easily by bicycle. It is more secular, so you will find a lot of restaurants open and of course the beachfront. And Yaffo is open as well (the Arab part of town). In Jerusalem, one part of the town is totally dead (the super religious) and then in the old city you can find things open because of the Arab population. So it is an interesting contrast. You'll have to walk to see that contrast (and not as flat as Tel Aviv)
Probably Eilat is like Tel Aviv - stuff is open. THat is a guess though - so check that better if you are interested in that option.

This is the best service to check for how to get around - they have an english page and compiles information from the different bus companies and the trains.
http://www.bus.co.il/otobusim/Front2007/homepage.asp?LanguageID=20&Design=2007
I'm not sure about a sherut out of Nazareth...

Hope this helps!

do you mean Nativ Express as the 'Arab' bus company?

No, the company that runs the Haifa-Nazareth buses is called GB Tours, or possibly Nazareth Transport and Tourism (the name has changed from one to the other and possibly back again) and I don't have time to check the exact name now. It is NOT Nativ Express, which doesn't do that run, and won't be working on those days.

Many restaurants will be open throughout the country. It won't be a problem finding somewhere to eat. Most tourist sites will also be open. There will be plenty of entertainment, ranging from beaches to nightclubs.

Department stores, banks, post offices, nearly all shops will be closed.

The main impact will be on public transport.