The Rav-Kav card is an electronic smart ticket which allows passengers to pay for tickets in advance and to use different routes. The Rav-Kav card which passengers need to register for is intended also to be used on the Jerusalem Light Rail and Egged buses will allow passengers to either pay for season tickets or pay for a number of rides in advance and to recharge the card before they travel.
An application form for the Rav-Kav card can be found here and costs 10 shekels in addition to the cost of further tickets and can be purchased from:
| Jerusalem | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Jerusalem CBS (opposite to platform No.22) | Sun - Thu 07:00- 20:00 | Fri 07:00 - 14:00 |
| Jerusalem, Rav Shefa Mall (2nd floor) | Sun - Thu 14:00- 21:00 | Fri 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Jerusalem, Ramot Community Center (Matnas) | Sun - Thu 12:00- 21:00 | Fri 08:00 - 13:00 |
| Sun - Thu 12:00- 21:00 | Fri 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Combined with City-Pass | |||
| Neve Ya'akov | Sun - Thu 11:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 | ||
| Ma'ale Adumim Mall | Sun - Thu 12:00- 20:00 | Fri 09:00 - 14:00 | ||
| Giv'at Ze'ev | Sun - Thu 12:00- 20:00 | Fri 09:00 - 13:00 | ||
| Sha'arei Tsedek Hospital | Sun - Thu 08:00- 16:00 | ||
| Emek Refa'im /Rachel Imeinu | Sun - Thu 10:00- 17:00 | Fri 09:00 - 14:00 | ||
| Gilo - the Community Center | Sun - Thu 12:00- 20:00 | ||
| Talpiyot - opposite to the mall | Sun - Thu 09:00- 17:00 | ||
| South & Center | |
| Tel Aviv CBS - Ticket Office (6th floor) | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Kfar Saba CBS - Ticket Office | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Herzliya CBS | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 | |
| Holon, Dar Gat Mall | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 | |
| Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 | |
| Rehovot CBS | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Haifa & South | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Haifa Merkazit Hof ha-Karmel | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Haifa Merkazit ha-Mifratz | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Karmi'el Terminal | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
| Kiryat Hayim - "Ha-Tzrif" Junction | Sun - Thu 07:00- 19:00 | Fri 07:00 - 13:00 |
My question is why do travelers still need to deal with the bus drivers at all if this card is so smart? Why should you still have the need to have cash on your person in order to recharge these cards? Why are there no recharge points at major malls and stations that allow you to recharge the card with a credit card and check the status of your card at leisure? This Rav Kav is a crock! It has so much potential and they are just getting it all wrong from the start (As they usually do in this country). If people are being forced to use these damn cards.... and people have been charged up to nis10 in the past just to recieve the card (Superbus), then there should be a proper infrastructure established for the proper use of the card and it's support system. I have not even touched on the subject of the card not truly being a multi card at all... I myself have lost money in the past because I used the card on another bus company who "supports" the card, but only deleted the credit I had with the other company.... If a person needs to draw cash (which they will need to do to buy a bus ticket, and recharge this adomination) they will need to go to an ATM, so why not have these Rav Kav ATM's too. The name should be Rav Krav. for all the good it's worth.
ReplyDeleteIn the US, many smart cards can be automatically boosted in value from credit cards or by adding cash or e-funds at kiosks in transport stations
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