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There are 3 ways to get from Galilee to Judaea by bus or train

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Bus via Pori'ya Junction
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1. Take the bus from Pori'ya Junction to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alightbus 962 / ...
4h 33m
$14–27
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Pori'ya Junction to Merkazit Hamifrats/Alightbus 430 / ...
2. Take the train from HaMifrats Central Station/Kav HaHof to Kiriyat Gattrain נהריה-נהריה<->באר שבע מרכז-באר שבע / ...
6h 14m
$24–43
Bus
1. Take the bus from Tiberias Central Bus Station/Platforms to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alightbus 961 / ...
5h 3m
$15–19

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Distance: 219.4 km
Duration: 4h 33m

What companies run services between Galilee, Israel and Judaea, Palestine?

Egged operates a bus from Pori'ya Junction to Jerusalem Central Bus Station/Alight hourly. Tickets cost $7–10 and the journey takes 1h 54m.

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Idhnā, Palestinian Territories

Idna or Idhna (Arabic: إذنا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, 13 kilometers west of Hebron and about one kilometer east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 26,009 inhabitants in 2017. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Idhnā

Bayt Jibrin(Opens in a new window)

Bayt Jibrin (Arabic: بيت جبرين, also transliterated Beit Jibrin; בית גוברין, Beit Gubrin), was a Palestinian Arab village located 21 km northwest of the city of Hebron. The village had a total land area of 56,185 dunams or 56.1 km2, of which 0.28 km2 were built-up while the rest remained farmland.

Maresha(Opens in a new window)

Tel Maresha (Hebrew: תל מראשה) is the tell (archaeological mound) of the biblical Iron Age city of Maresha, and of the subsequent, post-586 BCE Idumean city known by its Hellenised name Marisa, Arabised as Marissa (ماريسا). The tell is situated in Israel's Shephelah region, i.e. in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains. It was first excavated in 1898-1900 by the British archaeologists Bliss and Macalister on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund and again after 1989 by Israeli archaeologist Amos Kloner on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The majority of the artifacts of the British excavation are to be found today in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

Cave of the Patriarchs(Opens in a new window)

The Cave of the Patriarchs, also called the Cave of Machpelah (Hebrew: מערת המכפלה, Me'arat ha-Makhpela, trans. "cave of the double tombs") and known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque (Arabic: الحرم الإبراهيمي, al-Haram al-Ibrahimi), is a series of subterranean chambers located in the heart of the old city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the Hebron Hills. According to tradition that has been associated with the Holy Books Torah, Bible and Quran, the cave and adjoining field were purchased by Abraham as a burial plot.

Tel Lachish(Opens in a new window)

Tel Lachish (Hebrew: תל לכיש; Greek: Λαχις; Latin: Tel Lachis; Arabic: Tell ed-Duweir), is the site of an ancient Near East city, now an archaeological site and an Israeli national park. Lachish is located in the Shephelah region of Israel between Mount Hebron and the Mediterranean coast. It is first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša (EA 287, 288, 328, 329, 335). According to the Bible, the Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites (Joshua 10:31-33). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah (15:39) and became part of the Kingdom of Israel.

Places to stay in Idhnā

Queen Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Friends Hostel.Area B(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Hebron Hope Guesthouse(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Mettler Winery(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

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