Walks · Our pick in Tel Aviv

Old Jaffa to the port

Walk·Jaffa

On foot

The Clock Tower, the hill, St Peter’s and the harbour.

Our take

  • Two hours
  • Comfortable shoes
Address
Jaffa, Tel Aviv
Nearest station
Shalma
300 m · 4 min walk
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About Old Jaffa to the port

Start at the Clock Tower, climb into Old Jaffa’s lanes past the galleries and the Ilana Goor Museum to St Peter’s Church and the view north, then go down to the fishing boats of Jaffa Port.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Old Jaffa to the port before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Old Jaffa to the port are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest stations

  1. ShalmaRed300 m4 min walk
  2. Bloomfield StadiumRed600 m7 min walk
  3. ElifeletRed750 m9 min walk

Key sights

  1. Old Jaffa300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 9 min
  2. Rothschild Boulevard1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
  3. The Carmel Market1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
  4. Tel Aviv Museum of Art3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
  5. Tel Aviv Port5.2 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
  6. Ben Gurion Airport13 kmCar or taxi 39 min

Main railway stations

  1. Tel Aviv HaHagana2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
  2. Tel Aviv HaShalom4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
  3. Tel Aviv Savidor Center5.1 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
  4. Tel Aviv University7.1 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 25 min

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