HaMifratz Central Bus Station
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Haifa Bay Central Bus Station (Merkazit HaMifratz in Hebrew) is the main bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 station of the Haifa Bay
Gulf of Haifa
Haifa Bay is a small bay along the Mediterranean coast of Northern Israel. Haifa Bay is Israel's only natural harbor on the Mediterranean.Fed by the Kishon River, the cities of Haifa and Acre mark its southern and northern capes, while its centre is lined with dunes and the suburban Krayot...

 (Mifratz Haifa) district. It opened in 2002.

All bus routes from the north and the Galilee
Galilee
Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...

 which formerly terminated at the Bat Galim
Bat Galim
Bat Galim is a neighborhood of Haifa, Israel, located at the foot of Mt. Carmel on the Mediterranean coast. Bat Galim is known for its promenade and sandy beaches.-History:...

 bus station now terminate at HaMifratz station.

The Mifratz Central Bus Station serves local Egged
Egged Bus Cooperative
Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd , a cooperative owned by its members is the largest transit bus company in Israel. It provides about 55 % of public transport services throughout the country, employs 6,227 workers and has 2,861 buses for more than 928 service routes and 3,103...

 bus lines within the city of Haifa and all suburban and intercity Egged bus routes heading to the north and the Galilee. The Mifratz Central Bus Station is adjacent to Lev HaMifratz Mall
Lev Hamifratz Mall
Lev HaMifratz Mall is a shopping mall located in Haifa, Israel.Lev HaMifratz has 3 floors of stores, a food court, an underground parking garage, and an above ground parking garage. In the past, it included an amusement park, a miniature golf course and an ice skating rink.Lev HaMifratz is also a...

 and Lev HaMifratz Railway Station
Lev HaMifratz Railway Station
Lev HaMifratz Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station in Haifa, Israel, serving Lev HaMifratz Mall , one of Haifa's largest malls, and the surrounding Haifa-Bay industrial zone just north of Haifa.-Location:...

.

Future plans are to replace the open-air bus station with a modern, enclosed structure alongside massive road improvement projects in and around the station and an extension of the nearby train station There is also a proposal to build an aerial tramway
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

 to connect the Mifratz station with the Technion University on Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...

.

Local Routes

LineRouteOperator
23, 23A HaMifratz CBS - Bat Galim via Carmel Tunnels Egged
101, 103, 113, 114, 115, 123, 132, 133, 146 HaMifratz CBS - Carmel Beach CBS
Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
Carmel Beach Central Bus Station is the main bus station in Haifa, Israel, replacing the Haifa Bat Galim Central Bus Station. The former station is now only used to store Egged buses and for Egged office space and innercity buses now only stop there on the road rather than inside on the route...

Egged
108 HaMifratz CBS - Haifa-Bat Galim Neighborhood Egged
125 HaMifratz CBS - Grand Canyon Haifa Egged
131 HaMifratz CBS - Carmel Hospital Egged
141 HaMifratz CBS - Haifa University Egged
142 HaMifratz CBS - Technion Egged


Intercity Routes

LineRouteOperator
7 HaMifratz CBS - Nesher Egged
Egged Bus Cooperative
Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd , a cooperative owned by its members is the largest transit bus company in Israel. It provides about 55 % of public transport services throughout the country, employs 6,227 workers and has 2,861 buses for more than 928 service routes and 3,103...

51, 51A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Haim
Kiryat Haim
Kiryat Haim is one of the five Krayot suburbs located north of Haifa, Israel. In 2003, Kiryat Haim had a population of 40,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of Haifa, and lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.-History:...

Egged
52, 52A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Motzkin Egged
55A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Yam Egged
56, 57, 57A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Bialik Egged
55A, 58, 58A, 59, 59A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Yam Egged
61, 62, 62A, 63, 63A HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Ata Egged
70, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79 HaMifratz CBS - Nesher
Nesher
Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:...

Egged
72, 72A HaMifratz CBS - Kfar Hasidim
Kfar Hasidim
Kfar Hasidim , also known as Kfar Hasidim Alef to distinguish it from Kfar Hasidim Bet, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 572....

 via Nesher
Egged
74 HaMifratz CBS - Sa'adiya Omni Express
75 HaMifratz CBS - Ramat Tiv'on Omni Express
165, 167 HaMifratz CBS - Shfar'am
Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a predominantly Arab city in the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 35,300.-Etymology:...

Egged
166 HaMifratz CBS - I'billin
I'billin
I'billin is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. In December 2006, the population was 11,000.- History :The village existed in ancient times. It is mentioned in the Talmud and the Mishna under the name "Avlayim"...

Egged
168, 170 HaMifratz CBS - Tamra
Tamra
Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic...

Egged
169 HaMifratz CBS - Deir Hanna
Deir Hanna
Deir Hanna is a local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, southeast of Acre. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Christian....

Egged
174 HaMifratz CBS - Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and...

Egged
175 HaMifratz CBS - Misgav Junction Egged
180, 181 HaMifratz CBS - Yokne'am Omni Express
184 HaMifratz CBS - Gal'ed
Gal'ed
Gal'ed is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Plain of Manasseh with an area of 14,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 405....

Omni Exrpess
188 HaMifratz CBS - Yokne'am Illit Omni Express
248 HaMifratz CBS - Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 43,300, nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm mountain ridge, the highest point of which is Mt. Iskander , overlooking Wadi Ara...

Omni Express
251 HaMifratz CBS - Akko CBS Egged
255 HaMifratz CBS - Kabul
Kabul, Israel
Kabul is an Arab town in the North District of Israel, located southeast of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr.- History :Kabul is the Biblical Cabul mentioned by Joshua. It was assigned to the Tribe of Asher . King Solomon handed it over to Hiram I, the king of Phoenicia, because he helped Solomon...

Egged
261, 262, 264 HaMifratz CBS - Carmiel
Karmiel
Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...

Egged
271, 272 HaMifratz CBS - Nahariya
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...

 Bus & Railway Station
Egged
300, 301, 302 HaMifratz CBS - Afula
Afula
Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:...

 CBS
Omni Express
331, 339 HaMifratz CBS - Nazareth
Nazareth
Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...

G.B. Tours/Nazareth Tours
332, 338 HaMifratz CBS - Nazareth Illit
Nazareth Illit
Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later...

 via Nesher & Migdal HaEmek
G.B. Tours/Nazareth Tours
342 HaMifratz CBS - Nazareth Illit via Krayot Nazareth Tours
361 HaMifratz CBS - Safed
Safed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...

 CBS
Egged
430 HaMifratz CBS - Tiberias CBS Egged
435 HaMifratz CBS - Golani Junction Egged
500, 501 HaMifratz CBS - Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley on the Lebanese border. The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai....

 CBS
Egged
509 HaMifratz CBS - Hatzor HaGlilit Bus Terminal Egged
522 HaMifratz CBS - Malkia
Malkia
Malkia is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 329....

Egged
909 HaMifratz CBS - Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

 New CBS
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, known as the New Central Bus Station , is the main bus station of Tel Aviv, Israel...

Egged
960 HaMifratz CBS - Jerusalem CBS
Jerusalem Central Bus Station
The Jerusalem Central Bus Station is the main bus depot in Jerusalem, Israel and one of the busiest bus stations in the country. Located on Jaffa Road near the entrance to the city, it serves Egged, Superbus and Dan intercity bus routes...

Egged
993 HaMifratz CBS - Eilat CBS Egged
995 HaMifratz CBS - Be'er Sheva
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....

CBS
Egged
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