Visitors
Visiting Herzliya: start here
Herzliya sits on the coast just north of Tel Aviv, with a hotel strip, marina and beaches in Herzliya Pituach and a busy train station in the city. Most sights are in the west of the city; the old centre around Sokolov St has the museums.
Visitors
Start here
6 steps, in the order most people take them.
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Arrive by train
Herzliya station is on the coastal line and is the northern end of the trains to Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon; on a sample weekday 258 trains called there.
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Pick a beach
Herzliya has 8 declared bathing beaches along about 7 km of coast, with lifeguards in season, plus a separate beach and a dog beach.
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Visit Apollonia National Park
Clifftop Crusader fortress and ancient port town at the north end of the city; adult 24 NIS, child 10 NIS.
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Stay by the sea
The hotels are on the Herzliya Pituach seafront and around the marina; see our Where to stay guide.
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Use the free weekend buses
Naim BaSofash lines 721 and 722 run free to the Tel Aviv beaches and centre on Friday evenings and Saturdays.
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Check what's on
The municipal events calendar lists concerts, shows and family events across the city.
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Guides
Read next
- Where to stay in Herzliya: the hotel strip, the marina and rentalsThe nine hotels in Herzliya Pituach by area (beach, marina, business district), kashrut and Shabbat notes, how to get there, and short-term rentals.
- Getting around Herzliya: trains, buses, the free Skipper and weekend linesTrains from Herzliya station, the main bus lines, Rav-Kav, the free Skipper minibus and Naim BaSofash weekend buses, Shabbat, parking and what is planned.
- Where to shop and eat kosher in HerzliyaHerzliya's malls and main shopping street, how local kashrut works, mehadrin places by the marina and in the Pituach business area, what opens on Motzei Shabbat, and days out at the park, the beaches and Apollonia.
Good to know
Regular buses stop for Shabbat; only the municipal Naim BaSofash lines run. The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art is closed for renovation (Oct 2026).
Community groups
Where people talk
- Herzliya Cinematheque updatesWhatsApp · Herzliya Cinematheque
- Herzliya Municipality (Facebook page)Facebook · Herzliya Municipality
From our network
Good people I work with
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Herzliya.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.
Source
- en.herzliya.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- herzliya.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- en.parks.org.il (opens in a new tab)
- herzliya.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- herzliya.muni.il (opens in a new tab)
- herzliyamuseum.co.il (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Herzliya from the sources above.
