Haifa Bay central bus station (Hebrew: מרכזית המפרץ, Merkazit HaMifratz, Arabic: مركزيّة هامفراتس (شاطئ حيفا) , Mirakaziyyat Hamifrats), known also as HaMifratz central bus station is the main bus station of the Haifa Bay (Mifratz Haifa) area. It is co-located with HaMifratz Central railway station and is adjacent to Lev HaMifratz Mall. It opened in 2002 and was substantially renovated and expanded in the late 2010s.
Overview
HaMifratz central bus station serves local Egged bus lines within the city of Haifa, suburban lines, and the Metronit BRT system. Egged, Nateev Express and Superbus all operate intercity bus routes. All bus routes from the north and the Galilee which formerly terminated at the old Bat Galim central bus station now terminate at HaMifratz station.
The station is part of a large public transport complex at Lev Hamifratz which serves bus and rail passengers. The station also serves as a terminal for the Rakavlit, a 4.5 km-long aerial tramway connecting the station with the Technion University and other destinations located on Mount Carmel which opened in 2022. The complex will also serve as a terminal for the future Haifa–Nazareth tram-train line which is under construction as of 2022.
Rebuilding of the station began in mid 2015 and was finished in October 2019.
Bus routes
The bus routes originating or passing at HaMifratz bus station as of January 2022 are listed below.
Metronit BRT
Line | Route | Operator | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Krayot CBS–Carmel Beach CBS | Superbus | Wheelchair accessible line |
2 | Kiryat Ata–Bat Galim CBS | Superbus | Wheelchair accessible line |
3 | Krayot CBS–Hadar HaCarmel | Superbus | Wheelchair accessible line |
4 | Krayot CBS–Carmel Beach CBS | Superbus | Wheelchair accessible line |
Local routes
Line | Route | Operator | |
---|---|---|---|
7 | HaMifratz CBS–Nesher | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
16 | HaMifratz CBS–Bat Galim via Neve Sha'anan | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
40 | HaMifratz CBS – Bat Galim via Neve Paz | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
70, 71, 78, 79 | HaMifratz CBS–Nesher | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
115, 132, 133, 146 | HaMifratz CBS–Carmel Beach CBS | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
101 | HaMifrats CBS – Carmel Beach CBS, express via Grand Kanyon and Carmel Tunnels | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
123 | Kiryat Ata Junction–Carmel Beach CBS or HaMifrats CBS – Carmel Beach CBS | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
125 | Grand Canyon–HaMifratz CBS | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line, one way |
131 | HaMifratz CBS–Carmel Hospital | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line, one way |
136 | Kiryat Ata Junction–Bat Galim via Carmel Tunnels | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
141 | HaMifratz CBS–Haifa University | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
142 | HaMifratz CBS–Technion | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
225 | HaMIfrats CBS – Carmel Beach CBS, express via Kiryat Shprinzak (few times a day) | Egged | Wheelchair accessible line |
Intercity routes
Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
72, 72א | HaMifratz CBS–Kfar Hasidim via Nesher | Egged | |
73 | HaMifratz CBS–Ibtin via Nesher, Kfar Hasidim | Egged | |
74 | HaMifratz CBS–Ras Ali via Nesher, Ibtin | Egged | |
75 | HaMifratz CBS–Ramat Tiv'on | Superbus | |
165, 167 | HaMifratz CBS–Shfar'am | Nateev Express | |
166 | HaMifratz CBS–I'billin | Nateev Express | |
168, 170 | HaMifratz CBS–Tamra | Nateev Express | |
169 | HaMifratz CBS–Deir Hanna | Nateev Express | |
180, 181 | HaMifratz CBS–Yokneam Illit | Superbus | |
188 | HaMifratz CBS–Yokne'am Illit | Superbus | |
248 | HaMifratz CBS–Umm al-Fahm | Superbus | |
251 | HaMifratz CBS–Akko CBS | Nateev Express | |
255 | HaMifratz CBS–Kabul | Nateev Express | |
261, 262, 264 | HaMifratz CBS–Carmiel | Egged | |
265 | HaMifratz CBS–Carmiel | Nateev Express | |
271, 272, 371 | HaMifratz CBS–Nahariya Bus & railway station | Nateev Express | |
282 | HaMifratz CBS–Abu Snan | Nateev Express | |
284 | HaMifratz CBS–Yarka | Nateev Express | |
300, 301, 302 | HaMifratz CBS–Afula CBS | Superbus | 302 goes via Yoknea'm, 300 is express |
306 | HaMifratz CBS–Kfar Manda | Nateev Express | |
331, 344 | HaMifratz CBS–Nazareth | G.B. Tours | 331 also starts near Lin Medical Center |
332 | HaMifratz CBS–Nazareth Illit via Nesher & Migdal HaEmek | Nazareth Tours & Tourism | also starts at the Haifa Center Railway Station |
342 | HaMifratz CBS–Nazareth Illit via Krayot | Nazareth Tours & Tourism | |
352 | HaMifratz CBS–Nazareth Illit | Nazareth Tours & Tourism | |
358 | HaMifratz CBS–Migdal HaEmek | G.B. Tours | |
361 | HaMifratz CBS–Safed CBS | Nateev Express | |
380 | HaMifratz CBS–Kalanit. via Maghar | Nazareth Tours & Tourism | |
430, 434 | HaMifratz CBS–Tiberias CBS | Egged | |
432 | HaMifratz CBS–Gesher | Superbus | |
435 | HaMifratz CBS–Golani Junction | Egged | |
500, 505 | HaMifratz CBS–Kiryat Shmona CBS | Egged | |
503 | HaMifratz CBS–Katzrin | Egged | |
509 | HaMifratz CBS–Hatzor HaGlilit Bus Terminal | Egged | |
893 | HaMifratz CBS–Eilat CBS | Egged | Seasonal line |
909 | HaMifratz CBS–Tel Aviv New CBS | Egged | |
960 | HaMifratz CBS–Jerusalem CBS | Egged | |
993 | HaMifratz CBS–Eilat CBS | Egged | |