To get to Jericho from Jerusalem you can take bus 36 or 63 from the Arab bus station nearby Damascus gate (just as a local if you can't find it)�; it costs 7 NIS. Ask for Jericho and the driver will drop you off at Al Ezariya where you can get a shared taxi to the center of Jericho for 10 NIS. However, it's extremely advisable that you have an Arabic translator with you or specifically inquire of the bus driver as to where the Sharut/Shared taxi may be found. For the tourist with no real knowledge of the native language, they may be hard-pressed to get from Ezariya to Jericho. It may be easier to take the route from Ramallah to Jericho and bypass Ezariya/Bethany altogether.
The easiest way to get to Jericho from Jerusalem is by using the Arab Bus Station in Jerusalem, and take a bus to either Bethlehem or Ramallah and then procede to Jericho by using sheruts from the bus stations Bethlehem and Ramallah. The "shrut" van from the bottom floor of the Bethlehem bus station takes around an hour to get to the central square of Jericho (20 NIS).
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