Entitlements, Discounts and Exemptions

Prices and purchase on the Rav Kav card

At Israel Railways, we want your train travel to be as easy, simple and profitable as possible. Therefore, we offer you a variety of travel ticket options customized to your needs, and provide discounts and payment exemptions for those who are eligible.

Discounts and payment exemptions for those who are entitled

Passengers entitled to travel free of charge

Blind persons
Volunteers - soldier in unpaid military service, cadet of pre-military or semi-annual preparatory course, National Service volunteer, volunteer in Year of Voluntary Service upon presenting a valid certificate.
A child up to the age of 5

Passengers with special travel arrangements from the security forces

Journeys of soldiers (In uniform), police officers and prison wardens are made in accordance with agreements with the Ministry of Defense, the Israel Police and the Prisons Service.

Passengers entitled to receive a discount

Discounts for all types of eligibility will be provided within all travel lines.

Eligibility	Type of ticket	Discount rate	What is required in order to obtain eligibility?
Senior citizen	One way, Flexible 7, Flexible 30, Integrated Daily, Integrated Flexible 7, Integrated Flexible 30	50% discount	Senior citizen resident of Israel Men from the age of 65 and women from the age of 60 Upon displaying Senior Citizen Certificate or Identity Card. In order to obtain the benefit one should charge the Rav-Kav card with the appropriate profile. For information about entitlement to Senior Citizen Certificate Click here
Student	Multi-Journey ticket (12 journeys)	33% discount	Upon displaying Student Certificate Or upon displaying Nursing Student Certificate Or upon displaying Engineer Certificate Additionally, semester or annual contract charged on the Rav-Kav In order to obtain the benefit one should charge the Rav-Kav card with the appropriate profile. For more information and guidelines for updating the Student Profile click here
Student Extended	One way Multi-Journey ticket (12 journeys)	50% discount	Upon displaying Student Certificate Or upon displaying Nursing Student Certificate Or upon displaying Engineer Certificate Additionally, semester or annual contract charged on the Rav-Kav In order to obtain the benefit one should charge the Rav-Kav card with the appropriate profile. For more information and guidelines for updating the Student Profile click here
Children and teens At the age of 5-18/ Student up to 12th Grade /Special education up to the age of 21	Multi-Journey ticket (6 journeys)	50% discount	Displaying certificate indicating age School Certificate
Those who are entitled to National Insurance, Disabled, IDF Disabled, Terror Victims Disabled.	Multi-Journey ticket (12 journeys)	33% discount	Displaying certificate of receipt of allowance or Income completion pursuant to The National Insurance Law. Displaying disabled certificate confirming disability by the Malam Organization, membership certificate of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization or membership certificate of the Terror Victims Association. In order to obtain the benefit, one should charge the Rav-Kav card with the appropriate profile.
Blind	One way	50% discount	Displaying certificate confirming blindness of the passenger being accompanied.

Think you are entitled to a discount, but are not sure?

Please contact our Customer Service Call Center *5770.

Important to know!

There is no duplication of discount, the discount offered is always the highest one.
Purchase of a reserved seat service carries an additional cost of 5 NIS, above the travel price after any discount.
Passengers using tickets with special travel arrangements - the ticket will be provided after swiping a valid magnetic card at the ticket machines or at the cashier.