Getting to the Venue
an interactive multi-GIS layered map of Tel Aviv can be found here.
we prepared pdfs of (most of) the city at 1:10000 resolution here, and here of central Tel Aviv (south of the Yarkon and conference venue)
a map of Tel Aviv University campus (the museum is just out of it on the east) can be found here
The conference will take place at the Steinhardt Museum for Natural History.
The best option for getting here is probably by bus. Several lines stop virtually at the museum door including #25 & 289 (from central Tel Aviv), #271 & 274 (from the Hashalom and Savidor Central railway stations), #7 & 45 (from the University railway station). A bus ride within Tel Aviv should cost 5.90 shekels (paid in cash to the driver). Buses are the common form of public transport in Tel Aviv, all are air-conditioned, and the different lines criss-cross the city. See for example here and here for lines, destinations etc. Google Maps also gives you good info about buses, and you can download the Moovit app for your phone. There is no metro, light train or underground service in Tel Aviv (they are working on it. Have been for decades).
Walking from Central Tel Aviv to the museum is likely to take 60-90 minutes, depending on where exactly you started and how fast you walk (or stop for a drink along the way). Walking long distances in Tel Aviv during the hot, humid summer months is generally not advisable.
You can also cycle using the Tel Aviv bike rental service (Tel-O-Fun). It will take less time than the bus, but mind that the university is up the steepest hill in Tel Aviv (still not very steep), and June can get hot... Some hotels also loan or rent bikes for guests.
Then there are always taxis. Expect to pay ~40-50 shekels for a ride from Central Tel Aviv to the museum (you can use a meter or agree on a price with the driver). There is no Uber in Israel, but the Gett app is a good option, as is hailing a taxi on the street.
Of course you can travel by car note that Tel Aviv can be rather busy, and parking is at a premium. There is a parking lot underneath the museum, it is owned by the municipality rather than by the university/museum, so we get no discounts there.
an interactive multi-GIS layered map of Tel Aviv can be found here.
we prepared pdfs of (most of) the city at 1:10000 resolution here, and here of central Tel Aviv (south of the Yarkon and conference venue)
a map of Tel Aviv University campus (the museum is just out of it on the east) can be found here
The conference will take place at the Steinhardt Museum for Natural History.
The best option for getting here is probably by bus. Several lines stop virtually at the museum door including #25 & 289 (from central Tel Aviv), #271 & 274 (from the Hashalom and Savidor Central railway stations), #7 & 45 (from the University railway station). A bus ride within Tel Aviv should cost 5.90 shekels (paid in cash to the driver). Buses are the common form of public transport in Tel Aviv, all are air-conditioned, and the different lines criss-cross the city. See for example here and here for lines, destinations etc. Google Maps also gives you good info about buses, and you can download the Moovit app for your phone. There is no metro, light train or underground service in Tel Aviv (they are working on it. Have been for decades).
Walking from Central Tel Aviv to the museum is likely to take 60-90 minutes, depending on where exactly you started and how fast you walk (or stop for a drink along the way). Walking long distances in Tel Aviv during the hot, humid summer months is generally not advisable.
You can also cycle using the Tel Aviv bike rental service (Tel-O-Fun). It will take less time than the bus, but mind that the university is up the steepest hill in Tel Aviv (still not very steep), and June can get hot... Some hotels also loan or rent bikes for guests.
Then there are always taxis. Expect to pay ~40-50 shekels for a ride from Central Tel Aviv to the museum (you can use a meter or agree on a price with the driver). There is no Uber in Israel, but the Gett app is a good option, as is hailing a taxi on the street.
Of course you can travel by car note that Tel Aviv can be rather busy, and parking is at a premium. There is a parking lot underneath the museum, it is owned by the municipality rather than by the university/museum, so we get no discounts there.
walking from the university train station to the museum
get down from the platform, out of where you need to use your ticket to exit the gates, turn left (basically going under the Ayalon freeway - yellow on the map, and heading westwards, the train was going northwards when you got off) and up via the escalators. You will exit and see stairs about 50 meters ahead - climb them (11 flights of 6-7 stairs) or take the number 45 or 7 bus which will be just on your left.
If you walk than just carry on heading north with the valley and freeway on your right. When a large, ugly building (Porter School of the Environment) will loom go past it and the wall of the Zoo will be on your right, carry on for another 150 meters or so and the Steinhardt museum will be on your right.
If you take the 7 or 45 bus the Steinhardt will be your 2nd (or third?) stop.
Download a map of North Tel Aviv to the offline maps in google maps to your phone and you can keep track of your progress in real time
get down from the platform, out of where you need to use your ticket to exit the gates, turn left (basically going under the Ayalon freeway - yellow on the map, and heading westwards, the train was going northwards when you got off) and up via the escalators. You will exit and see stairs about 50 meters ahead - climb them (11 flights of 6-7 stairs) or take the number 45 or 7 bus which will be just on your left.
If you walk than just carry on heading north with the valley and freeway on your right. When a large, ugly building (Porter School of the Environment) will loom go past it and the wall of the Zoo will be on your right, carry on for another 150 meters or so and the Steinhardt museum will be on your right.
If you take the 7 or 45 bus the Steinhardt will be your 2nd (or third?) stop.
Download a map of North Tel Aviv to the offline maps in google maps to your phone and you can keep track of your progress in real time