Take a tour of Tel Aviv’s bizarre bus station. While you still can

Built to confuse commuters, Tel Aviv Central Bus Station is a Brutalist white elephant filled with the oddest surprises, including a bat cave.
The huge Tel Aviv Central Bus Station from the air. Photo still from film, ISRAEL21c

Come along with 21see for a virtual tour of 13 of the craziest surprises awaiting commuters in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station – a huge and much-maligned white elephant that took 26 years to build, was out of date before it even opened, and is now scheduled for closure.

A bat cave, abandoned movie theaters, a church, a graffiti gallery, and an atomic shelter – the world’s second largest bus station has it all.

This could be your last chance to see it.

On Tuesday, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli announced the seven-storey hulk is to be cleared out by 2024. 

Executive Producer – Jonathan Baruch

Producer/Director – Haim Silberstein

Camera – Ari Amit

Editing – Gal El-Ad