Trips for Memorial Services
To help you and your family arrive at the cemetery for the memorial service or on Memorial Day, we offer transportation services or reimbursements, by prior arrangement
What can you receive?
Transportation from home to the cemetery and back, near the annual memorial service and on Memorial Day.
If the residence of the siblings or orphans is far from that of the parents or widow and from the cemetery, separate transportation can be arranged for the siblings and orphans, with prior coordination with the department.
Families residing abroad – are entitled to transportation to the cemetery as part of their visit to the grave in Israel.
Learn more about visits to Israel by family members residing abroad
Guardians of orphansAssistance is provided to guardians only when they accompany the orphan from the same pick-up point. The assistance is intended for orphans, and the guardian is eligible only as the adult caring for the minor. Eligibility continues until the orphan turns 18.
How to apply?
For a private memorial service - transportation to the cemetery must be coordinated in advance with the call center. A few days are required to get approval from all necessary parties.
On Memorial Day - check the reimbursement rate (equivalent to the Ministry of Transport's rate) before Memorial Day, then order a taxi for you. After Memorial Day, you can contact us by phone to receive the reimbursement.
Contact us
Call center: 03-7776700
You should knowNear Memorial Day, traffic and parking arrangements for military cemeteries are published. The publication includes directions to free parking lots, free transportation services, and recommended travel routes. The information is published in the press, on the department's website and on the Izkor website.
