Since February 2017, there’s finally a direct bus to Jerusalem from Ben Gurion airport! The bus number is 485, and depending on traffic, you will arrive Central Bus Station in Jerusalem in around 40 minutes. This is the cheapest way to get to Jerusalem, the fare is only 16NIS!
The 485 Bus Schedule
The bus runs hourly, even at 3AM! However it doesn’t run on shabbat, which is from Friday 3PM to Saturday 9PM. (See what transportation option you have on shabbat here)
You can search the schedule from this website:
How to Buy A Ticket?
You can pay by cash or by a Rav-kav card. The ticket is 16NIS, around $4.5.
*It’s possible to pay by USD, as I’ve seen this with my own eyes….. but try to get some money from ATM or money exchange first.
Bus Station- In Ben Gurion Intl Airport
As you land in Ben Gurion Internation Airport, or commonly known as Tel Aviv airport, go to second floor in Terminal 3.
Bus Station- Jerusalem
The bus to the airport from Jerusalem boards somewhere NEAR the central bus station, but not IN it. This is the exact location where you board your bus. Google “Central Station/Yafo”
This is the Central Bus Station. Don’t go inside!
Instead, turn to your right. Walk for a minute. And you will see a bus stop for bus 485.
It will look like a regular bus stop.
But you will see 485, and a symbol of a plane.
You can leave your luggage in the trunk. Then try to line up, even if it can get a bit physical.
The ride should take about 40 minutes. But it might take less than 30 minutes! 
