Most people access Masada from the eastern side near Road 90, which runs down the Israeli coast of the Dead Sea.The less used option is Road 3199 from Arad to the western side. The road ends at a parking lot, from which there is a comparatively easy 15-20 minute ascent to the top.
By bus you can get to Masada with line 486 from Jerusalem or Ein Gedi or with line 421 from Tel Aviv Once a day only. The buses stop at the main entrance from Road 90, and the price is quite expensive 40 NIS from Jerusalem, 36 with a student discount.
