Getting to Wadi Rum
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Distance from main highway to Rum village: 29 kms
Travelling time: 30 minutes Take the turn off to Wadi Rum From the main desert highway Route 15, follow the signs and turn off to Wadi Rum. After travelling 16 minutes you will come to a small check point where you take the road on the right to Rum. (Checkpoint and other road not marked on map.) Distance from main highway to check point: 17.2 kms Travelling time: 16 mins 
Next stop - Wadi Rum Visitor Centre Another 5 minutes drive from the check point you will arrive at the Wadi Rum Visitor Centre. Distance from main highway to Visitor Centre: 21.5 km Travelling time: 21 mins Whether travelling by bus, or taxi, or car, stop and go to the tourist reception office at the Visitor Centre to pay the government fee of 5JD per person to enter the Wadi Rum Protected Area, or show your Jordan Pass and get it stamped. Co-ordinates for Wadi Rum Visitor Centre 29.639724, 35.433953 29°38'23.0"N 35°26'02.2"E Arriving at Wadi Rum village After you leave the Visitor Centre, drive another 9 minutes and you will arrive in Wadi Rum village. It is 7 kms further along the road from the Visitor Centre. Distance from main highway to Rum village: 29 kms Travelling time: 30 minutes - Arriving in the village by bus. The bus will stop at the Wadi Rum Rest House and I will meet you there. - Arriving in the village by taxi. Ask the driver to stop at the Wadi Rum Rest House. - Arriving in the village by car. Free car parking is available at the tourist car park in Wadi Rum village. As you approach the village you will see the tourist car park on your right hand side beside the Wadi Rum Rest House. It is safe to park your car there overnight. I will meet you at the Rest House. 
Wadi Rum Rest House and tourist car park
Getting to Wadi Rum from the airport
from Queen Alia International Airport Amman to Wadi Rum - by car or taxi By car from the airport travel west 2kms to the Airport Interchange then travel south on the Desert Highway Route 15 for about 3 hours until you reach the turnoff to Wadi Rum. Turn left and follow the signs to Wadi Rum Visitor Centre. GPS co-ordinates for Wadi Rum Visitor Centre are 29.639724, 35.433953. Stop here to pay the entry fee, and then travel another 5kms to Wadi Rum village. There are taxis at the airport entrance. Travel time: 3.25 hours Cost: approx 90 JD by taxi Distance: 293 kms - by bus There are no direct buses from the airport to Wadi Rum. At the airport entrance there are shuttle buses for 3.50 JD which leave every 30 minutes to take you north to Amman. Or take a taxi which will cost about 25JD to Amman. The fastest way by bus to Wadi Rum is to take a JETT bus from Amman to Aqaba. The JETT bus does not pick up passengers from the airport. See below for locations of bus stations in Amman. 
Getting to Wadi Rum from anywhere in Jordan to Wadi Rum - by car Put these co-ordinates into your GPS navigation app and follow directions to Wadi Rum Visitor Centre. Wadi Rum village is 7kms further along the road. Co-ordinates for Wadi Rum Visitor Centre 29.639724, 35.433953 29°38'23.0"N, 35°26'02.2"E from Amman to Wadi Rum - by bus The quickest way to get to Wadi Rum is by JETT bus from Amman to Aqaba and then by taxi from Aqaba to Wadi Rum. The bus travels on the Desert Highway (Route 15) to Aqaba. The JETT bus does not stop at the turn-off to Wadi Rum. We can arrange a taxi to meet you at Aqaba and bring you to Wadi Rum. You pay the taxi driver directly, this is not included in your Wadi Rum tour price. Travel time: Amman to Aqaba by bus - 4 and a half hours; Aqaba to Wadi Rum by taxi - 1 hour Cost: Amman to Aqaba Jett bus - 8.80JD; Aqaba to Wadi Rum taxi - 25JD Distance: Amman to Aqaba - 324 kms; Aqaba to Wadi Rum - 68 kms 
JETT bus schedule for travel from Amman bus stations to Aqaba
Suggestion: Ask your hotel manager to write the name of the bus station in Arabic on a piece of paper so you can show your taxi driver.
Travel by taxi: We can arrange a reliable taxi for your travel from Aqaba to Wadi Rum (20JD), from the Aqaba South Beach Resort Area to Wadi Rum (25JD), and from Petra to Wadi Rum (40JD), and return to these places. from Petra (village of Wadi Musa) to Wadi Rum - by bus A minibus departs Wadi Musa every day at 6.30am and arrives in Wadi Rum village at 8.30am. The minibus will collect you from your hotel at 6.20am. Ask your hotel to call the bus driver to book a seat for you because the bus can fill easily in the main tourist season. Travel time: 2 hours Cost: 7JD Distance: 114 kms - by taxi We can arrange a taxi to bring you from your hotel in Petra (Wadi Musa) direct to the Wadi Rum Rest House in Wadi Rum village where we will meet you. The taxi fare is not included in tour prices, you pay the driver directly. Travel time: 1 hr 45 min Cost: 40JD Distance: 114 kms from Aqaba to Wadi Rum - by bus There is no bus service from Aqaba to Wadi Rum in the mornings. There are a few local buses in the afternoon that leave when they are full. - by taxi We can arrange a taxi to bring you to Wadi Rum from Aqaba city, or from the resort area 10 kms south of Aqaba. You pay the taxi driver directly, this is not included in your Wadi Rum tour price. Travel time to Wadi Rum: 1 hour from Aqaba city; 1 hr 15 minutes from resort area south of Aqaba Cost: 25JD (from Aqaba city); 30JD (from resort area south of Aqaba) Distance: 68 kms Departing from Wadi Rum from Wadi Rum to Amman - by taxi We can arrange for a reliable taxi to meet you after your tour to take you directly to Amman. Travel time: about 4 hours. Cost: 110JD Distance: 320 kms - by bus The cheapest way to go to Amman is by taxi from Wadi Rum to Aqaba and then by Jett bus from Aqaba to Amman. The bus travels on the Desert Highway (Route 15) to Amman. It will not stop for anyone at the turn-off to Wadi Rum. We can arrange a taxi to take you from Wadi Rum to Aqaba bus station. Travel time: Wadi Rum to Aqaba by taxi - 1 hour; Aqaba to Amman by bus - 4 and a half hours Cost: Wadi Rum to Aqaba by taxi - 25JD; Aqaba to Amman by bus - 8.80JD; Distances: Wadi Rum to Aqaba - 68 kms; Aqaba to Amman - 324 kms 
JETT bus schedule from Aqaba to Amman bus stations
from Wadi Rum to Petra (village of Wadi Musa) - by bus The minibus departs Wadi Rum every day at 8.45am and arrives in Wadi Musa about 10.30am. Travel time: 2 hours Cost: 7JD Distance: 114 kms - by taxi We can arrange a taxi to take you to Petra (Wadi Musa). Travel time: 1 hr 40 min Cost: 40JD Distance: 114 kms from Wadi Rum to Aqaba - by bus There is no bus service from Wadi Rum to Aqaba. - by taxi We can arrange a taxi to take you to Aqaba. You pay the taxi driver directly, this is not included in your Wadi Rum tour price. Travel time: 50 minutes to Aqaba; 1 hr 10 min to resort area south of Aqaba Cost: 25JD (to Aqaba); 30JD (to resort area south of Aqaba) Distance: 68 kms Petra: There is a JETT bus from Amman to Petra daily, it leaves from the Abdali JETT bus station in Amman at 6.30am and costs 10JD. There are also smaller buses leaving from Al-Wehdat station. There is a JETT bus from Petra to Amman daily, it leaves Petra at 5:00pm and costs 10JD. 
Amman - Petra, Petra - Amman JETT bus service from Abdali station
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