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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. 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. 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 hours; Aqaba to Wadi Rum by taxi - 45 minutes Cost: Amman to Aqaba bus - 8JD; Aqaba to Wadi Rum taxi - 20JD Distance: Amman to Aqaba - 324 kms; Aqaba to Wadi Rum - 68 kms 
JETT bus schedule for travel from Amman bus stations to Aqaba
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How to find bus stations in Amman... For maps, addresses, phone numbers and coordinates of the main bus stations, scroll down the page to WHERE ARE THE BUS STATIONS IN AMMAN ___________________________________________ 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 mini bus departs Wadi Musa every day at 6.30am and arrives in Wadi Rum at 8.30am. The mini bus will collect you from your hotel at 6.20am. Ask your hotel 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 Visitor Centre where we will meet you. The taxi cost is not included in your tour price, you pay the driver directly. Travel time: 1 hr 30 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, 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: 45 minutes from Aqaba; 1 hr from resort area south of Aqaba Cost: 20JD (from Aqaba); 25JD (from resort area south of Aqaba) Distance: 68 kms
Arriving at Wadi Rum Visitor Centre
When you arrive at the Wadi Rum Visitor Centre, whether by bus, or taxi, or car, your guide will be waiting there for you. If you are delayed, or if many people are there, call Salem on 0(962) 772 059 643. Every visitor is required to pay the government fee of 5JD per person at the Wadi Rum Visitor Centre ticket office before you enter the Wadi Rum Protected Area. If you arrive by bus or taxi, you will go by jeep from the Visitor Centre together with your guide to Wadi Rum village and out into the desert for your tour. If you arrive by car, you will follow your guide's jeep to Wadi Rum village and leave your car in the parking area next to the Wadi Rum Rest House where it will be safe. From there we will travel by jeep through the village and out into the desert for your tour. Co-ordinates for Wadi Rum Visitor Centre 29.639724, 35.433953 29°38'23.0"N 35°26'02.2"E Departing from Wadi Rum from Wadi Rum to Amman - by bus The quickest 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 - 45 minutes; Aqaba to Amman by bus - 4 hours Cost: Wadi Rum to Aqaba by taxi - 20JD; Aqaba to Amman by bus - 8JD; 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 mini bus departs Wadi Rum every day at 8.30am and arrives in Wadi Musa at 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 30 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: 20JD (to Aqaba); 25JD (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
where are the bus stations in ammanJETT buses travel from four bus stations in Amman: Abdali, Tabarbour, 7th Circle, and Al-wehdat. Click on the maps to enlarge. 
How to get to Wadi Rum - Location of bus stations in Amman
Finding bus stations in Amman -
The detailed maps and addresses below are to help tourists get their bearings in Amman, to show you where the bus stations are in case you want to book a nearby hotel, and to help you get to Wadi Rum. Best advice: 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. Abdali JETT bus station (central) Robin Complex, King Al Hussein Street 224, Amman Phone number: +962 6566 4146 Coordinates: 31°58'01.3"N, 35°54'36.5"E or 31.967036, 35.910140 
Location of Abdali JETT Bus Station
Confusion about the Abdali bus station. There are some posts on the internet saying that the Abdali bus station has closed. The Abdali JETT bus station as shown above is not closed. Another bus station, also called Abdali bus station (but for smaller buses) closed some years ago. This bus station was situated about 1 km SE of the Abdali JETT bus station, also on King Hussein Street. There was a market at the bus station on Fridays. Most of the smaller buses that used to leave from this station now leave from the Tabarbour bus station. The map below shows these two Abdali bus stations. 
Abdali JETT bus station is 1 km NW of old Abdali bus station that was near the market.
Tabarbour bus station (north) Also known as the Northern Bus Station. This station is just NE of the Al-Urdon St and Al-Shahid St interchange. It is run by the Ministry of Transport. Coordinates: 31°59'41.0"N, 35°55'10.9"E or 31.994729, 35.919703 
Location of Tabarbour Bus Station, also called Northern Bus Station
Tabarbour bus station (Northern Bus Station)
7th Circle JETT bus station (west) Complex No 8, Ibn Al Fata St 8, Amman Phone number: +962 6585 4679 Coordinates: 31°57'24.1"N, 35°51'22.9"E or 31.956695, 35.856360 
Location of 7th Circle JETT Bus Station
Al-Wehdat JETT bus station (south) Complex No 4, Al Haram Al Ibrahimini St 4, Amman Phone number: + 962 64775663 Coordinates: 31°57'24.1"N, 35°51'22.9"E or 31.918332, 35.929844 Also known as 'Mujemma Al Janoob' bus station. This station is near the Wehdat Vegetable Market and the Umm al Hiran Islamic Cemetery. 
Location of Al-wehdat JETT Bus Station
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