Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air
Amman is the main arrival and departure point for international flights, although some
touch down in Aqaba as well.
The head office for Royal Jordanian Airlines Offline map Google map (
5100000; www.rj.com ; Al-Malekah Noor St, Shmeisani) is inconveniently located in the
Housing Bank Centre (9th floor). There are more convenient offices in the Jordan Inter-
Continental ( 4644267) and along Al-Malek al-Hussein St.
The Royal Jordanian subsidiary, Royal Wings ( 4895103; www.royalwings.com.jo ) ,
has an office at Marka Airport, but it's easier to book and confirm tickets at a Royal Jord-
anian office in town.
See Click here for contact details of airlines that fly to Amman.
Bus, Minibus & Service Taxis
There are two main bus and minibus stations in Amman, the north station (serving north-
ern destinations and sometimes referred to as Tabarbour) and the south bus station
(serving southern destinations and sometimes referred to as Wahadat).
In addition, there are smaller bus stations serving specific destinations such as the Dead
Sea, as well as private coaches from the JETT and Trust offices.
Service taxis are generally faster, but they don't always follow fixed schedules. They
depart from the same stations as the minibuses.
All departures are more frequent in the morning and most dry up completely after sun-
set.
MAIN PUBLIC BUS STATIONS
North Bus Station (Tabarbour) Located in the northern suburbs, this station offers ser-
vices to the north. A taxi to this station from downtown costs from JD3. Fairly regular
minibuses and service taxis leave between 7am and 6.30pm for the following destinations:
Ajloun (900 fils, every 30 minutes, two hours), Jerash (800 fils, hourly, 1ΒΌ hours) and
Madaba (750 fils, every 10 minutes from 6am to 8pm, 45 minutes). Services are also
available for Deir Alla (for Pella, one hour), Fuheis (45 minutes), Irbid (two hours),
Ramtha (two hours), Salt (45 minutes) and Zarqa (for Azraq, 30 minutes); all these ser-
vices cost under JD1.
There's also a daily airport bus (JD3, every 30 minutes from 6.15am to midnight, 45
minutes).
South Bus Station (Wahadat) Almost all buses and service taxis heading south leave
from this station in the southern suburbs by Middle East Circle (Duwaar Sharq al-Awsat).
A taxi to this station from downtown costs from JD2.500.
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