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For Petra, minibuses and service taxis (JD5, four hours) depart for Wadi Musa when
full from the far corner of the lot between around 7am and 4pm. Buses to Aqaba
(JD5.500, five hours) leave every two hours or so until 9pm. There are regular buses to
Karak (JD1.650, two hours) until 5pm, Shobak (JD4, 2½ hours) and Ma'an (JD2.750,
three hours). Most services stop running around 4pm.
For Dana there are three buses a day from 11am for Qadsiyya (JD3, three hours); other-
wise take a bus to Tafila (JD2.550, 2½ hours) and change.
There are semiregular service taxis to Karak (JD3, 2½ hours), Ma'an (JD6, three hours)
and also infrequently to Aqaba (JD10, five hours).
OTHER PUBLIC BUS STATIONS
The Abdali Bus Station Offline map Google map (Al-Malek al-Hussein St, Jebel Am-
man) is a 20-minute walk (2km uphill) from downtown; service taxi 6 or 7 from Cinema
al-Hussein St goes right by. This is the station to use for air-conditioned buses and service
taxis for international destinations, especially Syria ( Click here ) . The bus station is trans-
formed into a giant flea market on Fridays and there are plans to redevelop the entire site
as part of an ambitious urban regeneration project.
The Muhajireen Bus Station is opposite the Muhajireen police station. Minibuses to
Wadi as-Seer leave frequently from here during daylight hours (300 fils, 30 minutes).
There are also services to Madaba and Mt Nebo (500 fils, 45 minutes) between 6am and
5pm.
Minibuses for the Dead Sea leave from here. There are no direct services: the route in-
volves a minibus to Shuneh al-Janubiyyeh (South Shuna, JD1, 45 minutes) and then a
wait for another minibus to Suweimah. At Suweimah, you'll have to hire a taxi or hitch
for the last stretch. It has to be said that few will want to attempt this route, which is unre-
liable and can leave you stranded in the Jordan Valley. More recommendable is to take a
taxi or a tour straight to the Dead Sea from one of the downtown hotels in Amman (or the
Black Iris Hotel or Mariam Hotel in Madaba).
The Raghadan Bus Station in downtown Amman is a few minutes' walk east of the
Roman Theatre. It is mainly used for service taxis to surrounding suburbs although there
is talk of widening the network with minibuses to nearby towns.
PRIVATE COACH STATIONS
The domestic JETT office ( 5664146; www.jett.com.jo ; Al-Malek al-Hussein St, Sh-
meisani) is about 500m northwest of the Abdali bus station. Passengers board the bus out-
side the office. There are six buses daily to Aqaba (JD7.500, five hours, 7am, 9am, 11am,
2pm, 4pm and 6pm), and one bus to King Hussein Bridge (JD7.250, one hour, 7am), for