Petra - Jordan - page 382

Tourist information
The best source of information is the main Petra Visitor Centre ( 2156044;
6am-9pm) near the entrance to Petra. The easiest way to find information about minibuses
and other transport is to ask at your hotel or one of the restaurants around the Shaheed
roundabout. You can also log on to Jordan Jubilee ( www.jordanjubilee.com ) ; the author
of the site, Ruth, is a long-term resident of Wadi Musa and local oracle.

Getting There & Away
Public transport to and from Wadi Musa is less frequent than you'd expect, given that it's
the number-one tourist attraction in Jordan. For a guide to transport between Petra and
Jerusalem, see the boxed text ( Click here ) .

PETRA: PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT A GLANCE

TO/FROM DURATIONFREQUENCYNOTES
Amman
(210km) via
Desert High-
way

4 hours 1 bus daily/11

minibuses daily

JETT Bus Leaves 6.30am from the JETT bus office near Abdali Bus
Station. Returns 4pm from Petra Visitor Centre.

Minibus Leaves between 7am and 4pm to/from the south bus station
(Wahadat) in Amman and Wadi Musa bus station. Leaves only when
full.

Wadi Rum
(90km)

2 hours 1 daily Minibus Leaves 6.30am from Wadi Musa bus station. Leaves 8.30am

from Petra Visitor Centre. May only leave if full: ask hotel/camp own-
er to contact bus driver in advance.

To/from Aqaba
(120km)

2½ hours 4 daily Minibus Leaves between 6.30am & 8.30am, with one midafternoon

to/from Wadi Musa bus station and Aqaba minibus station. Leaves
only when full.

Bus & Minibus
A daily JETT bus connects Amman with Petra, largely designed for those wanting to visit
on a day trip. The service leaves at 6.30am from the JETT office, near Abdali Bus Station
(single/return JD8/16, four hours) and drops off passengers at Petra Visitor Centre in Wadi
Musa. The return bus leaves at 4pm (sometimes earlier in the summer).