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centre of the New City, and
most people will then have to
catch a further bus or taxi on
to their hotel. The buses do
not run on Shabbat - sundown
Friday to sundown Saturday.
To get to the airport from
Jerusalem, book a taxi the day
before departure. Most hotels
can usually organize this or
call the number for licensed
taxis at Ben Gurion Airport.
for Downtown from
just outside the
arrivals terminal.
Other buses head
for the northern parts
of town. Be sure to
check the destination
before boarding.
Baggage is charged
extra. Alternatively,
you can catch a
private taxi, but bear
in mind that the
official going rate is some 15
times the fare on the bus.
Compact Queen Alia International Airport,
Jordan's main air transport hub
FLYING TO JORDAN
AND SINAI
There is also a further airport
about 10 km (6 miles) north
of Aqaba, but it receives few
international flights.
Flights to Amman are not
cheap. In general, it is much
more economical to fly into
Ben Gurion or Eilat in Israel
and take a bus across the
border. The airport at Sharm
el-Sheikh in Sinai lies about
17 km (11 miles) north of
town. It is served by Air Sinai
and Egypt Air, but these are
not direct flights; they involve
a change of plane in Cairo.
FLIGHTS WITHIN THE
HOLY LAND
Jordan's principal airport,
and the home base for
the national carrier
Royal
Jordanian Airlines
, is Queen
Alia International. Royal
Jordanian has direct services
between Amman and most
major European capitals. It
also flies, via Amsterdam,
to New York and Chicago.
Other major carriers flying
into Amman include Air
France, Alitalia, British
Airways and KLM. There are
no non-stop flights from the
US - instead you have to fly
via a European hub. There is
a second airport, known as
Marka, about 5 km (3 miles)
east of central Amman, but
this handles only short-hop
flights to Israel and Egypt.
Within Israel domestic
flights are operated by
Arkia
. In Jerusalem these
flights use Atarot Airport, 7 km
(4 miles) north of the city
centre. They connect to Tel
Aviv (Sde Dov Airport), Eilat
and Haifa. With distances in
Israel being so short, it only
makes sense to fly internally
to or from Eilat.
El Al and Royal Jordanian
both fly between Ben Gurion
and Amman, while El Al and
Air Sinai connect Ben Gurion
with Sharm el-Sheikh and
Cairo. Fares are not cheap,
but you can, of course, save
a lot of time by flying.
GETTING TO AND FROM
QUEEN ALIA AIRPORT
Queen Alia Airport is about
30 km (19 miles) south of
Amman. Comfortable Airport
Express buses depart hourly
between 7:15am and 9:15pm
DIREC
T
ORY
AIRPORTS
Ben Gurion
Tel
(03) 975 5555.
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www
.iaa.gov.il
Eilat (Ovda)
Tel
(08) 638 4848.
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Queen Alia
International
Tel
(06) 445 2000.
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www
.jcaa.gov.jo/Airports/
queen_alia.htm
32 Ben Yehuda St, Tel Aviv.
Tel
(03) 526 1222.
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Eilat.
Tel
(08) 632 6504.
Amman.
Tel
(06) 463 6038.
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www
.alitalia.com
American
Airlines
Tel Aviv.
Tel
(03) 795 2122.
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www
.aa.com
British
Airways
Jerusalem.
Tel
(02) 828 8654.
Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 611 2727.
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www
.klm.com
Lufthansa
Tel Aviv.
Tel
(03) 513 5353.
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www
.lufthansa.com
Swissair
Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 714 8666.
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www
.swiss.com
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Amman.
Tel
(06) 562 2526.
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Cairo.
Tel
(20-2) 736 1795.
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www
.elal.co.il
Royal Jordanian
Airlines
Seventh Circle, Amman.
Tel
(06) 560 7300.
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Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 510 1581.
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www
.rja.com.jo
AIRPORT TAXIS
Ben Gurion Airport
Tel
(02) 971 1103.
NATIONAL
AIRLINES
Arkia
42 Agripas St, Jerusalem.
Tel
(02) 621 8444.
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11 Frishman St, Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 690 2222.
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www
.arkia.co.il
El Al
12 Hillel St, Jerusalem.
Tel
(02) 677 0200.
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Amman.
Tel
(06) 582 8801.
OTHER AIRLINES
Air France
Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 755 5050.
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www
.britishairways.com
Delta Air Lines
Te l Aviv.
Tel
(03) 681 4000.
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www
.delta.com
KLM
Amman.
Tel
(06) 465 5267.
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Amman.
Tel
(06) 566 6055.
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www
.airfrance.com
Alitalia
Tel Aviv.
Tel
(03) 796 0700.
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