for comprehensive and complete visa details when entering Jordan in Aqaba or Amman, and possibilities to waive your visa fee.

By plane

1 Queen Alia International Airport (AMM IATA). Most travellers to Amman (and to Jordan) will arrive via this airport.Money exchange is available before passport control along with a single ATM (which doesn't take MasterCard); more ATMs are available after customs. This ATM might charge you an additional fee to your regular bank fees (up to 10 JD), so if you have to pay the 40 JD visa fee, you may want to exchange for it before you arrive. At the immigration line you will pay for the visa at the first counter, and then pass through to the second counter to receive the stamp. (Sometimes the visa and Jordan Pass queues may close and redirect you to another queue further down the airport corridors.) Payment by credit card is accepted; however, the credit card machines can be unreliable so you may have to pay in cash.There is only one post office and no postbox in the airport, in arrivals hall of Terminal 1 near the Lost and Found office. If closed, you can put your letters and postcards under the curtain. (updated May 2023)

Early arrival: If you have an early arrival flight and don't want to pay a full-day hotel for just 4 or 5 hr staying there, you can wait in the baggage claim hall at the airport. There are some 50 seats or so available—not too comfortable but acceptable.

Getting there and away:

By bus – The Sariyah Airport Express bus leaves from a marked bus stop on Level 1 (Arrivals) and costs 3.30 JD. It runs from the airport around the clock every hour on the hour, with additional half-hourly departures 08:30–17:30. It is necessary to purchase the ticket from a kiosk outside the airport exit—the kiosk is easily identified after exit but often only takes cash and frequently does not have enough change for larger bills. As of 2025, payment by card seems to work. Note that during night time there is no service to the airport. Additionally, this service may be run by a minibus with extremely limited seating and space for baggage. For most travellers staying in inner Amman, this is a cost effective option to bring you into the city, where you can then call an Uber or Careem for 1–3 JD to your hotel, or leave at the terminus (Northern Station / Tabarbour) and take the BRT (Bus Rapid Transfer) to the Jordan Museum for 0.610 JD. Beware that taxis tend to crowd the bus stops, especially at the final stop, the North Bus Station. These taxis will generally overcharge and very aggressively attempt to sell to you on arrival, including boarding the bus to tell you they are the official taxi service. They are not!

The route is: QAIA – 7th Circle (after 20-30 min) – Six Circle – Fifth Circle – Fourth Circle – Housing Bank Complex – Tabarbour North Bus Station (after 45-60 min).

From the 4th Circle, where the bus will turn north, it is possible to catch a taxi (1-1.5 JD) from the bus stop to your hotel, but beware of taxis drivers trying to rip off the newly arrived traveler. Or just walk the last 1-2 km.

Note that if you are travelling with luggages, you might not be allowed to go out of the bus wherever you want. With luggages, the only officials stops are 7th Circle and Tabarbour North Bus Station.

By ride hailing – Uber and Careem operate in the city, and while the fare is usually around 15 JD, rides have to be caught upstairs at the departures level. It can be quite expensive and unpredictable to catch an Uber from the city back to the airport. A ride at certain times of day, such as rush hour in the morning, may cost upwards of 25 JD. Furthermore, a driver may accept the fare, take some time to arrive, and then decline the fare upon arrival after realizing that the destination is the airport. Repeatedly searching for a driver could cause a significant delay to your arrival at the airport for your flight.

By taxi – Taxi transportation from the airport to Amman should cost around 22.5 JD. You can pay by card for a ride at the taxi station booth, making the need to exchange or withdraw money at the airport with its high commission costs unnecessary. Airport taxi fares are fixed. The fare is only fixed from airport to city: the taxi driver might try to secure a ride from you from the city back to the airport, often with a massive inflated price. It is not hard to get a ride from city to airport for 20 JD. If the driver is trying to charge more, make your stand and say no.

Very occasionally, regional or charter flights use 2 Marka Airport (ADJ IATA). , centrally located in east Amman a few kilometers beyond the railway station. You may also want to consider arriving and departing Aqaba airport and then continue with an intercity bus—in summer there might be cheap flights there. Also, you may be entitled to a free visa.

By bus

3 Tabarbour Bus Station. The new bus station in the northern fringes of Amman. Most of the buses to the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge and the various cities ('Ajloun, Jerash, Irbid) in Northern Jordan arrive here, as do the buses from Madaba (1.20 JD, 1 hr, Oct 2018).Getting there and away: From the bus station/stop, you can take the BRT (Bus Rapid Transfer) on the main road that goes to the Jordan Museum (0.610 JD) to take a taxi to the city center. As a guide, it never costs more than 2 JD on the meter from the bus station to most places in town, so either go by the meter, or pay a maximum of 2 JD. From Tabarbour to downtown you can also take Serviis (a sedan car that works like a bus) #6 to the 1 Raghadan Tourist Service Station (Raghadan Al Seyaha), which is next to the Colosseum (but it can be complicated to find it). There are 2 Raghadan stations in Amman, the one near the Roman Theater (which is relevant to most tourists) is Raghadan Al Seyaha, make sure you tell the taxi driver this otherwise you will wind up at the wrong Raghadan station and will have to catch another serviis back! In the late afternoon, when everyone is trying to get into the city, it can be difficult to get a taxi to the city, especially along the busy highway downtown. So probably the best way to go downtown is the BRT. (updated May 2025)

4 JETT bus office (محطة باصات جت), King Hussein street. Daily 06:00-18:00. JETT ("Jordan Express Tourist Transport") still has its office in the Abdali area of the former and larger bus station. Many JETT buses leave and arrive directly outside the office, including the bus to Allenby/King Hussein Bridge. (updated May 2023)

5 7th circle. Coming from the south (Kerak, airport, etc.), non-tourist buses will go through here, and even a little further into town from there. (updated May 2023)

6 South Bus Station (Wihdat / Mujama Janobi Bus Station). Tourist buses will go to and from here, e.g. vans connect from/to Petra here, for about 5 JD and take 4–5 hr—they leave when full. (updated May 2023)

From:

West Bank and Israel – For information on coming in via the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge border crossing, see Jordan#King Hussein "Allenby" Bridge.

Damascus, Syria – JETT runs buses every day

Baghdad, Iraq – JETT runs several buses per week.

Jeddah or Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – As of December 2019 there are no bus services.

By train

From Syria

Scheduled services within Jordan and to Damascus have been suspended by Hedjaz Jordan Railway, and they are unlikely to resume. Train excursions run occasionally, as do local services to Zarqa. Neither operate more often than once per week, if at all. Amman's tiny, charming railway station (Mahatta) with its museum is worth a look even if you do not (or cannot) take a train.

From Saudi Arabia

Trains do not yet enter Jordan, but you can take a train from Riyadh to Al Qurayyat, from where you can continue into Jordan. For more details, see Jordan#By train.

By taxi

A taxi from the Palestinian border crossing bridge can cost 25 JD and takes one hour, depending on which of the three border crossing points you use.