Borders

By air:

Most visitors arrive by air at Queen Alia International Airport Amman (AMM). Non stop scheduled flights are available from the USA and Canada. There are daily flights from London with a number of airlines including, Royal Jordanian Airlines Air France and Lufthansa.

By Sea:

Jordan only has one sea port, Aqaba. Visitors arriving from Egypt can take either the daily car and passenger ferry or the high speed hydrofoil from Nuweiba to Aqaba.

By Land:

• From Syria:

  Coming to Jordan by road from Syria, you can cross into Jaber or Ramtha.

  Jaber is 80 kms away from Amman and is most commonly used by visitors while Ramtha 90 kms away is mainly for cargo. Both borders are open 24/7 throughout the year.

• From Israel:

  There are three border crossings between Jordan and Israel.

  • The Allenby/King Hussein Bridge, 57 kms away from Amman, located in the southern Jordan Valley, is open Sun. – Thurs. 08:00hrs – 20:00hrs for arrivals and 8:00 to 14:00 for departures and Fri-Sat 08:00hrs – 13:00hrs.

  • Sheikh Hussein crossing /North Border, 90 kms away from Amman Located in the north close to Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), open 24/7 throughout the year.

  • Wadi Araba Crossing/South Border, located in the south, 324 kms away from Amman, connecting the two Red Sea resorts of Eilat and Aqaba. These are open Sun – Thurs 06:30hrs – 22:00hrs and Fri – Sat 0800hrs – 20:00hrs. At these crossing, visas for most nationalities can be obtained at the border; prior permits are not needed except for restricted nationalities. Wadi Araba Crossing closes on Islamic New Year day and Yom Kippur.

  Please note that Prior visas must be arranged and cannot be obtained at the border. Private cars and tour buses cannot cross – travelers must change vehicles upon crossing or use the other two border crossings. These hours and regulations are all subject to change. For up-to-date details and information on which nationalities cannot obtain visas, contact a travel agent in Jordan (www.petracrown.net)

• From Iraq:

  Coming to Jordan by road from Iraq through Al Karamah Border Crossing which is 331 kms away from Amman and is open 24/7 throughout the year.

• From Saudi Arabia:

  There are three border crossings with Saudi Arabia from the east

  • Umari Border Crossing: 155 kms away from Amman and is open 24/7 throughout the year.
  • Mudawara Border Crossing: 322 kms away from Amman, and is open 24/7 through the year.
  • Durra Border Crossing: It is in the south, 349 kms away from Amman and is open 24/7 throughout the year.

certainly Israel Syria Iraq & Saudi Arabia but Jordan also shares at least hypothetically an often overlooked sea border with Egypt in the gulf of Aqaba and the border with west bank (Palestine) is questionable because Palestine is not really a country.