There are two airlines operating in the country, Royal Jordanian and its subsidiary Royal Wings. The former is the main national carrier, the latter operates local and regional flights to Aqaba, Amman, Damascus and Tel Aviv. The only domestic flight runs from Amman to Aqaba, and operates four times a day. The flight duration is 50 minutes and costs 50 USD one way and 90 USD round trip. Flights are operated on Embraer class turboprop airliners.
Buses run between Amman and Aqaba at least twice an hour, taking 4 hours and costing no more than 5 USD. However, flying between Aqaba and Amman can be convenient if you are waiting for an international flight from Amman at an early hour and don't have time to get from Aqaba to Amman airport in the early morning.
Jordan has three passenger airports: Queen Aliya International Airport south of Amman, where all international flights arrive; Marka, a small airport in the Amman city limits with flights to Aqaba and neighboring Israel; and Aqaba International Airport.
There are two airlines operating in the country, Royal Jordanian and its subsidiary Royal Wings. The former is the main national carrier, while the latter operates local and regional flights to Aqaba, Amman, Damascus, and Tel Aviv. The only domestic flight runs from Amman to Aqaba and operates four times a day. The flight duration is 50 minutes and costs 50 USD one way and 90 USD round trip. Flights are operated on Embraer class turboprop airliners.
Buses run between Amman and Aqaba at least twice an hour, taking 4 hours and costing no more than 5 USD. However, flying between Aqaba and Amman can be convenient if you are waiting for an international flight from Amman at an early hour and don't have time to get from Aqaba to Amman airport in the early morning.
Jordan has three passenger airports: Queen Alia International Airport south of Amman, where all international flights arrive; Marka, a small airport in the Amman city limits with flights to Aqaba and neighboring Israel; and Aqaba International Airport.
The Jordanian railroad only operates a small section from Amman to Mafraq and then travels to Damascus, Syria. It runs twice a week (Mondays and Tuesdays) in both directions. Travel time to Damascus is 6-7 hours. Departure from Amman at 08:00, then Al-Zarqa, Al-Kerba Al-Samra stations, and arrival at Mafraq border station at 10:30. Then, after passport checks, the train continues to Syria.
Traveling by train may be of interest to rail connoisseurs. But in terms of speed, Jordan's railroads, with their two trains a week, are not much use to tourists.
