Amman Travel Forum

Have I understod right if I say that JETT buses leaves Amman from Abdali bus station to Petra. Sometimes I can read South bus staion also. Is South bus station and Abdali bus station the same place?

The Abdali bus station is now closed - any website that still refers to it needs updating! The JETT buses leave from the JETT office near the old Abdali bus station. Other buses leave from the Wahedat (south) bus station, so the answer to your question is no, they are not the same place.

There is one JETT bus a day. This leaves the JETT office (any taxi would take you there) every morning at 6.30am and brings you to Petra. The fare is 6JD for a single ticket and 11JD for a return. This bus doesn't leave you at the bus station like the others, but goes straight down to the Visitors' Centre at the entrance to the site of Petra. If you thought that you would like to find a hotel first (there are no facilities for left luggage at the Visitors' Centre), then you are unlucky - the bus is not allowed to stop in the village for you even if you ask the driver nicely.

The bus returns to Amman at 4.30pm. If you don't already have a ticket you can buy one at Jeff's Bookshop in the line of shops between the ticket office and the entrance to the site. You can also get one on the bus if you haven't left yourself enough time - always supposing that there are seats available.

The importance of this bus is that it is the only public transport leaving Wadi Mousa/Petra to Amman after 2pm, and thus a day visit from Amman has become possible. The trip takes around 3 hours, so you would have some 6 hours to wander around. This lets you hit the high spots of the huge site, but no more. If you don't have time for a two day visit - well, this will give you a taste!