Aqaba Flights

  Cars waiting to board the Nuweiba ferry
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  • Cars waiting to board the Nuweiba ferry
      Cars waiting to board the Nuweiba ferry
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  • Welcome in Jordan
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  • Desert road to Amman
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  • Wadi Araba Border Crossing
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10 Flight Reviews

Air Memphis
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A 320 Air Memphis

Air Memphis is a Egyptian charter flight airlines that connect Egypt and Aqaba with some European towns like Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Amsterdam and much more. It has got two Airbus A320.

Written Aug 4, 2005

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Royal Wings
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DHC 8-300

Royal Wings is an airline company built in the Febraury 1996. It connect with De-Havilland Dash DHC8 Aqaba to Amman, Sharm el-Sheik, Gaza, Haifa, Hurgada, Luxor and Aswan.

Written Aug 4, 2005

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Coming from Eilat to Aqaba and on to Petra
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Take a taxi to the Arava crossing point (perhaps 15 or 20 minutes and 30NIS), walk through the Israeli frontier, pay the departure tax (74NIS or approx 15USD but it must be paid in shekels), walk through the Jordanian frontier, the Jordanian visa is free in Aqaba. There is very seldom much delay at this frontier; unless you have the incredibly bad luck to get yourself just behind a group you can expect to clear both border controls into Jordan within 20-30 minutes.

In Jordan, look for a taxi at the border. If there isn't one, don't panic, just wait for a few minutes, something will show up. Standard taxi fares: if you go to the bus station with the taxi approx 5JD (too much, but what to do?). If you decide to splurge or to share with other people to go directly to Petra, then DO NOT pay more than 30JD (total for the car) from the border. If you go to the bus station and find a bus, the fare is 3 and a half JD from Aqaba to Petra. The trip takes somewhere over 2 hours. Note that the last bus leaves at 3pm.

For a day trip from Aqaba to Petra, the first bus leaves at about 8am. But coming back the last bus leaves Petra at 3.30pm so you don't have very much time for a very large site. The journey takes between an hour and a half and two hours, depending on the bus.

When you leave Jordan to go back to Israel, there is an exit taxi of 5JD, which is still less than the Israeli exit tax.

Posted by Lulu

Written Mar 24, 2005

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Taxi fares "out of town" from Aqaba
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TheWanderingCamel 2538 reviews

Some typical taxi fares "out of town" from Aqaba :

Aqaba to the Club Murjan 2-3JD
Aqaba to the Southern Camp Site 3-4JD
Aqaba to RDC 4-5JD
Aqaba to the Aquarium 3JD ( yes, I know, it's closer and should be cheaper, but....)
Aqaba to the ferry terminal 4JD (yes, I know, it's closer and should be cheaper, but...)
Aqaba to the Israeli border 4-6JD (what to do??)

Written Mar 25, 2005

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Arava Crossing
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Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal

Aqaba, JORDAN is easily accessible from Eilat, ISRAEL thanks to the Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal at the Arava Crossing. From there you can cross between Israel and Jordan.

The fee for leaving Israel through the Arava Crossing is US $15.00. Leaving Jordan to Eilat, ISRAEL is 5 Jordanian Dinars. Generally, visitors entering Jordan will receive a Jordanian visa for two weeks while visitors entering Israel will receive an Israeli visa for one month.

Written May 24, 2005

Phone: +972-8-6300555

Website: http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Borders/Arava

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Bus or Taxi
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horrible drive...

If you come to Aqaba from Nuweiba, Egypt, then by the time you arrive the port, there is a bus and a lot of drivers to ask you where to go.
For Amman, it would cost you JD4 to the bus station in Amman. And it took me 6 hours including two stops mid-way. I get on the bus on 9pm and arrived Amman 3am the next day. And Do Not expect too much for the bus, the condition is horrible, people smoking with broken chairs, I had bad time actually. But at least I had a good neighbour, who doesn't really speak English, we used body language to chat.
For Petra or Wadi Musa, it's easier to take a private taxi. I think a car cost JD25 and 4 passengers is the maximun.

Written Aug 4, 2005

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Hire a Driver
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I can only speak from experience from the Eilat/Aqaba border crossing to Petra - I've hired a taxi driver both times I've done this trip to Petra. It's fairly easy and we found the price to be reasonable and if you're lucky, you'll get a great cab driver like we did on our most recent visit - and that makes the ride even more enjoyable. (note: I tried the public bus - we waited over an hour for it to fill up)

Most recent visit to Jordan:
As with the first visit, we crossed the Eilat (Israel) - Aqaba (Jordan) border. I knew from previous experience that there would be a few drivers waiting around at the Jordanian Customs/Immigration area.

We hooked up with a really nice driver - actually, he was something like an engineer or some type of a professional in Amman (or so his story goes), but with the Jordanian economy being what it is these days (not so good), he decided to try his luck in Aqaba where tourism generates a fairly steady revenue stream.

He and I spent the two hour drive from Aqaba to Jordan discussing religion and politics - two subjects that are supposed to be "verboten" ! My husband remained silent in the back seat the whole time, probably praying we wouldn't go flying off the road each time the driver and I reached a "hot" topic. It was all civilized and good natured. When our driver dropped us off in Petra, we arranged for him to meet us again the next day to take us back to the Aqaba border crossing.

He, like the driver I'd had before him in a previous trip, was accomodating and gracious - never minding the multiple stops for photo shoots and even suggesting to stop to catch several vistas en route. The drive to Petra is stunning, running along the Kings Highway, rugged mountain backdrop, wadis in the distance...pure Lawrence of Arabia!

Cost was $40 USD each way. That's pretty reasonable in my book.

I had to get a picture of him before we left. I wish I remembered his name...and I wonder what he's doing these days...

Written Nov 11, 2005

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AFANA Express Bus, Aqaba / Amman
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AFANA Express in front of Dream Hotel, Aqaba

In front of Dream Hotel are express buses to Amman for 4.35JD, buses leave 7:30am, 11:30am, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm. The schedule from Amman to Aqaba is the same. Travel time is 4 hrs, no stops or drop offs. Coffee, tea, mineral water and sodas available on board, buses are modern with A/C. Once past the customs terminal, a movie (Arabic) is played.

The landscape through the Kings Highway is beautiful!

The drop off in Amman is Abdali Bus Station (The Airport Express and buses to Madaba and Jerash are located here).

The Bus Station across the street has buses running to Wadi Rum, Petra and Ma'an.

See Aqaba's website for a map.

Updated Jun 28, 2006

Website: www.aqaba.jo

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TRUST Buses, Aqaba
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The TRUST Bus Station in Aqaba is located across from the Aqua Marina Hotel, 1 block from the Golden Tulip Hotel. Last bus to Amman leaves at 6:00pm, the drive is approximately 4hrs. Manadatary lunch must be purchased (sandwich and soda) as part of your ticket price.

See Aqaba's website for a map.

Updated Jun 28, 2006

Website: www.aqaba.jo

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Bus Station, Aqaba
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Inter City Bus Station, Aqaba
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There are several bus stations in Aqaba.

One is an inner city bus station - as a tourist you'll never use this one.

Another is located next to a mosque in town that has buses running to Karak Castle along the Dead Sea Highway.

JETT express bus to Amman is located behind the Movenpick Hotel.

TRUST express bus to Amman is located across Aqua Marina Hotel, 1 block from the Golden Tulip Hotel.

AFANA express bus to Amman is located in front of Dream Hotel.

The bus station next to the police station in front of the Dream Hotel has inter-city buses to Petra leaving at 6:00am (3JD); to Wadi Rum leaving at 8-8:30am (1JD); to Ma'an leaving every hour (1JD) until evening and to Amman.

See Aqaba's website for a map.

Updated Jun 28, 2006

Website: www.aqaba.jo

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Aqaba : the sea, the ships and the shops

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 Aqaba is crammed into a little strip of land between the mountains and the sea. Across the water one can see the mountains of Sinai, and Eilat in Israel is only a few miles away to the west. Indeed,... 

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The Gulf of Aqaba

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 The Gulf of Aqaba - where Saudia, Jordan, Israel & Egypt meet. 

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Aqaba: a Jordan town in the Red Sea

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 Aqaba is the only Jordanian town over the sea. The Jordan government made Aqaba as a tax free town to incentivate turisms. It is a perfect place where you can relax in the Red Sea. There are some... 

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Aqaba on the way to\back Petra

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 You can watch my 5 min 24 sec HD Video Jordan Aqaba from the Gulf , 2 min 44 sec HD Video Israel-Jordan Border Terminal in Eilat , 3 min 42 sec HD Video Jordan Aqaba-Petra part 1 out , 7 min 03... 

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Relax now...You are in Aqaba!!

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 First of all, I'd like to say that by the time when I was taking the photo, I felt extremely hot and uncomfortable. So don't be cheated by my relaxing guesture. Ha~~ After all, It was so great to see... 

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