Amman Getting there & around

Getting around

Bus & tram

Bus

The local bus system is confusing, with nothing labelled in English. Buses 26, 27, 28, 41 and 43 can be useful for getting to downtown. If bus travel is your thing, ask around the bus section of Raghadan station to see what's headed your way, but you'll need patience and decent Arabic. Tickets cost around 50 fils.

For 7th circle, take bus 41 or anything headed to Wadi as-Seer.

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Car & motorcycle

If you must drive in downtown Amman and are fortunate enough to find a parking spot, remember that parking machines operate along many main streets. It costs 150/250 fils for 30 minutes/one hour.

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Local transport

Private taxi

Most drivers of private taxis use the meter as a matter of course, but gently remind them when they don't. You need to be especially careful when you're laden with bags and searching for your hotel or heading out in the evening to an expensive restaurant.

The flagfall is 150 fils and fares are cheap; from downtown to Abdali costs around 600 fils while to Shmeisani shouldn't cost much more than JD1.

Service taxi

Most fares cost about 130 fils per seat and you usually pay the full amount regardless of where you get off. After 8pm, the price for all service taxis goes up by 25%.

There can be long queues at rush hour (8am to 9am, and 5pm to 6pm). The cars queue up and usually start at the bottom of a hill - you get into the last car and the whole line rolls back a car space and so on. Always double check that your taxi is going to your destination before climbing in.

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