Getting there & away
Public transport to and from Wadi Musa is less frequent than you'd expect, given that it's a large village and the number-one tourist attraction in Jordan.
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Local transport
Taxi
Private (yellow) taxis will travel anywhere around Wadi Musa for a price, but negotiation can be an unrewarding process. A few Pajero 4WD taxis are available for much the same cost. One-way trips cost JD30 to Wadi Rum (one hour) or Aqaba (1½ hour); or JD40 to Karak (1½ hours). If you want to travel to Madaba or Amman via the King's Highway, with stops at Karak and possibly Dana or the Dead Sea, expect to be asked for JD80, though JD60 is more reasonable.
Land
Car
Hertz Rent-a-Car (2156981) hire cars cost from JD30 per day. A 4WD Pajero costs around JD65 per day.
Petra and Wadi Musa are well signposted all along the King's and Desert highways. The road from Petra to Little Petra has now been extended to rejoin the Wadi Musa to Shobak road and is one of the more scenic alternatives for heading this way. A new road winds down into Wadi Araba for direct access to the Dead Sea Highway. The road to Tayyibeh is also particularly scenic.
Petra & Wadi Musa
- Petra & Wadi Musa Overview
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Getting there & around
- Practical information
Things to do
- Entertainment (3)
- Restaurants (10)
- Shopping (4)
- Sights (3)
- Hotels & hostels
