How to travel from jerusalem to petra

Bus from Jerusalem to Petra

You can travel from Jerusalem to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge Border but we recommend taking a bus from Jerusalem to Eilat and then proceed to Petra from there. You can first travel to Eilat overnight as night buses will leave you with a couple of free hours at Central Bus station.

Flying from Israel to Petra

If you are planning to visit Petra from Israel, you can fly to Jordanian capital Amman from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. Royal Jordanian Airlines make regular flights with a journey time of around 45 minutes.

There are tours available from Jerusalem to Petra seven days a week. The Allenby Bridge Crossing is not simple for tourists to use to cross into Jordan.

Petra To Jerusalem travel time

Petra is located around 162 KM away from Jerusalem so if you travel at the consistent speed of 50 KM per hour you can reach Jerusalem in 8 hours and 46 minutes.

Whether you are in the city of Amman, exploring Petra or trekking the desert men should refrain from wearing shorts as it is seen as disrespectful. Even in warm weather, light linen or cotton trousers can keep you feeling cool and comfortable so just make sure to pack trousers with materials that suit the weather.

The walk from the entrance of Petra to the Treasury (the iconic facade that is the highlight on a visit to Petra), is 2km long, or just over one mile. If you walk fast, you can get to the Treasury in 20 minutes. If you slow down, enjoy the views, and take lots of photos, it can take at least 30 minutes.

Are there toilets inside Petra? Yes. There are toilets at the Visitor Centre when you arrive and then more throughout the site.

You can only enter Petra by buying tickets at the Petra visitors’ centre in Wadi Musa, the closest town. Once you‘re at the site (2km from visitors’ centre), you enter through a rocky passage with very high walls called the Siq – you can do this on foot, or on horseback (horses are hired from the visitor centre).

Currently, there are no travel warnings against Petra. Neither the US State Department nor the British Foreign Office has issue travel advice against visiting anywhere in the vicinity of Petra. They currently advise against visiting the border with Syria and Iraq.

As of 2021, a one-day ticket to visit Petra costs 50 JD (£57 / 70 USD). As there is so much to see, many people opt to visit for multiple days. A two-day ticket costs 55 JD and three-day ticket costs 60 JD. Children under 12 enter free.

So, yes. Petra is worth visiting. You just need to think and feel deeper. Otherwise, you might just want to stick to going to the movies or a theme park.

Few Bedouins still live inside the historic site of Petra, dating to around 300 B.C.