Jerash and Ajloun from Amman
1- Most Reliable option.
Hire an english speaking driver with an air conditioned car to drive you from your hotel directly to Ajloun castle, and after that drive to Jerash visit the ruins and back to Amman,and for each extra hour the driver charges an extra 5 JD.
Distance and Time Table
| From and To | Distance | Time on the road | Visiting time. |
| Amman to Ajluon | 75 KM | 75 minutes | 60 minutes. |
| Ajlun to Jerash | 35 Km | 35 minutes | 120 minutes. |
| Jerash to Amman | 45 KM | 40 minutes | – |
2- Less convenient option.
Take a yellow taxi from the street to Amman north terminal bus station and from there take a bus to Ajloun Castle this is a public bus that goes when it is full,after visiting Ajlun castle take the bus to Jerash bus station,walk five minutes to visit the ruins and head back to Amman.The price should be between 3 to 5 Jd per taxi ride,and the bus charges 1 JD per person in each one way trip.
3-Least convenient option to go to Jerash and Ajloun.
Take the white shared taxi from Amman Down town near the gold market to in the north terminal bus station and from there take a bus directly to Ajlun this is a public bus that goes when it is full,after visiting Ajlun castle take the bus to Jerash visit the ruins and head back to Amman ,the same way going back.The price should be around 1 JD per person for the shared taxi,and the bus charges 1 JD per person one way.
Commonly asked Questions
Which Bus station in Amman should i use to go to Ajloun or Jerash?
Please notice that Abdali Bus station is no longer working , the best stations to go to Jerash is the North terminal station or the Raghadan station near to downtown around 5 minutes taxi ride from downtown , but the North terminal one is bigger and have more regular busses , so you would save on some waiting time.
Why i do not know the exact time schedules and transportation fees?
The public buses does not have any time schedule in Jordan, most probably if you start your trip at 9 am there is buses and you will get there.Fees ; the fees are fixed for locals, but for tourist the bus drivers will ask for more not much usually around 1 JD/person/ride .
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