Amman is well connected by modern roads to the rest of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the occupied Palestinian National Territories and Syria. The journey from Dasmascus to Amman is a mere four hours by car. South of Amman the Desert Highway is the main artery to the port of Aqaba. Anyone crossing from Israel to Jordan and vice versa should be aware that they will have Israeli exit stamps on their passport and entry stamps to Jordan from an Israeli border point. This effectively bars them from travelling to most other countries in the Arab League.

Emergency breakdown service:
Royal Automobile Club of Jordan (tel: (06) 585 0626).

There are several bus terminals in Amman. Abdali Station on King Hussein Street is the main one. It is a five-minute taxi drive from downtown. From there it is possible to get transport to most towns west and north of the capital. The Jett Depot, about one mile uphill from Abdali Station, is where to get scheduled services to Damascus, Cairo, Baghdad and Riyadh as well as south to Karnack and Aqaba. Wihdat Station near the Middle Circle, 5km (3 miles) south of downtown, covers southern Jordan including Madaba, Petra, Ma'an and Aqaba.

Three bus companies, all using air-conditioned modern coaches, run regular services to and from Amman: JETT (tel: (06) 566 4146), Alpha (tel: (06) 585 0626) and Trust International (tel: (06) 581 3427).