Once There - Getting Around

Most visitors to Jordan stay long enough to see the major sites at Petra and Jerash, yet not long enough to master tlie chaotic transportation system. Organized bus tours and private taxis can cost JD4 to JD50 per day. The country has a fine train system, but only for freight, and the only reliable long-distance bus company, JETT, has a limited number of routes. Fleets of shared taxis (called service and pronounced “ser-VEES") and collective minibuses shuttle between all cities, towns, and villages. Hitchhiking is a common practice among Jordanians, though more so in the north than in the south, where a wagging thumb gesture is often mistaken for a friendly wave. Let’s Go, however, does not recommend hitchhiking.