Keeping in Touch

Postage stamps may be purchased from 7am to 7pm at the downtown post office in Amman and during regular business hours elsewhere. An air mail letter to North America costs 320fils, and an aerogramme or postcard is 240fils; the cost to Europe is 240fils and l60fils, respectively.

Mail from Jordan to North America and Europe takes one to two weeks. EMS international express mail (mumtaz) available in major post offices. Packages may be sent from any post office. Poste Restante operates at the downtown post office in Amman and in the larger cities. American Express offices, located in Amman and Aqaba (look for International Traders offices), also hold mail.