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Aqaba by taxi
Aqaba by taxi
Minibus rental with driver from Petra costs 45 JD and it takes about 2 hours to get from Petra to Aqaba.
If you are coming from Eilat, Israel, you will cross through the Yitzhak Rabin Terminal. This is open Sunday-Thursday from 6:30 to 20:00 (8 p.m.) and Friday-Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00, except for Yom Kippur and the Moslem New Year. The fee to exit is 101 NIS. For citizens of most countries (including U.S.), you can get a two-week Jordanian visa at the border, but some countries' citizens are subject to other requirements, so check in advance. If you leave Aqaba through this border, you also have to pay an exit tax of 8 JOD.
Taxis at the border belong to one company, which has a monopoly, and is therefore much more expensive than a typical Jordanian taxi. The price from the border to Aqaba bus station is 6 JOD and the trip takes around 15 minutes. Going the other way from Aqaba city center to the border can be done for 4-5 JOD. If you are on a budget, you will probably want to take the border taxi into town and switch to another taxi to continue on, especially if your hotel is in the South Beach resort area.
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