Day Trip
from $93Best for: a fixed Amman base, one free day, a first look.
Plus
- Cheapest way in: $93 private, or JETT bus 10 JOD
- No packing, back in Amman tonight
Minus
- Ticket is 90 JOD, not 50, without a night in Jordan
- 6–7 h of the day is road
أهلاً وسهلاً ahlan wa sahlan [welcome] · the honest guide
Petra Tour From Amman, Decided On One Page.
Day trips, 2- and 3-day loops via Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea. Hand-picked GetYourGuide tours with real prices, real review counts, and the minuses printed as loudly as the pluses.
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 average · 2,000+ verified travellers · free cancellation up to 24 h
How many days do you have?choose one · the photo follows
- 235kmAmman → Petra
- 3–3.5hDesert Highway, each way
- 50 vs 90JODticket with / without a night in Jordan
- 06:30hotel pickup
- Mar–Maybest season · also Sep–Nov
- 16hand-picked tours · Petra $84–$669
At a glance
Amman To Petra Tour At A Glance
A Petra tour from Amman is a round trip of 235 km each way down the Desert Highway — 3–3.5 hours on the road, from $93 per person with a private vehicle and a 06:30 hotel pickup. Most people go and come back in one day. Sleeping one night in Jordan drops the Petra ticket from 90 to 50 JOD, which is why the two-day loops cost less than they look.
| From where | Amman (hotel or airport pickup), 235 km down the Desert Highway |
|---|---|
| How long | 3–3.5 h Desert Highway · 4–5 h King's Highway |
| A day costs | Private tour from $93 · DIY by JETT bus ≈ $99–155 incl. ticket and lunch |
| Time to allow | One full day inside: 6–8 km on foot, Siq 20–25 min each way |
| Best months | March–May and September–November, 20–32 °C |
| Book ahead? | Yes — free cancellation up to 24 h on every tour we list |
- 235km
- Amman to Petra by road
- 50not90
- JOD for the same gate, if you stay a night in Jordan
- 1.2km
- The Siq, 3–12 m wide, walls to 80 m
- ~1,500
- candles in the Siq, Petra by Night (Mon/Wed/Thu) — source: Visit Petra
- −430m
- The Dead Sea, lowest land on Earth, ~1 h from Amman
- 16
- hand-picked tours · Petra $84 to $669
The key decision
The Key Decision.
One question settles most of the rest: do you sleep in Jordan or not. We print the minuses as loudly as the pluses.
2-Day Loop
from $205Best for: Petra plus the desert night, without a second hotel.
Plus
- Stay a night, pay 50 not 90
- Wadi Rum camp and the Dead Sea in one loop
Minus
- One night is in a tent, not a hotel
- Pickup is 06:30; the Dead Sea gets the tired hours
3+ Days
from $257Best for: the Monastery, Petra by Night, and unhurried mornings.
Plus
- Petra in 9 am light; ~800 steps to the Monastery is realistic
- Petra by Night fits (Mon/Wed/Thu)
Minus
- Group version is $499; private is cheaper at $257
- Two nights away from your Amman hotel
Getting there
Getting From Amman To Petra, With Fares
235km
Desert Highway · 3–3.5 h
Straight, fast, featureless. Every tour we list takes it at least one way.King's Highway · 4–5 h
The slow road through the hills. Worth it once, with a driver, not on a day trip.Verdict: Desert Highway down, King's Highway only if you have a spare half-day.
| Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private tourper personPickup 06:30 at your hotel; the price is the whole dayBook on GetYourGuide | from $93 | 3–3.5 h | |
| JETT busper personOne way, per person; see JETT’s timetable for the dayHow the bus works | 10 JOD | ~4 h | |
| Taxiper carNegotiated, one wayWhat a taxi really costs | 70–100 JOD | 3–3.5 h | |
| Rental carper dayFuel and Petra parking not includedDriving it yourself | 25–30 JOD/day | 3–3.5 h | |
| Airport transferper vehicleSplit it — the price is for the car, not the seatBook the transfer | $93 / vehicle | 3–3.5 h |
Rates in JOD are what you pay on the ground; 1 JOD ≈ $1.41. Tour prices are GetYourGuide "from" prices on 2 Sept 2026.
All the tours
Eight Petra Tours From Amman, And The Honest DIY Row
Click a column to sort. "From" prices as advertised by GetYourGuide on 2 Sept 2026.
| Wadi Rum | Dead Sea | Private | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $249 | ✓ | ✓ | option | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1,529) | Book | |
| 1 | $117 | ✓ | — | option | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (833) | Book | |
| 1 | $84 | — | — | ✓ | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (419) | Book | |
| 1 | $133 | ✓ | — | ✓ | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (324) | Book | |
| 2 | $205 | ✓ | ✓ | option | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (251) | Book | |
| 3 | $499 | ✓ | ✓ | option | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (221) | Book | |
| 3 | $257 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (62) | Book | |
| 1–2 | $99 | — | — | ✓ | ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (37) | Book | |
| 1 | ≈$99–155 | — | — | — | not a tour — no rating | How to DIY |
What it costs
Budget
< $100
$93 buys a private vehicle from Amman or the airport, a 06:30 pickup, Petra and back the same day. The 90 JOD same-day ticket is on you.
Mid
$100–260
$205–249 adds a night in a Wadi Rum camp (bubble, or classic/deluxe tent) and the Dead Sea on the way back. Your ticket drops to 50 JOD.
Premium
> $260
$499 stretches the loop to three days in a group; $257 buys the same three days private, which is why we list it first.
Can’t decide?
Tell Us One Thing About Your Day.
Open one. We answer with the tour we would book, and the reason we would hesitate.
I only have one day
Petra Full-Day Private Tour, $93, pickup 06:30. Skip the Wadi Rum add-on; with 6–7 h on the road you want every daylight minute in the Siq.
Hesitation: your ticket is 90 JOD, not 50. If you can move a hotel night to Petra, the 2-day loop is barely more.
Book · $93I want the desert night
The 2-day loop with a bubble tent, $205: Wadi Rum (wadi [valley]), 110 km south of Petra, then the Dead Sea on the way home.
Hesitation: it is one night in a camp, and the Dead Sea gets the tired end of day two.
Book · $205We're travelling with kids
Private, and not a day trip. The 3-Day Private tour, $257, lets you stop when they need to; a full Petra day is 6–8 km on foot.
Hesitation: child prices and seat rules are per operator — check the listing before you book.
Book · $257Private only, please
Three tours are private by default: Petra Full-Day ($93), Petra & Wadi Rum Full-Day ($133), 3-Day Private ($257). Others offer private as an option.
Hesitation: "private" means the vehicle. A licensed guide inside Petra is separate — check the listing.
See private toursBudget is the constraint
JETT bus, 10 JOD each way, ~4 h. With the 90 JOD same-day ticket and lunch you land at ≈ $99–155 — about the $93 private tour, with none of the door-to-door.
Hesitation: a night in Wadi Musa drops the ticket to 50 JOD and usually beats the day-return on price. See the DIY row.
Read the DIY rowI'd sleep in Petra itself
Petra by Night Tour from Amman, $99: the Siq by ~1,500 candles, Mon/Wed/Thu 20:30–22:30, then Petra in the morning light at 50 JOD.
Hesitation: 36 reviews so far, and Petra by Night (17 JOD) is only three nights a week — check your dates first.
Book · $99Itineraries
Itineraries By Time Budget.
The same three shapes, on the clock: what you actually do with the hours, not what it costs. Prices and bookings are in the table above.
06:30noon16:00
1 Day
- 06:30Hotel pickup, Desert Highway
- ≈10:00Visitor centre; the Siq, 20–25 min, then the Treasury
- noonStreet of Façades, Royal Tombs — ochre light
- ≈14:00Depart Petra; back in Amman after dark — 11 h door to door
Ends with: Petra Full-Day Private Tour
Day 1Day 2
2 Days
- Day 1 · 06:30 pickup; Petra all day; 110 km south to Wadi Rum; camp night
- Day 2 · Wadi Rum morning; Dead Sea (−430 m); Amman
Ends with: 2-Day Tour, bubble tent
Day 1Day 2Day 3
3 Days
- Day 1 · Amman to Petra; Petra by Night 20:30–22:30 if Mon/Wed/Thu
- Day 2 · Petra from opening (06:00); Monastery, ~800 steps, 45–60 min up; Wadi Rum
- Day 3 · Wadi Rum; Dead Sea; Amman
Ends with: 3-Day Private
When to go
Average Daytime High By Month
°C · Petra / Wadi Musa- 15°Jan
- 16°Feb
- 20°Mar
- 25°Apr
- 29°May
- 32°Jun
- 33°Jul
- 33°Aug
- 32°Sep
- 28°Oct
- 22°Nov
- 17°Dec
Highlighted months = the ones we recommend · figures are average daytime highs for Wadi Musa, the town at Petra’s gate; desert nights are far colder · Copernicus C3S climate averages 1991–2020
Spring · Mar–May
20–29°C
Best. Long days, bearable Siq.
Summer · Jun–Aug
32–33°C
Go at 06:30, be out by noon. Water in every bag.
Autumn · Sep–Nov
22–32°C
Best. Same light, fewer school holidays.
Winter · Dec–Feb
15–17°C
Warning: flash-flood risk in the Siq; the site closes when it rains hard.
Petra by Night runs Mon / Wed / Thu, 20:30–22:30, 17 JOD, all year.
Before you book
Six Things To Know Before You Book.
- 1
Stay A Night, Pay 50 Not 90.
The gate costs 90 JOD if you don't sleep in Jordan, 50 with a night. 2 days 55, 3 days 60.
- 2
Jordan Pass, 70 / 75 / 80 JOD.
Includes Petra for 1 / 2 / 3 days and waives the 40 JOD visa if you stay 3+ nights.
- 3
Guide vs Driver.
"Private tour" usually means a driver who waits at the gate. A licensed guide inside Petra is a separate line — read the inclusions.
- 4
Tent Grades.
Classic, deluxe, bubble. In our list the bubble-tent loop ($205) is cheaper than classic/deluxe ($249) — grade is not price.
- 5
Per Vehicle vs Per Person.
The $93 airport transfer is per vehicle. Group tours are per person. Compare the total, not the tag.
- 6
Free Cancellation, 24 h.
Every tour here cancels free up to 24 hours before. Book the date, then check the weather.
What travellers wrote
What Travellers Actually Wrote.
“Qutaibeh was polite, informative and helpful. He would stop on the road to show us interesting things we may otherwise have missed.”
Our lineNight one is a tent, classic or deluxe. Comfortable, but a camp.
“Very good driver , explain everything very well, feel like family, my family enjoy everything really well .”
Our lineA driver, not a guide. Licensed guides are hired separately at the visitor centre.
“We were sceptical coming to Jordan as two young Aussie girls and we felt so extremely comfortable and safe with our guide Annes.”
Our line62 reviews against 1,529 on the 2-day. A five-star average on a small sample moves easily.
Quotes are GetYourGuide’s own, in the travellers’ words, linked to the tour. They are also GetYourGuide’s choice: its product pages show only the best-rated reviews, and nothing below five stars appears on any of these three. So take the praise as real and the sample as curated — the line under each quote is ours, and it is the one the platform would not print.
Guides
Guides, One Question Each.
Internal pages — nothing here books.
Questions & answers
Petra Tour Questions, Answered
How far is Petra from Amman?
235 km. 3–3.5 h on the Desert Highway, 4–5 h on the King's Highway.
Can you do Petra as a day trip from Amman?
Yes. Pickup 06:30, from $93 private. Expect 6–7 h in the car and a 90 JOD ticket.
How much is the Petra entrance fee?
50 JOD with a night in Jordan, 90 JOD same-day. 2 days 55 JOD, 3 days 60 JOD.
Is the Jordan Pass worth it?
70 / 75 / 80 JOD for 1 / 2 / 3 Petra days; it waives the 40 JOD visa if you stay 3+ nights. Usually yes for 3+ nights.
Is there a bus from Amman to Petra?
JETT, 10 JOD one way, about 4 h. See JETT’s timetable for the day’s departures.
How much is a taxi from Amman to Petra?
70–100 JOD per car, one way, negotiated before you leave.
How long do you need inside Petra?
A full day is 6–8 km on foot: the Siq 20–25 min each way, the Monastery ~800 steps and 45–60 min up.
When is Petra by Night?
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 20:30–22:30. 17 JOD, ~1,500 candles through the Siq.
What is the best month to visit Petra?
March–May and September–November, 20–32 °C. Summer runs 32–33 °C.
Can you combine Petra with Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea?
Yes, in 2 days from $205 or 3 days from $257. Wadi Rum is 110 km from Petra; the Dead Sea is ~1 h from Amman.
Are these tours private?
Three are private by default ($93, $133, $257); the rest offer a private option at booking.
Can I cancel?
Free cancellation up to 24 h before, on every tour listed here. Booking is on GetYourGuide; we earn a commission and it costs you nothing extra.
Ready To Book
The Siq Ends Suddenly.
So Should The Deciding.
Yalla [let's go]. One question decides the rest: do you sleep in Jordan? A night drops the Petra ticket from 90 to 50 JOD and turns a 6–7 h road day into two easy ones. Eight tours above, real prices, free cancellation for 24 h.
