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Petra Tour Cost From Amman: The Whole Day, Not The Sticker
A Petra day trip is advertised from $84. The day costs more than that, and how much more depends on one thing: whether you have slept a night in Jordan. Same-day visitors pay 90 JOD at the gate — about $127, more than the tour. With a night behind you it is 50 JOD. This page adds up every line, in dinars and dollars, for the tour, for the bus, and for doing it yourself.
The cheapest private day trip plus the same-day ticket: $84 + 90 JOD.
01The answer, before the article
The Whole Day, Line By Line
The tour price is not the day's price. The ticket is, and one night in Jordan halves it.
Tour prices are the “from” prices on 2 Sept 2026 and change. Ticket tiers are set by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority. 1 JOD ≈ $1.41.
| The line | JOD | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| Private day tourVehicle, driver, 235 km each way, about four hours inside | — | from $84 |
| Petra ticket, same dayYou have not slept a night in Jordan | 90JOD | ≈ $127 |
| Petra ticket, with a nightAny night, anywhere in the country — Amman counts | 50JOD | ≈ $71 |
| JETT bus instead of a tourOne way, about 4 h; you arrive late morning | 10JOD | ≈ $14 |
| Taxi, negotiatedPer car, not per person. Split four ways it beats the bus | 70–100JOD | ≈ $99–141 |
| Rental carPer day, before fuel and parking | 25–30JOD | ≈ $35–42 |
Verified 2026-09 · tour prices from the GetYourGuide listings on 2 Sept 2026 · ticket tiers and fares from facts.json, sourced to PDTRA and jordanpass.jo · every figure on this page is overwritten from that file at build time
02Dates and prices, live
Check Dates For The Tour This Guide Points To
The one day trip where the gate and a licensed guide are both in the price, which is the whole subject of this page. Prices in USD, free cancellation up to 24 h; we earn a commission, you pay the same.
From Amman: Private Petra Day Trip with Guide
10 hours · ★ 4.8 (65 reviews) · ticket included in the fare
03The line that decides the rest
The Ticket Is The Biggest Number
What a night in Jordan saves you at the gate.
On the cheapest private day trip the tour is $84 and the same-day ticket is 90 JOD — about $127, half as much again as the tour itself. That is the whole shape of Petra pricing from Amman: the transport is the small number and the gate is the big one.
One night anywhere in Jordan drops the gate to 50 JOD. If you flew in yesterday, you already qualify. If you are crossing from Israel for the day, you do not, and the ticket costs more than the ride.
04The other decision
A Tour, A Bus, Or Your Own Car
Doing it yourself on the bus, with the 50 JOD ticket.
The JETT bus is 10 JOD each way and takes about four hours, which means you reach the gate late morning and leave mid-afternoon. Two fares plus the overnight ticket plus a cheap lunch lands around $99; the same day with the same-day ticket is nearer $155. That is the honest DIY band, and it is on the comparison table alongside every tour, sorted by price like the rest.
A tour costs more and buys back the two hours the bus spends on its own schedule. A taxi at 70–100 JOD per car is the cheapest option for four people travelling together, and the one nobody advertises.
05The lines nobody quotes
What No Price On This Page Includes
On the driver-only day trips. A guide is a separate hire at the gate.
A licensed guide inside Petra is hired at the visitor centre and is not in any day-trip price on this site except one — the $187 private day trip, where the guide and the ticket are both in the fare. Lunch is yours everywhere. Tips are yours everywhere.
Petra by Night is a separate 17 JOD ticket on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and no day trip from Amman gets you back for it — you are on the road north by then.
06The only place a product belongs
What This Changes About Your Trip
The cheapest sticker is rarely the cheapest day. These are the tours where the arithmetic on this page lands differently than the price column suggests.
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$187 with the ticket and a guide inside it — against $84 plus a 90 JOD gate, which is $211 and nobody explaining anything.
From Amman: Private Petra Day Trip with Guide
10 hours · from $187 · ★ 4.8 (65)
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A night in a bubble tent, so the gate is 50 JOD rather than 90 — the night pays for a good part of itself.
Amman: Petra, Wadi Rum, and Dead Sea 2-Day Tour
2 days · from $205 · ★ 4.8 (251)
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The cheapest private day at $84. Add the same-day ticket before you compare it with anything.
From Amman/Airport: Petra Full-Day Private Tour
11 hours · from $84 · ★ 4.9 (419)
07Every answer carries a figure
Petra Tour Cost, Answered Short
How Much Does A Petra Tour From Amman Cost?
From $84 for a private day trip, plus the Petra ticket: 90 JOD as a same-day visitor, 50 JOD with a night in Jordan. That is about $211 all in for the same-day version.
Is The Petra Ticket Ever Included?
On two tours in this catalogue it is in the price outright, and on several more it is an option you tick at booking. The comparison table says which is which under every price.
What Is The Cheapest Way To See Petra From Amman?
The JETT bus at 10 JOD each way, with the 50 JOD overnight ticket — about $99 for the day. It costs you the schedule and about two hours.
Is A Guide Included?
Only on the $187 private day trip. Everywhere else the driver waits at the gate and a licensed guide is a separate hire at the visitor centre.
Do Children Pay?
The tiers on this page are per adult. Child rates are set by the same authority and are not published in a form we can quote, so ask at the gate or on the listing.
08What you will ask next
Three Guides That Follow This One
All 13 guides →
50 vs 90 JODFirst: which ticket tier is yours
Petra Entry Fee
50 / 90 / 55 / 60 JOD and when each applies
235 kmThen: every way south, with fares
Amman To Petra
Every way, with fares and hours
11 h for 4Then: whether the day is worth it
Is Petra Worth Visiting?
The honest case, minuses first
The Sticker Is Not The Day. The Gate Is.
Yalla [let's go]. Every price in the catalogue now says what it does about the ticket.