Jordan

Day trips from Amman

Places you can visit in a day from Amman and be back by evening. Distances are in a straight line from the city centre.

Best day trips

1

Jerash Ruins
37 km from Amman
Ancient Roman city walls and colonnades, a well‑preserved glimpse of antiquity just north of Amman.
2

Madaba Mosaic Map
17 km from Amman
A 6th‑century mosaic floor depicting the Holy Land, set in a modest church in Madaba.
3

Karak Castle
88 km from Amman
A Crusader fortress on a hill, offering solid stone walls and panoramic desert views.