abaheti

Wow, that's quick. We'll be in business on TK (likely coach for the hop to DOH), so hopefully we get some kind of fast track for immigration/customs.

Not a OW elite, but will check to see how much penalties are. Any idea if the 8am is usually full or would there be a possibility of getting on it if we miss the 1:50am?

Like 140 including breakfast, meet/greet, etc. If I am just there for a few hours to sleep and shower, I don't really care if it is 5 star. Just need to be super convenient and safe+clean. If I stay over, the convenience vs an off airport hotel seems fine.

OK, that makes sense. I just wasn't sure if there would be any trouble due to a quick transit out and quick turn back to AMM in 24-36 hours. I also see the "Jordan Pass" available which waives visa fees. So, my thought was to just transit visa first, then use the Jordan Pass visa fee waiver for our actual tourist time in Jordan. Unclear if getting the Jordan Pass means I can get the double entry visa for free from the embassy or if that is just for landing in Jordan.

You nailed it. For a trip like this, with spouse, special occasion, I am usually pretty conservative. I'm the guy that shows up at the airport early and waits vs last minute. But it is sounding like this could work. I'll check to see if TK has any traditional delays on this flight. Will also check with my wife. Another option I see if an 11:45am flight AMM-DOH which would mean time for a proper sleep at the airport hotel and a leisurely time in and out of AMM -- risk+stress vs hotel costs.

You really are an amazing resource, thank you for responding so quickly and thoroughly.

Rami Tamimi

It's really difficult to give an average load figure for a flight because the standard deviation is just too high. DOH flights do fill up these days because RJ is carrying A LOT extra traffic because of the situation with QR. The 1:50am departure (2:50am in summer season) has now been upscaled to 787.

That's not unreasonable if it includes meet/greet e.t.c. There is nothing wrong with it, it's just not a luxury hotel, but it serves its purpose well.

There is really no point to go anywhere else, to be honest, the next nearest hotel is at the 7th Circle in Amman proper, Madaba or the Dead Sea... all at least 30 min away.


There should be no problems whatsoever with your quick turnaround.

Jordan Pass is a very good idea. I don't think they will give you a free double visa though because you have to stay for 3 nights (which you would not on your first entry) and it probably waives the visa charges once per purchase. No harm to ask though.



According to FR24, out of the last 7 flights- 4 have arrived a few minutes early, one delayed by 25 minutes and one arrived 1:40 late. The good thing is once you take off from IST, you can pretty much guarantee the exact arrival time at the gate in AMM because ATC congestions are almost unheard of and the taxi time is very short here.

abaheti

Thank you again, Rami Tamimi! Well, we're leaning towards taking the 8am flight to avoid any risk of IST weather delays, so that means the airport hotel. I was able to find documentation that Jordan Pass only waives one entry visa. So the idea would be to arrive, get a transit visa, then on return to AMM show the Jordan Pass to get the tourist visa fee waived.

Arriving on TK, transiting to RJ, less than 12 hours total, American passports, will the transit visa be free (and if so, head to normal immigration or to the RJ transit desk?) -- I can't seem to find the cost vs a single entry tourist visa?

canadianjennifer

@abaheti, did you end up doing this? My husband and I are doing a very similar trip, but in reverse. We are planning on getting the Jordan Pass for when we first arrive, stay a week, then fly to Cyprus for 5 days (with Ryanair). When we arrive back in Jordan it will be just under 24 hours before we fly out again to go home on Royal Jordanian.

If you did this, where did you get the transit visa? Did you have any problems with you leaving the airport or arriving back with the transit visa?

(We're flying with only carry-on, no need for baggage transfer).

abaheti

@canadianjennifer -- Yes! It worked out very well, I think I described the experience in another thread. (Your bottom line is take whatever Rami Tamimi says as gospel.)

Our itinerary ended up being IST-AMM-(sleep on transit visa)-DOH-(overnight)-AMM-(tour and land cross to Israel). We arrived very late night and opted for the meet and greet service from the airport hotel. We were met, walked through immigration, given transit visas, taken to the hotel, slept, then back to the airport. You could do it without the meet and greet, but we got it as part of the hotel package and just didn't want to deal with it on our own (plus a shower and a bed is nice). Not sure if the forms were confusing or just looked so because we were sleepy and didn't need to engage because we had someone handling it for us. :-) We then went back to AMM from DOH. When we got back to AMM we did the normal tourist visa line but via the Jordan Pass. No issues. Also, when leaving Jordan by land to Israel the Jordan Pass got us out of the exit fee. Well worth it for the sites we saw and visa costs etc. So, our experience is that the transit visa + Jordan Pass works just fine.

Andre Aja

Hi Rami Tamimi and everybody,

I read some of your comments on a AMM thread, and believe you might provide me with answer.

Next month, I going to fly from Vienna to Amman by Laudamotion/Ryanair, ETA 17:00PM. I have an onward flight the same day ETD 22:15 Saudia Airlines AMM to CGK (via Jeddah). My question is, can I apply for a transit visa at AMM? Since Laudamotion/Ryanair has no connection to Saudia Airlines, I need to claim my luggage and check-in to Saudia Airlines desk.
My nationality is Indonesia (passport), but I am holding an Austrian Permanent Residence.

looking forward for your reply

Kind regards,
Andre

plunet

I am not the expert, just a random stranger on the internet, but it seems that you can get a single entry Visa on Arrival for JOD40, if you have a return flight a double entry VOA at JOD60 might be better value.

Visas To Jordan

However, with these things the advise has to be contact an embassy if you have any doubt.

Ocn Vw 1K

As this thread would be a better fit for our Middle East forum, I'll move this there. Ocn Vw 1K, Senior Moderator.

ahopkins767

I've read through the information here.

It seems from the info provided by Ditto that you can get a transit without visa for 48hours.

Would this apply to Filipinos (who otherwise need a visa)?

deltatrav

Does this mean you can enter Amman for a night or two and then continue on without paying for a visa?

derJan

I would like to do a direct turnaround on Austrian Airlines. 1. Question: Are mobile boarding passes allowed. and 2. if not, is there a possibility to get it printed out at the transit desk?

freed0m

many online said you will have to pay to leave the airport even with layover of a few hours.

Based on above posts, it seems that transit visa does exist.

May I know what special words to mention to the passport control to get a transit visa? With onward ticket?

Many Thanks!