There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Petra by plane, bus, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Queen Alia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)BSL - AMM
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
14h 47m$181–306Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Queen Alia International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)MXP - AMM
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
17h 4m$148–485Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Petra
2d 12h$751–2,023Drive 4,086.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Petra4,086.9 km
40h 53m$824–1,191Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Queen Alia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)ZRH - AMM
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
13h 22m$206–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to King Hussein International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Hussein International Airport (AQJ)ZRH - AQJ
- Take the bus from Aqaba to Wadi Rum
- Take the bus from Wadi Rum to Petra
15h 6m$237–692Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ZRH - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90
- Take the bus from King Hussein Bridge to Amman Abdali Terminal
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
16h 27m$181–415Fly Basel to Ben Gurion Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)BSL - TLV
- Take the train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Take the bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90
- Take the bus from King Hussein Bridge to Amman Abdali Terminal
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
15h 21m$166–362
Basel (BSL) to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Petra is to fly and train and bus which costs $160 - $370 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Petra is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 22m and costs $200 - $450.
The distance between Basel and Petra is 3262 km. The road distance is 4086.9 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Basel to Petra, including transfers.
Petra is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:39 PM in Basel and 3:39 PM in Petra.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Petra is 4087 km. It takes approximately 40h 53m to drive from Basel to Petra.
There are 234+ hotels available in Petra.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Petra, Jordan?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Petra. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), walk to Queen Alia Airport, take the bus to Amman Tabarbour Terminal, take the taxi to Abdali, then take the bus to Petra. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Basel to Petra via München Ost, Villach Hbf/Bbf, and Edirne in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Basel to Queen Alia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Basel to Queen Alia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Queen Alia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Queen Alia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Queen Alia International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–390
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Queen Alia International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Queen Alia International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Queen Alia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $244–1,209
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- $244
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- $658
- Sleeper Wagon
- $752
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- $700
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- $1,115
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- $1,209
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from נתב''ג to Yerushalayim/Yits'hak Navon
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- $6–9
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- info@jett.com.jo
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $11–17
Bus from Aqaba to Wadi Rum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–22
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $3–5
Bus from Wadi Rum to Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–22
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from King Hussein Bridge to Amman Abdali Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- +972-3-6948888
- Website
- egged.co.il
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- egged.co.il
- Phone
- 03-7350199
- Website
- egged-taavura.co.il
Bus from Jerusalem Central Bus Station 3rd Floor/Platforms to Allenby Bridge Junction/Road 90
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- egged-taavura.co.il
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