Jordan Pass FAQ 2026 – All Your Questions Answered

The Jordan Pass is an official tourist card issued by the Jordan Tourism Board. It combines your Jordanian entry visa fee waiver with prepaid admission to over 40 attractions across Jordan, including Petra, Wadi Rum, and Jerash. It must be purchased online before arrival.

For most visitors staying 3+ nights and planning to visit Petra, yes – the pass pays for itself with the visa waiver (~$56) and Petra entry (~$74) alone, totaling ~$130 separately vs. ~$70 for the Wanderer pass. The more sites you visit, the greater the savings.

The Jordan Pass is available to citizens of countries eligible for a Jordanian visa on arrival, including the USA, UK, all EU countries, Canada, Australia, Japan, and many others. Citizens requiring a pre-approved embassy visa (e.g., India, Pakistan) are not eligible.

In 2026, the Jordan Pass costs approximately $70 (Wanderer – 1 Petra day), $80 (Explorer – 2 Petra days), or $99 (Insider – 3 Petra days). All include the visa fee waiver and 40+ attraction entries. See our Jordan Pass fee page for full details.

The official purchase portal is jordanpass.jo. Purchase takes about 10 minutes and requires your passport details and a credit/debit card. You’ll receive your pass by email as a PDF with a QR code.

No. The Jordan Pass is an online-only product that must be purchased before you arrive in Jordan. There are no purchase counters at airports or border crossings.

You can buy it up to 3 months in advance. Most travelers purchase 1-2 weeks before departure. The important thing is you must have it before landing in Jordan.

You can process the application for someone else, but the pass must be in that person’s name and passport details. Each pass is non-transferable and tied to one specific passport number.

Not exactly – it waives the visa fee (~$56). You still go through the standard immigration process at the border, but instead of paying the fee, you present your Jordan Pass. Your passport gets stamped as normal.

Yes. If you stay fewer than 3 nights, the ~$56 visa fee will be collected when you exit Jordan. The attraction entries remain valid regardless of stay length.

Yes. The Jordan Pass is valid at all official Jordan entry points, including air borders (Amman, Aqaba airports), sea borders (Aqaba sea port), and land borders (King Hussein Bridge, Wadi Araba, Sheikh Hussein).

Over 40 attraction sites across Jordan. These include Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, Ajloun Castle, Kerak Castle, Umm Qais, the Baptism Site, Madaba, the Desert Castles, and many more. See the full list on our included attractions page.

No. Petra by Night (the Monday/Wednesday/Thursday evening show in the Siq) is a separate experience with a separate ticket (~JOD 17). It is not included in the Jordan Pass.

The Jordan Pass includes entry to the Wadi Rum Protected Area. Jeep tours, camel rides, and overnight camping experiences are separate costs arranged with local operators. More details on our Jordan Pass Wadi Rum page.

No – each included site can only be visited once per pass (except Petra, which allows consecutive-day visits per your package). The QR code is scanned at each entry and tracks visits.

The pass has a 3-month window from purchase to activate it (first border entry). Once activated, you have 2 weeks (14 days) to visit all included attractions.

If the 2-week usage window expires, you’ll need to pay standard entrance fees for any further attraction visits. The visa portion is unaffected – standard visa rules continue to apply for your stay.

Log into your account on jordanpass.jo and re-download the PDF. Alternatively, check your confirmation email for the original QR code. The pass is digital and can be re-downloaded.

The Jordan Pass is generally non-refundable. If you haven’t activated it, check with jordanpass.jo support for their current cancellation and credit policy.