Transport in Jordan is built around a modern road network, three commercial airports and a small railway system. The country is a transit hub for goods moving to Iraq, Syria and the wider region, which has driven heavy investment in infrastructure.
Queen Alia International Airport, south of Amman, is the main international gateway and the hub of the national carrier Royal Jordanian; Amman Civil Airport (Marka) serves regional and charter routes, and King Hussein International Airport at Aqaba serves the south and the Red Sea coast. All three handle international flights.
The road network is the backbone of the country: several thousand kilometres of main and rural roads connect Amman with every governorate, including the Desert Highway and the scenic King's Highway. Public transport within cities is provided by buses, including the Amman Bus and the Amman-Zarqa Bus Rapid Transit, while shared taxis and private cars and drivers cover intercity travel. The historic Hejaz Railway, built in the Ottoman era, today carries mainly freight, and a national railway project is planned. For visitors, hiring a car with a driver is the most convenient way to combine the country's far-flung sites.