![]() ![]() Crossing the border at Allenby BridgeĮntering the Allenby Terminal on the Israel side looks like any airport-style immigration terminal. The near empty carpark and checkpoint building (shrubs and planter boxes included). Our taxi arrived a few minutes later and we jumped in and headed on for the Israel border point. A border crossing checkpoint is NOT the place the noise of a tyre exploding will EVER sound ok! I don’t care how many times I have to tell myself it was just a tyre exploding. We stood up shakily from our spot behind the bush as the guards shrugged it off and headed back to their positions. Smoke started to rise up from the back of the truck and he shouted to the guards. A second later, the driver door of the lone truck parked in the carpark opened and the driver climbed down. The guards edged around the entrance, clutching their guns ready. (I am not sure what I hoped the shrubs would protect us from, but that’s all well in hindsight). Guards stood up immediately as we grabbed the kids and ducked behind the planter box and shrubs in front of us. There was the almighty sound of an explosion – BANG – that resonated around the valley. While we were waiting by the guard house at the checkpoint (in the literal middle of nowhere) we heard the worst noise ever. The worst noise everįirstly, this is not a usual part of the tips for making the crossing, but this is where we then experienced the worst noise you could hope to hear at a Middle Eastern checkpoint… Guards checked our passports and then called a taxi for us. It is literally an armed control checkpoint and carpark in the middle of nowhere. ![]() It sounds like sometimes there are taxis waiting at the end of route 90 by the checkpoint, however there were none when we arrived. We were informed it was an ex-military area and unsafe to walk. Note: You are not allowed to walk the 2km distance. A bus ticket for 21.50 ILS from Jerusalem to Allenby Bridge.įrom the checkpoint you will need to take a taxi to the Israel border and immigration. The bus stop for Bus 967 at Jerusalem Bus Station. It will drop you almost at the border, outside the first checkpoint with is approximately 2km from the border terminal. We took bus number 967 which passes directly by the Allenby Bridge stop. From Jerusalem Bus Station, you can also take buses 961, 966, or 967. A taxi will be charged by distance for the approximately a 30 KM drive.īus #961 departs from outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Options for getting from Jerusalem to the border on the Israel side are either by taxi or local bus. On the Jordan side, Allenby Bridge is 57km away from Amman, is located in the southern Jordan Valley. The Allenby Bridge crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho, thus connecting the West Bank with Jordan. It is confusing when starting research about the different Israel – Jordan border crossings, as the northernmost crossing is called the ‘Sheikh Hussein’ crossing. The Allenby Bridge is known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge. The following details how to make the central crossing. This was the handiest crossing to Jerusalem and the most straightforward place on the Jordan side to pick up our pre-booked rental car was the Amman International Airport. We crossed the border from Jerusalem to Amman via the Allenby Bridge. This is also the closest crossing to Petra (130km). Wadi Araba / Yitzhak Rabin border: This is the southernmost border crossing between the Israeli city of Eilat and the Jordanian city of Aqaba. ![]() Beit She’an / Sheikh Hussein: This is the northernmost border crossing located near Beit She’an in Israel and Irbid in Jordan.The Allenby Bridge crossing is the most common border crossing. Allenby / King Hussein Bridge: This is the central border crossing between Israel and Jordan, and the closest to both Jerusalem in Israel and Amman in Jordan.There are three overland border crossing points between Israel and Jordan. We crossed the border overland between Jerusalem to Amman in September 2019.īorder crossings between Israel and Jordan Waiting at the bus station in Jerusalem to head to the border crossing. ![]()
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