Zarqa travel guide

Zarqa Tourism | Zarqa Guide

You're Going to Love Zarqa

With a population of 792,665, Zarqa is the largest city in Zarqa, Jordan by the number of inhabitants. It is one of the most popular cities to visit in the country. We recommend you stay at least 100 days in order to fully appreciate everything Zarqa has to offer.

How to Get to Zarqa

Plane

Although Zarqa doesn’t have its own airport, you can fly to Amman Queen Alia Intl (AMM), which is located 39 km from Zarqa. Airlines that fly from the United Arab Emirates to Zarqa include Emirates, flydubai and Qantas Airways. The shortest flight to Zarqa from the United Arab Emirates departs from Abu Dhabi and takes around 3h 15m.

Car

Another option to get to Zarqa is to pick up a car hire from Amman, which is about 22 km from Zarqa. You’ll find branches of Right Cars and Masafat, among others, in Amman.

Bus

Bus operates bus routes to Zarqa.

Plane

Although Zarqa doesn’t have its own airport, you can fly to Amman Queen Alia Intl (AMM), which is located 39 km from Zarqa. Airlines that fly from the United Arab Emirates to Zarqa include Emirates, flydubai and Qantas Airways. The shortest flight to Zarqa from the United Arab Emirates departs from Abu Dhabi and takes around 3h 15m.

Car

Another option to get to Zarqa is to pick up a car hire from Amman, which is about 22 km from Zarqa. You’ll find branches of Right Cars and Masafat, among others, in Amman.

Bus

Bus operates bus routes to Zarqa.

Airports near Zarqa

Airlines serving Zarqa

Lufthansa
Good (4,697 reviews)
SWISS
Good (954 reviews)
British Airways
Good (4,589 reviews)
Turkish Airlines
Good (2,268 reviews)
Austrian Airlines
Good (491 reviews)
Air France
Good (980 reviews)
Iberia
Good (1,597 reviews)
Emirates
Excellent (2,116 reviews)
United Airlines
Good (4,961 reviews)
Qatar Airways
Good (2,437 reviews)
Air Canada
Good (5,940 reviews)
LOT
Good (681 reviews)
TAP Portugal
Good (1,172 reviews)
Alaska Airlines
Excellent (5,729 reviews)
Etihad Airways
Good (833 reviews)
Ethiopian Air
Good (405 reviews)
Cathay Pacific
Good (516 reviews)
JetBlue
Good (1,587 reviews)
ITA Airways
Good (726 reviews)
Egypt Air
Good (195 reviews)
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Where to stay in popular areas of Zarqa

Most booked hotels in Zarqa

Hilton Amman
5 stars
Excellent (9.5, Excellent reviews)
AED 526+
Amman Rotana
5 stars
Excellent (8.2, Excellent reviews)
AED 656+
Regency Palace Amman
5 stars
Excellent (8, Excellent reviews)
AED 396+
Ibis Amman
3 stars
Good (6.9, Good reviews)
AED 140+
Amman Airport Hotel
4 stars
Okay (4.5, Okay reviews)
AED 529+

Hiring a car in Zarqa

Expect to pay AED 6.21 per litre in Zarqa (average price from the past 30 days). Depending on the size of your car hire, filling up the tank will cost between AED 74.48 and AED 99.31.

Expect to pay AED 6.21 per litre in Zarqa (average price from the past 30 days). Depending on the size of your car hire, filling up the tank will cost between AED 74.48 and AED 99.31.