☰Quweira

Quweira sits on the Desert Highway (Route 15), the main north-south artery running between Amman and Aqaba. It is about 50 kilometres north of Aqaba and roughly 290 kilometres south of Amman. Any bus or minibus travelling this route will pass through or close to Quweira, though not all will stop in town.

If you are heading to Wadi Rum, the turnoff leaves the Desert Highway roughly five kilometres south of Quweira, at a signed junction at around 29.725°N, 35.283°E — about 40 kilometres north of Aqaba. From there, the road runs east for about 21 kilometres across open desert to the Wadi Rum Visitor Centre. There is no public transport along this road. Hitching is possible but not guaranteed; tour operators in Aqaba sometimes run transfers that pass through the junction. The most reliable option is to arrange a pick-up in advance with your camp or guide in Wadi Rum.

If you are coming from Aqaba, shared taxis (service taxis) run north along the Desert Highway and can drop you at the Wadi Rum junction. From there you will need to arrange onward transport or walk the 21 kilometres, which no one does.

Quweira is not a destination in itself. It is a supply stop — the last town of any size before the road to Wadi Rum takes you east into the desert. Most travellers pass through quickly: fill your water bottles, buy snacks, top up your phone credit, and move on.

That said, the surrounding landscape is striking in its own right. The town sits on the edge of the Hisma plateau, a vast stony desert of red and brown sandstone that stretches south toward Saudi Arabia. If you are arriving from the north, the terrain begins to look properly dramatic around Quweira. And there are a couple of things worth pausing for — the solar plant visible from the highway, and the junction road to Wadi Rum, which is itself a memorable drive.