Ferry to Aqaba from Nuweiba
Aqaba-Nuweiba Ferry Information.
Timetables. Ticket information.
Updated on 28 April 2011.
If you are in Sinai Egypt, you can choose to take the ferry to Aqaba from the port of Nuweiba.
The daily sea ferries are operated by
AB Maritime, Jordan.
Make sure you arrive to the port at least 2-3 hours prior to the departure, especially if you haven't purchased your ferry ticket beforehand.
Experienced travellers suggest to spend the night before in one of the hotels in Nuweiba.
By doing that you don't have to spend half a day at the Nuweiba ferry station, instead, you can relax on the beach and head to the terminal when you see the ferry arriving from Jordan.
Sometimes it just runs hours behind schedule!
For those traveling from Aqaba to Nuweiba to start their Egyptian adventure from Sinai, I recommend to check out the Alternative Egypt Travel Guide, the web's most extensive resource for
researching and planning independent travel in Egypt.
The Aqaba Ferry Station
The Passenger Station in Aqaba is apprx. 6 km south of the city, after the Container Terminal and the Marine Science Station. A taxi there costs around 3-5 JD.
Tel: 00962-3-2013891
AB Maritime's Nuweiba Office Tel: 0020-69-3520365
NEW: Aqaba Downtown Ferry Ticket Reservation Office
The new AB Maritime Ticket Reservation Office is located on Al Batra (Petra) street, right next to Humam Supermarket.
Opening hours: 8.00h - 24.00h (from Sunday to Thursday)
and 8.00h - 20.00h (on Friday-Saturday)
Telephone: 00962-3-2013237 (landline) or 00962-79-5637589 (mobile).
You can pay by cash (JOD or USD), VISA card and MasterCard.
Ferry Timetables and Ticket Information
Fast Ferry
The journey by the fast ferry to Aqaba takes 1 hour.
Departures:
- From Aqaba to Nuweiba: daily (except Saturday) at 13.00h.
- From Nuweiba to Aqaba: daily (except Saturday) at around 16.00h.
Tickets:
- One-way - adult: 70 USD
- One-way - children between 2-8 years old: 55 USD
- Two-way - adult: 120 USD
- Two-way - children between 2-8 years old: 90 USD
- Salon cars - one-way: 165 USD
- Jeeps - one-way: 220 USD
Slow Ferry
The journey by the slow ferry to Aqaba takes 3 hours.
Departures:
- From Aqaba to Nuweiba: daily at 24.00h.
- From Nuweiba to Aqaba: daily at 12.00h.
Tickets:
- One-way economy class: 60 USD
- One-way - children between 2-8 years old: 50 USD
- Round economy class: 100 USD
- Two-way - children between 2-8 years old: 80 USD
- Salon cars - one-way: 150 USD
- Jeeps - one-way: 210 USD
Good To Know
These prices do not include departure taxes - JD 5 in Jordan and LE 50 in Egypt.
Children under 2 years travel free of charge.
In Nuweiba you have to pay your ferry tickets in USD while in Aqaba both USD and JOD are accepted.
Both the fast and the slow ferry carry cars and buses too.
Delays may happen due to bad weather or if the port is too busy.
The ferry can get extreemly crowded during holidays, especially before and after the days of Hajj - the main yearly pilgrimage to Mecca.
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