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How to travel from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Amman, Jordan, via Alenby Bridge

Here is a brief guide of how to travel from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Amman, Jordan via the Alenby or King Hussein Bridge over the Jordan River.  My round trip in June 2016 cost $345 , including the visa, transport, and border taxes for an American passport holder. Apply for a visa at the Embassy of Jordan on the 10th floor of the building at 14 Abba Hillel Street in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv.  Bring your passport, a passport photo, and 360 shekels for a single entry visa.  Return the same or next day to pick up the passport at the given appointment time.  (I could pick my passport up the next day.  A friend patiently waited and received hers on the same day.) After picking up the passport with the visa, cross 14 Abba Hillel Street.  Take bus 42 for 5.90 shekels to the Tel Aviv 2000 Terminal.  Take bus 480 to Jerusalem Central Bus Station for 16 shekels with the Rav Card. From the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, take the tram to Damascus Gate.  Find the yellow, white, and green service v