Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co

What Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co does

Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co (JETT) is a publicly listed Jordanian shareholding company founded in 1964 in Jerusalem and relocated to Amman in 1966, operating for over 50 years as a comprehensive passenger transport and logistics provider. The company's core offering is bus transportation across domestic Jordanian routes (Amman, Aqaba, Irbid, Zarqa, Petra, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum) and international routes to Palestine, Saudi Arabia (Neom), Egypt (Cairo), and Syria (Damascus), with both standard and VIP service tiers. Supporting the core transport business, JETT operates a diversified service portfolio including a wholly-owned water distribution subsidiary (JETT Aqua) serving hotels, restaurants, and homes, a mail and parcel delivery service running 75+ daily flights between Aqaba, Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa, fuel distribution to industrial and hospitality clients, a magnetic Loyalty Card program on Irbid-Amman routes being extended to Aqaba, VIP border crossing services at King Hussein Bridge and Sheikh Hussein Bridge, corporate employee transport solutions, and destination management for tour operators.

The technology layer consists of an integrated booking and service management system: an online booking platform supporting domestic and international routes including electronic booking for King Hussein Bridge, a mobile application with reservation, map, voice guide, and image gallery features, and Facebook Login integration for customer authentication. The October 2025 partnership with Orange Jordan introduced an MPLS network across Jordan supporting automated online passenger booking and broader digital transformation.

JETT's go-to-market operates through a hybrid direct-to-consumer and B2B channel mix: physical bus stations and ticket counters serve individual passengers, the website and mobile app serve self-serve digital bookings, and dedicated enterprise sales handle corporate employee transport contracts and tour operator partnerships. The company is listed on the Amman Stock Exchange with share capital of 10,800,000 JOD, governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Dr. Kamal Gharaibeh Al-Bakri, with the 33rd Ordinary General Assembly scheduled for April 2026 recommending a 10% cash dividend for fiscal year 2025.

Name

Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co

Legal name

شركة النقليات السياحية الأردنية (جت) ش.م.ع

Website

https://jett.com.jo

Company type

Public

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co (JETT) is a publicly listed Jordanian bus and logistics operator founded in 1964, providing domestic and international passenger transport, VIP and limousine services, border crossing transport, mail delivery, water distribution, and corporate employee shuttles across Jordan and neighboring countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Passenger Transport Tickets: Revenue from selling tickets for domestic and international bus routes, including VIP services. Pricing varies by route, with adult and children fares (e.g., Abdali-Aqaba: 10 JOD adults, 7.60 JOD children; VIP routes: 20 JOD adults)
2. Loyalty Card Subscriptions: Magnetic loyalty cards that passengers charge with value, offering free trips based on recharge amounts as a loyalty incentive
3. Mail and Parcel Delivery: Postal services transporting parcels, letters, and packages on routes between Aqaba and Amman branches, with over 75 daily flights. Offers postal subscriptions for companies at 60 JOD per bag twice monthly
4. JETT Aqua Water Distribution: Water delivery services to hotels, restaurants, and homes through JETT's subsidiary company
5. VIP and Limousine Services: Luxury transportation services including VIP border crossing services and limousine car services
6. Employee Transport Solutions: Customized transportation solutions for companies to transport employees safely and comfortably
7. Fuel Distribution: Fuel delivery services to companies, factories, and hotels

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co (JETT) is a passenger transport and tourism bus services company that operates scheduled domestic bus routes across Jordan and international routes to neighboring countries, including VIP, standard, and tourist transport services. The company also offers ancillary services including mail and parcel delivery, water distribution through its JETT Aqua subsidiary, fuel distribution, limousine services, customized corporate employee transport, and border crossing services at King Hussein Bridge.

Product overview

Jordan Express Tourist Transport Co (JETT) operates as a comprehensive transport and logistics company offering a multi-service portfolio. The core product is JETT Bus Transport, providing domestic and international public transport across Jordan with VIP and standard options. Supporting services include Tourist Transport Services (collaborating with tour operators for destinations like Petra, Wadi Rum, and Dead Sea), JETT Aqua (water distribution subsidiary), JETT Loyalty Card (magnetic card loyalty program), Mail Delivery Service (parcel and postal transport with 75+ daily flights), KHB Services (border crossing transport), Limousine Services (luxury car fleet), Employee Transport Solutions (corporate transportation), and DMC Services (destination management and tour operations).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JETT Aqua (جت أكوا): Water delivery and distribution services for hotels, restaurants, homes, and businesses. A subsidiary of JETT focused on providing pure, clean, and safe water delivery solutions.
• JETT Loyalty Card

Products and services

• JETT Bus Transport Scheduled domestic bus transport across Jordan (Amman, Aqaba, Irbid, Zarqa, Petra, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum) and international routes to Cairo, Damascus, Neom, and Beirut, available in standard and VIP tiers.
• Tourist Transport Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 daily flights for mail transport across operating lines
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orange JordancoreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2025Orange Jordan and JETT signed an agreement to provide communication and ICT services including an advanced MPLS network across Jordan. The partnership aims to improve operational efficiency and support digital transformation, exemplified by JETT's automation of online passenger booking. Services include mobile lines, enterprise connectivity, and ICT solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Swvl: Originally an Egypt-based mass transit bus platform, now operating across multiple emerging markets. Comparable to JETT in serving intra-city and intercity bus routes, but with a tech-enabled, asset-light model that contrasts with JETT's asset-heavy legacy fleet.
• Careem: MENA's leading ride-hailing and mobility super-app. Comparable as a regional passenger mobility operator competing for the same Jordanian customers, though focused on intra-city ride-hailing rather than intercity tourist bus transport.

Broad incumbents

• FlixBus: Europe's largest intercity bus network with a tech-enabled platform and aggressive international expansion. Comparable as a long-distance scheduled bus operator with online booking and loyalty, though operating at significantly larger scale and higher digitization.

Direct peers

• SAPTCO (Saudi Public Transport Company): Saudi Arabia's national public bus transport operator offering intercity, international, and pilgrim transport. Directly comparable to JETT as a publicly listed, government-adjacent bus operator in the Middle East serving tourism, Hajj/Umrah pilgrims, and cross-border routes.
• Mwasalat Misr: Oman's national public transport company operating intercity bus routes and tourism transport. Closely comparable to JETT in scale, regional GCC/MENA positioning, and mix of commuter and tourist bus services.

Regional players

• City Bus (Egypt): Egypt's public-private bus transport partnership serving Cairo and intercity routes. Comparable as a mass-market bus operator in a neighboring MENA country, though focused more on urban than tourist transport.
• Damascus Transport Company: Syria's state-run intercity bus operator running routes between Damascus and neighboring capitals including Amman. Directly comparable as a cross-border bus operator on the Amman-Damascus corridor served by JETT, though currently impacted by Syrian conflict.
• National Transport Company (UAE): UAE-based government-owned intercity and tourist bus operator. Comparable as a state-linked bus and tourism transport provider in the Gulf, though operating in a higher-income market with different route economics.
• Egyptian Transport and Tourism Company (EGTT): Egyptian state-linked bus operator serving Cairo-Amman and other cross-border routes. Comparable as a regional competitor on the Amman-Cairo corridor and as a government-affiliated intercity transport provider in a neighboring MENA market.
• Hafilat (Abu Dhabi Mobility): Abu Dhabi's public bus network operator under the Department of Municipalities and Transport. Comparable as a publicly operated intercity and urban bus service in the GCC, though with different regulatory and economic structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jettcompany

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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