He is due to board a military plane in the UK, which will take him back to his home country, in the early hours.
His deportation was approved after the UK and Jordan signed a treaty agreeing that evidence obtained through torture would not be used against him.
The legal battle to deport Abu Qatada has lasted almost 10 years and has cost the UK more than £1.7m ($2.5m).
The 53-year-old cleric is expected to be driven out of London's Belmarsh Prison on Saturday evening and taken to a waiting plane at RAF Northolt, in west London.
The BBC understands that he will be accompanied on the flight by a team of six people from Jordan, comprising three security officials, a psychologist, a medical examiner and his Jordanian lawyer.
He has not returned to Jordan since he fled to the UK 20 years ago.
Abu Qatada is being held at Belmarsh after breaching a bail condition in March which restricted his use of mobile phones and other communication devices.
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