  We present Near-Infrared (NIR) $J$ and $K_s$-band observations for 181 RR
Lyrae stars in the Galactic Globular Cluster $\omega$ Cen. The comparison
between predicted and empirical slopes of NIR Period-Luminosity (PL) relations
indicates a very good agreement. Cluster distance estimates based on NIR PL
relations agree quite well with recent determinations based on different
standard candles, giving a true mean distance modulus $\mu = 13.71\pm0.05$, and
$d=5.52\pm0.13$ kpc.
