Transportation in Egypt :

Egypt has approximately 8600 km (about 5300 mi) of railroads.  The principal railway line links Aswan and points north in the Nile Valley to Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast.  The inland waterways of Egypt—including the Nile, navigable throughout its course in the country, the approximately 1600 km (about 1000 mi) of shipping canals, and the more than 17,700 km (more than 11,000 mi) of irrigation canals in the Nile delta—are used extensively for transportation.  Camel caravans are employed to a limited extent in the desert.

Two highways connect Cairo with Alexandria. Other highways connect Cairo to Port Said, Suez and Al Fayyom. The total length of highways and roads is about 38,000 km (about 23,600 mi), of which about 18,000 km (about 11,200 mi) are highways.  International airlines provide regular services between Cairo and Alexandria and major world centres.  Egypt-Air, the government-owned airline, also provides domestic and foreign services; the country has about 80 airfields.  The major port is Alexandria, followed by Port Said and Suez, all of which are served by numerous shipping companies.  The Suez Canal, which was closed from 1967 until mid 1975, produces substantial annual toll revenues.  In the early 1990s about 16,600 vessels used the canal each year.

Distances between major  town and places in Egypt  in KM.

  Cairo Alexandria Luxor Aswan Hurghada Sharm Elshiek Ismalia seuz marsa matrouh  port said minya Elarish
Cairo 0 224 676 906 529 550 140 130 512 224 248 496
Alexandria 224 0 895 1128 759 705 272 364 288 357 472 506
Luxor 676 895 0 223 299 1036 785 810 1185 895 387 1017
Aswan 906 1128 223 0 513 1386 1043 1044 1415 1128 655 1277
Hurghada 529 759 299 513 0 737 487 395 1047 569 608 718
Sharm Elshiek 550 705 1036 1386 737 0 431 342 993 566 730 576
Ismalia 140 272 785 1043 487 431 0 91 560 85 387 232
Seuz 130 364 810 1044 395 342 91 0 652 174 388 323
Marsa matrouh 512 288 1185 1415 1047 993 560 652 0 645 760 794
port said 224 357 895 1128 569 566 85 174 645 0 472 320
Minia 248 472 387 655 608 730 387 388 760 472 0 621
Ellariesh 469 506 1017 1277 718 576 232 323 795 320 621 0

 

Listed here below are some schedules for trains and buses that might be very useful for you:

Train and Bus Schedules at major towns :

1- Buses:

 

From : Cairo To  Mersa Matrouh    (very useful for those who wish to go to the oasis of Siwa).

 

Type

Time Of Departure

Price

Golden Arrow

7:15 AM

32 LE Approx. 9.31 US

Pullman

7:30 AM

35 LE Approx. 10.19 US  

Pullman

7:45 AM

35 LE Approx. 10.19 US

Pullman

8:00 AM

35 LE Approx. 10.19 US

Lux

8:30 AM

25 LE Approx. 7.28 US

Pullman

5:00 PM

35 LE Approx. 10.19 US


Sharm Elshiek   and  Sinai

From Sharm to Cairo is 510 KM

Type

Time Of Departure

Price

East Delta Bus co

7:30 AM, 10:30, 12:30,13:00,15:00,16:00, 17:30, 22:00, 23:00

55 LE Approx. 8.31 US

Super Jet

23:30  PM

65 LE Approx. 10.19 US  

Sharm to other cities in the Sinai

Type

Time Of Departure

Price

East delta

Sharm to Dahab 100KM

6:30 AM

07:30 , 09:00 ,14:30,15:00, 17:00, 21:00, 23:00

32 LE Approx. 9.31 US

East delta

Sharm to Nuweiba 170KM

 

8:00 AM,

09:00,14:00,17:00

 

35 LE Approx. 10.19 US  

East Delta

Sharm to saint Catherine 220KM

7:30  PM

40 LE Approx. 10.19 US  

Sharm to Taba 223KM

08:00  , 9:000  PM

40 LE Approx. 10.19 US  

 

 

Trains:

From: Aswan (High Dam ) to Cairo

Train No.

Train Type

Time Of Departure

Price

Duration

      I Class II Class  

*83

Night train

2:00 PM

-

71 LE approx. 20.67 US

15:45 Hours

           

89

Night train

4:30 PM

-

71 LE approx. 20.67 US

16:25 Hours

981

French

6:00 AM

54 LE approx. 15.72 US

32 LE approx. 9.31 US

15:15 Hours

989

Spanish

7:00 PM

61 LE approx. 17.76 US

36 LE approx. 1.75 US

14:40 Hours

*887

French

8:45 PM

54 LE approx. 15.72 US

32 LE approx. 9.31 US

15:15 Hours

997

Spanish

6:00 PM

61 LE approx. 17.76 US

36 LE approx. 10.48 US

14:30 Hours

*This Train is available from 1,July to 30,September (Summer )

 

From: Cairo to Luxor

Train No.

Train Type

Time Of Departure

Price

Duration

     

I Class

II Class

 

86

Night train

8:15 PM

-

71 LE approx. 20.67 US

9:20 Hours

934

French

1:15 PM

50 LE approx. 14.55 US

28 LE approx. 8.15 US

8:30 Hours

982

French

12:00 Noon

50 LE approx. 14.55 US

28 LE approx. 8.15 US

11:00 Hours

976

Spanish

8:45 PM

57 LE approx. 16.59 US

33 LE approx. 9.61 US

9:00 Hours


From: Luxor to Cairo

Train No.

Train Type

Time Of Departure

Price

Duration

      I Class II Class  

935

French

1:15PM

50 LE approx. 14.55 US 28 LE approx. 8.15 US

9:15 Hours

977

Spanish

9:30 PM

57 LE approx. 16.59 US 33 LE approx. 9.61 US

8:45 Hours

      

 

Sleeper trains: From Cairo to Aswan

Train No.

Train Type

Time Of Departure

Price

Duration

         84

Cairo/Aswan

    French        20:00 per person in DBL room Single It arrives Luxor at 05:00 and leaves at 5:15 and arrives Aswan 8:15 
 

 

 

  65$ 95$

 

85

Aswan /cairo

French

18:30

   

It arrives Luxor at 21:30 and leaves at 21:45 and arrives Cairo at  6:45

                                                           

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