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E
gypt 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 Fayy
om. 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 ) | ||||||
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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 |
|
|
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$ |
|
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|
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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