Getting about

This is a good time of year to visit Upper Egypt and the Western Desert oases. Here is the lowdown on getting from A to B.

Buses

Super Jet, East Delta and West Delta buses operate throughout Egypt. All are air-conditioned.

Super Jet

Super Jet stations are located in Almaza (Heliopolis), Turguman Square (Tahrir), Giza, and Cairo Airport. Tel: 266 0212.

Cairo-Alexandria

Services almost every half hour from 5am to 11pm. Tickets LE20 mornings; LE22 thereafter.

Tickets for the VIP bus leaving only at 8am, 4pm are LE29.

Cairo-Hurghada

Services at 7.30am, 2.30pm and 11.30pm. Tickets for morning services LE50; LE55 for night service. There is a service from Alexandria to Hurghada at 8pm for LE80.

Cairo-Sharm El-Sheikh

Services at 7.30am and 11.30pm. Tickets LE55.

West Delta

West Delta stations are located in Almaza, Turguman and Giza. Tel: 576 5582.

Cairo-Alexandria

Services almost every hour from 4am to 1.30am. Tickets LE16-LE25.

Cairo-Marsa Matrouh

Three services daily at 7am, 8.30am, 2.30pm, 6pm and 10.30pm. Tickets LE35.

East Delta

East Delta stations are located in Almaza and Turguman. Tel: 574 2814.

Cairo-Sharm El-Sheikh

Services are at 6.30am, 7.15am, 10am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 11pm. 11.30pm, 12am and 12.15 am. Tickets for morning services LE45 for Egyptians and LE55 for foreigners; LE55 for night services for Egyptians and LE65 for foreigners.

Cairo-Ras Sudr

Two services daily at 7.15am and 8.15am. Tickets LE15 for both Egyptians and foreigners.

Upper Egypt Bus Company

Upper Egypt Bus Company stations are located at Turguman and Giza. Tel: 576 0261.

Cairo-Bahariya

Services daily at 7am and 8am. Tickets LE14 mornings, LE16 evenings.

Cairo-Farafra

Services daily at 7am and 6pm. Tickets LE27 mornings, LE30 evenings.

Cairo-Dakhla

Services daily at 7am (through Farafra) and 8pm. Tickets LE35 mornings, LE43 evenings.

Cairo-Kharga

Services daily at 9am, 9.15pm and 10.30pm. Tickets LE30 mornings, LE33 at 9.15pm and LE38 at 10.30.

Prices for foreigners: add LE10.

Trains

Trains to Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan run from Ramses Station. Tel: 575 3555.

Cairo-Luxor-Aswan

"Spanish" deluxe trains without sleeper cars. Services to Luxor and Aswan 6.45pm, 7.30pm, 9pm, 10pm, 12am. Tickets to Luxor: first class LE67; second class LE40. Tickets to Aswan: first class LE81; second class LE48.

Cairo-Alexandria

"French" train departs every hour from 6am to 10pm. Tickets: first class LE26; second class LE17.

"Spanish" train service departs at 9am, 12 noon, 2pm and 6pm. Tickets: first class LE34; second class LE25.

EgyptAir

There are between two and five domestic flights daily each to Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh. Check with EgyptAir Tel: (Adly St) 390 3506, (Hilton Hotel) 5772410.

Cairo-Aswan

Round trip tickets: LE373 for Egyptians; LE1273 for foreigners.

Cairo-Luxor

Round trip tickets: LE283 for Egyptians; LE932 for foreigners.

Cairo-Hurghada

Round trip tickets: LE303 for Egyptians; LE964 for foreigners.

Cairo-Sharm El-Sheikh

Round trip tickets: LE311 for Egyptians; LE964 for foreigners.

Cairo-New Valley

Sundays and Wednesdays. Tickets: LE269 for Egyptians, LE1435

for foreigners.

International Buses

Bus services run to Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and Libya.

East Delta

From Sinai Bus Terminal.

Cairo-Kuwait

Service at 8pm on Sun. and Thurs. Tickets LE260.

Cairo-Benghazi

Service at 8am on Sun., Tues. and Wedn. Tickets LE100.

Cairo-Tripoli

Service at 8am on Mon. and Thurs. Tickets LE180.

Arab Union Bus Company

Tel: 290 9013.

From Almaza Square, Heliopolis.

Cairo-Amman

Services at 5am on Sun. and Tues. Tickets $68 (includes ferry crossing).

Cairo-Damascus

Service at 10pm Thurs. Tickets $92.

Cairo-Tripoli

Daily service at 7am. Tickets $136.

Cairo-Tripoli (via Benghazi)

Daily service at 7.30am. Tickets $136.