egypt Getting around


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gypt is a vast country covering more than one million square kilometres (387,000 square miles), but visitors will find plenty of easy and efficient ways to get around.


The distances between the main tourist destinations make air travel the quickest option. Egyptair, the national airline, operates all domestic flights and serves 11 airports including Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Marsa Alam, Marsa Matruh and Sharm el Sheikh. Flight times from Cairo range from 45 minutes to Alexandria to one hour 25 minutes to Aswan. Trains, including some overnight sleepers, connect tourist hubs such as Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria and Marsa Matruh and first-class travel is very affordable.


Egypt’s road network is generally good but car hire is not recommended


as cities are often busy and congested. For people that want to travel by car a good option is to hire a car with a driver, which can be booked through local ground agents.


Alternatively companies such as Superjet, Delta and Upper Egypt operate deluxe air-conditioned buses between larger towns and cities. They are reliable and inexpensive and have toilets, on- board refreshments and films. Typical travel times from Cairo are under four hours to Alexandria, nine hours to Sharm el Shiekh and 12 hours to Aswan. For stress-free travel tickets


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Egypt has all the major transport options expected of a leading tourism destination, from taxis and a metro in Cairo to inter-city domestic fl ights, rail and coach services


booked at least a day in advance. Taxis are plentiful and convenient for city-based travel. Cairo’s fleet of metered air-conditioned yellow and white cabs can be pre-booked, but most taxis are not metered so visitors should ask their hotels for guideline prices and agree a fee with the driver before setting off. Cairo also has a large metro with prices a fraction of the cost of European capitals.


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