Africa
Getting around Egypt
Between cities
Getting around Egypt
Trains run Cairo–Alexandria and Cairo–Luxor–Aswan, including overnight sleepers; Go Bus and Blue Bus serve the Red Sea and Sinai, and EgyptAir flies to Luxor, Aswan and resorts.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Uber, Careem, inDrive, DiDi.
- Driving: on the right. Bring a 1949-Convention IDP with your licence (valid up to 6 months); traffic is chaotic, so most visitors hire drivers.
- Go Bus
- Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (site tickets)
Getting around by place
Sources
- Go Bus
- Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (site tickets)
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Egypt
- Egypt e-Visa portal (Ministry of Interior)
- Egypt digital visa on arrival
- Speedtest Global Index: Egypt
- World Bank open data
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