Transportation

Following are the main transport methos which you will be needin during your stay in Egypt:




Flights
Egypt Air, the national carrier provides domestic flights to all the major touristic cities in Egypt. There are some other small charter airlines which can provide a private transfer to the different destinations in Egypt.

Trains
Trains in Egypt, in general, are comfortable, especially the first class variety. the sleeping Train, although it is little more expensive, but traveling at night makes the trip missing no real "Tour Time", and avoids the cost of a hotel room.
Trains to Alexandria leave almost hourly. The duration of the trip is approximately two hours.
Regular trains to Luxor and Aswan leave usually in the morning or late evening. The duration of this trip is about 9 to 13hours depending on the train.

Buses
Public buses are the most economical way for a tourist to travel within Egypt especially to the destinations which are not to be reached by train like Hurghada, Gouna, Safaga, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheilkh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, etc... Buses available to tourists are air conditioned and comfortable.