For quite a long time, Russian travelers did not have the opportunity to get to Egypt on direct flights. The ban on such flights has been in effect since the fall of 2015. Egyptian airspace is now expected to open any day now, but for now only for regular flights to Cairo. Further travel to resort cities for organized tourists will be provided by the welcoming party of the tour operator. Independent travelers will have to cover the distance from Cairo to Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and other resorts on their own. In any case, it won't hurt to figure out how to do this.
How to get from Cairo to Hurghada?
You can get to Hurghada by flying to Cairo airport in the following ways:
- immediately buy tickets for domestic flights connecting the capital and the resort;
- leave the airport, get to the intercity bus station and purchase a bus ticket;
- rent a car;
- by taxi.
Let us consider in more detail what the advantages or disadvantages of each of them are in covering the distance from Cairo to Hurghada.
Air travel
The advantage of this method of travel is that it does not require traveling outside the airport area. All you need to do is purchase a ticket for domestic flights. You can do this in advance via the Internet or use airline ticket offices upon arrival.
International flights arrive at Terminal 1, Hall 2. At bank kiosks you need to purchase a visa, paste it into your passport, and fill out a migration card. Next comes the standard procedure for passing customs and passport control. After receiving your luggage, you need to leave the airport. A shuttle starts immediately to the right of the entrance and transports transit passengers between the individual departure areas. It will take you to Hall 4, which is the departure area for local airlines.
This is the fastest way to achieve your goal, as well as the most comfortable one. The plane flies along the shortest route, unlike ground transport. The distance from Cairo to Hurghada will be reduced to four hundred kilometers. Travel time is less than an hour.
Bus routes
There is a taxi stop just outside the airport doors. After agreeing on the price, you will need to get to a bus station, such as GoBus. The bus leaves every hour from Tahrir Square; in Hurghada, the final stop is Nasser Street, from where you can hire a taxi to your hotel or rented apartment.
The distance from Cairo to Hurghada in this case is a little more than 450 km, and the travel time will take approximately 6-7 hours.
Hiring a taxi
Modern technologies have also brought their own adjustments to traveling around Egypt. There is no longer any need to run around the airport parking lot and negotiate with taxi drivers about the cost of the trip. You can negotiate this way to cover the distance from Cairo to Hurghada from home. Today, many services offer taxi services.
By choosing one of the services, you can select the class of the car and its capacity. The driver will pick you up from the airport door or meet you in the arrival hall with a sign. The distance will have to be covered the same as by bus, about 460 km, but in terms of time it will be faster, 4.5-5 hours.
Car rent
You can also take care of the issue of renting a car for traveling around Egypt at home by looking for the appropriate service. Moreover, the car can be delivered directly to the airport. But not all companies can hand it over at the place of arrival, and not at the point of receipt.
The cost of the service will depend on many factors:
- car class;
- capacity;
- equipment and additional options;
- insurance;
- rental period.
It is worth knowing that driving on the roads of Egypt as a driver is quite dangerous. Participants in the movement have a rather vague understanding of any rules; everyone travels at their own peril and risk. However, accidents are surprisingly rare. How long to travel from Cairo to Hurghada, in this case, depends only on you.
, our tourists still do not have a convenient opportunity to arrive at the Red Sea resorts, racking their brains about how to choose a quick and inexpensive route to their favorite beaches and places on the Red Sea coast.Therefore, we decided to give you an overview of all available routes from Cairo to Hurghada.
Hurghada is a city in the Red Sea province of Egypt. This is one of the main tourist centers of the country, located on the Red Sea coast. The distance from Cairo to Hurghada is approximately 460 km. Travel time not by plane is about 1 hour, by land - 5-8 hours.
We will not dwell in this article on all the attractions and opportunities of Hurghada as a resort. We have published a lot of materials about this in the headings and , as well as on . Now we have set ourselves the goal of considering what the route from Cairo to Hurghada is, how to take it and helping you make a choice: how to visit your favorite resort places when leaving Cairo.
On the streets of Cairo
So, the journey from Cairo to Hurghada can be made in these 4 ways:
Firstly, I would like to immediately note that the most straightforward, calm for your nerves and reliable ways of traveling to Hurghada for tourists from Russia, even without excellent knowledge of English, will be:
- Airplane
- Bus
Airplane
Company flights Egypt Air They regularly fly between Cairo and Hurghada daily. The flight time does not exceed an hour, despite the fact that the distance between Kar and Hurghada is about 460 km. For your greater comfort, you can make a ticket reservation before arriving in Cairo through the airline’s website. This will save your nerves and time. The company's website offers two languages for filling out reservations: English and Arabic.
Pros:
- flight speed is 1 hour (which will lengthen your holiday in Hurghada),
- comfort (check in, take a seat and fly),
- daily flights
- possibility to book tickets in advance.
- high ticket price $90-400 one way
- Basic knowledge of English is required.
A regular bus is the most inexpensive form of transport for traveling within Egypt. There are many bus companies in Egypt that provide travel to all cities of the country. The choice is huge:
Go Bus Egypt , Blue Bus , Super Jet, East Delta, High Jet and others less known. So as not to get lost in all this diversity, we advise you to pay attention to the three best (in our opinion) of all companies providing bus services:- Go Bus
- Blue Bus
- Super Jet
But with the arrival of transport services on the market El Gouna with their updated fleet of buses of varying degrees of comfortcompanies Go Bus
, many travelers, both local and foreigners, began to give preference to this company. They have several categories of tickets, depending on the comfort of the bus (distance between seats, buffet included in the price). Prices start from £120 per seat.
The very young girl adheres to the same systemcompany Blue Bus
, also offering travel in three categories of comfort: first class, business class, comfort class. Prices per seat: £150, £220 and £290 respectively.
Pros:
- a budget option
- road with one or two stops for 15 minutes
- reliability
- comfort
- built-in toilet
- buffet
- air conditioner
- DVD
- Wi-Fi available (sometimes)
- travel time 5-6 hours
- there are long delays at checkpoints
Ain Sokhna resort area on the Cairo-Hurghada route We especially note that for any trip to the cities of Egypt, you must have a valid visa in your passport! The 460 km long road from Cairo to Hurghada passes through several settlements where any vehicle can be stopped for document checks.
If you drive from Cairo, you will pass such points as: Ain Sokhna, Zafarana, Ras Ghareb and then the Hurghada checkpoint, where they generally like to thoroughly check everything and everyone. Never travel with expired visas, hoping for “maybe”!!! In Egypt, it won't work to "get away."
By the way, many will think, how will I look for these bus stations in Cairo and get on the bus to Hurghada upon arrival in Cairo. Calm, and only calm. No need to worry. First, try to find out where you can exchange dollars for pounds at the airport. And if you don’t care how to pay at first, then simply receive your luggage, leave the airport and ask where you can take a taxi. Fortunately, there are a lot of them there, and everyone understands without explanation that you need to go somewhere. Taxis in Cairo are white or black and white. Or you can use a pre-downloaded app to call a taxi if you have access to the Internet. And then you will need to tell the driver the name of the bus company whose bus you plan to go to Hurghada. It is even preferable to write the name on a piece of paper in advance and show it to the driver. For example:Al-Gouna Bus Station (Go Bus).
Taxi in Cairo
From our personal observations: Always negotiate with the taxi driver about the price and delivery location BEFORE getting into the car! If you don’t immediately have a conversation with a taxi driver, then just say “Shokran” (Thank you), wave your hand and catch another one. There is a lot of competition in the taxi market in Egypt, and literally in a few seconds another one will arrive.
So we have looked at the safest and most reliable ways to travel from Cairo to Hurghada.
Two other ways - taxi/car to order and personal car - more suitable for residents of Egypt and adventure lovers.
On a trip of this type, you definitely need to be able to communicate well in English or Arabic, or travel with such acquaintances, simply due to the fact that this is a private mode of transport and you do not know who the driver of the taxi or custom car is. Always be vigilant, even among such friendly people as the Egyptians. The price of a taxi ride from Cairo to Hurghada can range from $50 to $80 one way. It all depends on your ability to bargain.
So, let's summarize our review. You can get to Hurghada by plane, bus, taxi, or private car.
There is no railway connection between these cities yet.
In conclusion, here are reviews from some tourists that may help you with your choice:
Keith, London:
"By plane - it's about an hour of flight. Right now I went to the Egyptair website and put Egypt as my country to determine the cost of a Cairo-Hurghada ticket. The more tickets you order at the same time, the higher the cost per ticket!"
Andrew, Europe:
"I'm European and went from Cairo (Heliopolis to be exact) to Hurghada by bus and had absolutely no problems. It cost me £150 one way for the bus ride to Hurghada and it was a very comfortable trip as the interior of the bus was quite new and had everything we needed for comfort. The trip took 6 hours with two short stops (to stretch our legs) along the way. During the drive from Cairo to Hurghada we drove along the Red Sea coast, which was incredibly beautiful (luckily I took a day flight) .
I definitely recommend this method of travel as I have not had any problems."
Samir, Egypt:
"The buses are good, the trip will take about 6 hours, the bus company El gouna has good and clean buses, calm and friendly drivers (in my experience). And the trip will probably cost about 10-15 dollars. The plane will cost from 100 dollars and higher, and if you book in advance, you can find cheaper tickets and the flight takes 1 hour. So I travel there and back from Cairo to Hurghada."
Patrick, UK:
"I have to agree that El Gouna Bus is great for travel. They have good experienced drivers, well equipped buses and I have personally used them many times. I would never use a private car/taxi from Cairo to Hurghada or vice versa as I think it’s stupid and I don’t recommend it. Even if you are offered a good price for a trip, I know that I will find the same price for El Gouna buses with experienced drivers. Never travel with an unregistered travel company, because. It's also stupid and could void your insurance, put you in danger and ruin your long-awaited vacation. Don't buy cheap, choose safety."
Stop in Zafaran
Bon Voyage!
To visit Sharm el-Sheikh and not see one of the Wonders of the World is unforgivable stupidity. Spend just one day of rest and find yourself captivated by the ancient history of Egypt! Beach everyday life and all-inclusive will soon be forgotten, eh. The impressions from the excursion will last a lifetime.
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The Giza plateau with the pyramids and the Sphinx is located in the vicinity of Cairo, which has a population of 20 million people. Millennia of different eras and religions intertwine here. Cairo is often considered the “Gateway of the East” or is also called the city of “a thousand minarets”. Its atmosphere is like a kaleidoscope - there is a metro, villas and slums, modern high-rise buildings, cafes and restaurants, noisy bazaars and embankments, palm trees and neon advertising, and, of course, the concentration of cultural values of the Egyptian civilization, dating back 6 thousand years.
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All this makes the excursion from Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo one of the most interesting and vibrant.
When is the best time to go?
So, let's go from Sharm el-Sheikh to the pyramids! Excursions are offered year-round. All tourist buses have air conditioning, and airplanes even more so. However, if you are going to explore Cairo's sights on your own, then July-August is not the right time for this because of the heat. In the remaining months - stay healthy!
One-day program:
- Egyptian National Museum (2 hours).
- Pyramids and Sphinx (2 hours).
- Lunch at a cafe on the banks of the Nile (40 minutes).
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- Walk along the Nile for an additional fee. fee ($8).
- Sightseeing bus tour of Cairo.
- Visit to the aroma oil factory (try yourself as a perfumer, making a bouquet of your own perfume).
- Excursion to the Papyrus Museum and familiarization with the ancient technology of its production.
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- Visit to a jewelry factory.
The excursion from Sharm to Cairo can also be a two-day excursion.
The sequence of visits may vary. From the plane, as a rule, they take you straight to the pyramids. The journey takes 30-40 minutes. The bus tour starts from the Cairo Museum.
The guides will tell you interestingly about its exhibits (mummies, jewelry, the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun).
Lunch is a buffet with a modest selection of dishes.
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After lunch, free time is allowed for no more than an hour and a half. How to do it more efficiently: go for a walk along the Nile or to Cairo Park. By the way, there are many cafes where you can eat ice cream for $2 or drink strawberry juice for $1.
There is almost no free time on a one-day excursion. But a two-day trip will allow you to see the sights not only from the bus. Moreover, there is something to see in Cairo. This and The Citadel, and the Muhammad Ali Mosque, and the Cairo Market, and the Coptic Quarter and much more.
By bus or plane?
The distance between Sharm el-Sheikh and Cairo is 505 km. Flying by plane, reducing travel time, or riding a bus all night on a road where traffic rules are not followed, is the choice for tourists.
Pros and cons of moving
By bus:
- duration - days;
- travel time - 6-7 hours;
- the price is much lower than by plane;
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- all night - on the bus (group collection from hotels around midnight);
- departure from Cairo at approximately 17:00 and arrival in Sharm at approximately 24:00.
By plane:
- duration - about 15 hours;
- on board the plane - 45-50 minutes.
- high cost of flight;
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- departure from the hotel early in the morning (at 5-6 o'clock);
- flights depart at 7-8 o'clock;
- Departure from Cairo is at 6-7 pm and arrival at the hotel until 10 pm.
Feedback from Alexey and Irina:
“We bought an excursion to Cairo by plane from our tour operator. Having paid $240 for it, we didn’t regret it at all. We were pleased with the excellent organization. They did not deviate from the program for a second. At 21:00 we were already at the hotel and discussed our new impressions over dinner. The pyramids amazed..."
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Feedback from Olga Evgenievna:
“Having compared prices for an excursion from Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo by bus and plane, I chose the first one because of its low cost. Of course, I liked the excursion and remembered it, but I got the greatest impressions from the bus. Firstly, it is very exhausting, especially for the elderly and children, and secondly, it is scary. The bus rushed at great speed, overtaking others and not always lighting the road in front of it. I prayed all the time..."
What to take with you
- Passport with a valid Egyptian visa and money.
- Packed rations and water.
- Warm clothing: needed on the bus as the air conditioning is on. In addition, cold winds often blow in the Giza Desert in winter and spring.
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- Cameras: don’t forget to charge your batteries in advance so you don’t skimp on taking photos later. Photography is not permitted at the Egyptian National Museum. Photo and video equipment is put into storage rooms.
- A pillow from your room for comfort on the bus.
Dress
Remember that the excursion takes place in an Arab country and its traditions must be respected and observed. It will be incorrect if you wear beachwear or short shorts.
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Groups
The assembled group is accompanied on the bus to Cairo by an Egyptian guide, who usually speaks good Russian.
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The group is often formed mixed (Russian-German, for example). Upon arrival in Cairo, she is separated.
Price
The average cost of a one-day excursion for 2017 is $70-90 by bus and $250 by plane.
The price of a two-day bus excursion is $150.
Please note: the price sometimes does not include entrance tickets to the Cairo Museum with mummies; drinks during lunch; walk along the Nile.
Who to buy from?
There are 3 options - via the Internet, from tour operators and from local operators.
Review from the Kuznetsov family:
“We booked an excursion from Sharm el-Sheikh to the pyramids in advance on the Internet on the advice of friends. We arrived at the hotel, they called us, confirmed the reservation and clarified all the details. The money was given right on the bus. We were very pleased."
Many people buy excursions on the street, because... the price difference can be 20-30 dollars. This is important for family tourists.
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More often, excursions are purchased from a tour operator, because the insurance company will pay money for treatment in the event of an accident. Tour operators decline responsibility if the excursion is purchased on the street. It is worth considering whether you are willing to take risks and refuse assistance and insurance on such a trip.
Where to eat in Cairo?
If you're staying in Cairo on a two-day excursion, you'll be wondering where to eat. The best place is the business center of the city with its budget cafes and cheap eateries.
You can combine a meal and appreciate the beautiful panorama of Cairo in the rotating Restaurant Hard Rock Cafe in the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the outskirts of the city.
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Cairo will offer more substantial food in higher-level restaurants. These include restaurants on ships. For example, "Blue Nile"" And "1001 Nights".
The bill in such prestigious restaurants is quite budget-friendly - $15-20 per person.
How to get around in Cairo?
Cairo is characterized by unsafe street traffic with virtually no traffic lights. And drivers adhere to a peculiar principle: “I drive as best I can.” That's why be careful.
Taxi works well. The average price of a trip will cost 3-10 pounds (approximately: 1 Egyptian pound equals 0.13 US dollars). Use the metro. Ticket price is £0.55 (keep this until the end of your trip).
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It is better not to travel by public buses: their routes are very confusing.
Just one day at the “epicenter” of ancient civilization, but the impressions will last forever. This is exactly what tourists say about the excursion. It is informative, orientally colorful and evokes positive emotions.
Tolyana's review:
“Only over time do you realize that you have touched a real Wonder of the World.”
Sep 28, 2015 Kate
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