• Cairo

    Cairo

    Cairo

    The captial of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, the name means "the victorious city". As the region's principal commercial, administrative, and tourist centre.
  • Alexandria

    Alexandria

    Alexandria

    Egypt's second largest city (3.5 million people), its largest seaport and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. No city in Egypt has history as rich as that of Alexandria which witnessed so many historic events and legends!
  • Luxor

    Luxor

    Luxor

    Luxor hosts one third of the whole monuments and antiquities of the world. Therefore, it is considered one of the most important tourism spots in Egypt and maybe in the whole world.
  • Aswan

    Aswan

    Aswan

    Aswan is the 3rd largest city in Egypt and the biggest in Upper Egypt. Aswan was the ancient Egyptians' gateway to Africa. Today Aswan is major stop for may Nile cruise ships depart from Luxor to Aswan everyday.
  • Sharm Elsheikh

    Sharm Elsheikh

    Sharm El Sheikh

    Sharm is the the jewel of Egyptian tourism industry now. The city offer some of the finest places for diving and snorkeling in the world, it offers great value for money if compared with many diving spots in the world.
  • Hurhgada

    Hurhgada

    Hurghada

    Hurghada today is a world centre for sea sports such as diving, snorkelling, sailing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing. The unique offshore underwater gardens are justifiably famous amongst divers

Alexandria Travel Guide

 

How to Get to Alexandria:

 

Train Name

Train N#

 Departure

  1 st Class  Price

Simaf

887

04:40

30 LE

French

903

06:00

30 LE

Turbini

905

08:00

38 LE

French

901

08:15

30 LE

Spanish

909

09:00

38 LE

French

911

11:00

30 LE

Spanish

913

12:00

38 LE

Turbini

917

14:00

38 LE

Nefertiti( summer only )

1909

15:00

35 LE

French

923

16:00

30 LE

Spanish

925

17:00

38 LE

French

937

18:10

30 LE

 Turbini

927

19:00

38 LE

French

931

20:00

30 LE

Spanish

935

22:30

38 LE

 

Train Name

 Train N#

Departure time

 Destination / stops

French

902

06:00

 

Spanish

906

07:00

Direct to Cairo

Turbini

904

08:00

 stops in sidi gabber

French

910

10:00

 

French

912

11:00

Sidi gaber /cairo

French

914

13:00

 

Turbini

916

14:00

Sidi gaber /cairo

Spanish

918

15:00

Sidi gaber /cairo

French

924

17:00

 

Turbini

926

19:00

 

French

930

20:00

 

Spanish

934

22:15

 

There are trains every three hours that depart from Ramses Station in Cairo. 

  • By bus:

Listed below find the bus schedule, Cairo/ Alexandria.

 

TypeBus type

Times

PricePrice

Golden Arrow

7:15 AM

32 LE Approx. $5

Pullman

7:30 AM

35 LE Approx. $5 

Pullman

7:45 AM

35 LE Approx. $5

Pullman

8:00 AM

35 LE Approx. $5

Lux

8:30 AM

25 LE Approx. $4

Pullman

5:00 PM

35 LE Approx. $5

 

Tourists who visit this site also visit the following sites:

The Catacombs
The underground tombs of Alexandria,dating to the 2nd century A.D
Alexandria Museum
Located in a restored palace, and has about 1,800 artifacts that tell the story of Alexandria
The Montazah Palace
The Residance of the royal family in Alexandria until the reign of the last king of Egypt, Farouk I
Roman Amphitheatre
Dating from the 2nd century A.D. The only suviving amphitheatre in alexandria