Bus Schedule and Timetable
Egypt's public transport network is well-developed and offers great service. Travelers to Egypt are free to come and go without any restrictions except when needing to have a travel permit for passing through the desert. An efficient rail network links the Nile Valley, Delta, and Canal Zone, and anywhere else is easily accessible via bus. Most cities in Egypt have a well-developed bus system, but travelers mostly use them in Cairo and Alexandria. The buses are not considered visitor-friendly since most of the sign and information boards are only in Arabic.
The three major bus companies that operate in Egypt are all based out of Cairo. Their names are the Upper Egypt Bus company which operates in Nile Valley, Fayoum, inner oases, and the Red Sea Coast down to El-Quseir. The second company is the East Delta Bus Company which offers services in Sinai and the Canal Zone. The third one, the Middle Delta Bus Company, offer regular services in Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh, Siwa and the Nile Delta. Another firm that works independently is El Gouna offers bus service from Cairo to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Most Egyptian buses are air-conditioned and fast. When taking a local bus over short distances, you might need to travel in a non-ac bus. There are also super jet buses which have air-conditioners, toilets, videos and expensive snacks. Most cities in Egypt have a single bus depot, but in cities like Cairo and Alexandria, you can find many. Finding English and French speaking staff is not difficult but the schedules are usually displayed in Arabic only. However, bus information can be easily obtained from hotels in Sinai and the oases, as well as tourist offices in Luxor, Aswan, and the oases. Instead of buying tickets at the bus terminals, book them 24 hours in advance for long-haul services or air-conditioned buses. In the provinces, meanwhile, booking tickets can be done an hour or so before departure, or on the bus itself in the case of through services, which are often standing-room-only when they arrive. Passengers on a/c services are usually assigned a seat, but seats on “local” buses are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Fares are very reasonable for bus travel in the country.
LEAVING FROM THE TOURGOMAN BUS STATION - TERMINAL NEAR RAMSES STATION
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Suez |
6 am-8:30 pm (every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Ismailia |
6:30am-8:30pm(every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Port Said |
6:30am-7 pm (every 1/2 hour-both ways) A/C Superjet bus 10 am, 3pm and 4:30 pm |
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Damietta |
6:00 am-7 pm (every 1/2 hour - both ways) |
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El-Mansoura |
6 am-8 pm (every 1/2 hour - both ways) Superjet bus (6:30 am-5:30 pm) |
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Ras El Bar |
7:15am-5:15pm(every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Gamasa |
7:20 am-6 pm |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Suez |
6 am-8:30 pm (every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Ismailia |
6:30am-8:30pm(every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Port Said |
6:30am-7 pm (every 1/2 hour-both ways) A/C Superjet bus 10 am, 3pm and 4:30 pm |
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Damietta |
6:00 am-7 pm (every 1/2 hour - both ways) |
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El-Mansoura |
6 am-8 pm (every 1/2 hour - both ways) Superjet bus (6:30 am-5:30 pm) |
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Ras El Bar |
7:15am-5:15pm(every 1/2 hour-both ways) |
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Gamasa |
7:20 am-6 pm |
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LEAVING FROM AL-AZHAR TERMINAL
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Bahariya Oasis |
12 noon, 9 am (Fridays only) 8 am (Mon,Thurs.& Sat.) |
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Farafra Oasis (via Bahariya Oasis) |
8 am Mon., Thurs. Sat. |
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Kharga Oasis (via Assyut) |
7 am, 10 am, 7 pm and 8 pm daily |
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Dakhla Oasis |
7 am and 7 pm |
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LEAVING FROM THE ABDEL MOUNEEM RIYAD BUS TERMINAL – NEAR MIDAN EL TAHRIR
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Alexandria |
Every half-hour from 5:30 am to 11 pm Super jet Bus West Delta Bus Co. |
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Mersa Matrouh |
7:15 am, 7:30 am, 7:45 am, 8:00 am, 8:30 am and 5:00 pm |
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Port Said |
6 am, 2 pm Superjet bus |
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Hurghada |
8 am Nile Bus Co. and Upper Egypt Bus Co. |
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Luxor |
9:15 am Nile Bus Co. and Upper Egypt Bus Co. |
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Aswan |
5 pm 7 pm Nile Bus Co. and Upper Egypt Bus Co. |
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LEAVING FROM THE ABBASSIA BUS STATION – RAMESIS STREET
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Rafah |
8:00 am, 12 nn, 4 pm |
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Al-Arish |
8:00 am, 12 noon, 4 pm |
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Sharm El-Sheikh |
7 am, 8:30 am, 11am, 2 pm, 4 pm 11:30 pm 12 mn |
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Dahab |
8:30 am, 2 pm, 5 pm 12 mn |
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Taba |
8 am 11 pm |
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Nuweiba |
8 am 11 pm |
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St. Catherine |
11:30 am |
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Jordan (via Nuweiba) |
8 pm |
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LEAVING FROM THE SINAI BUS TERMINAL
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Sharm El Sheikh (via El Tor) |
7:30 am, 8:30 am, 11:00 am, 4:00 pm, 11:00 pm, 11:30 pm and 11:45 pm |
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Dahab |
2:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 12 mn |
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Nuweiba |
8 am, 9 am, 9 pm 11 pm |
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Taba (via Nuweiba) |
8:00 am, 11:00 pm |
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St. Catherine’s Monastery |
9 am |
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LEAVING FROM THE AHMED HELMI TERMINAL (BEHIND RAMSES STATION)
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Luxor |
6:30 pm 8 pm and 9 pm 10 pm Superjet Bus |
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Aswan |
5 pm 7 pm 10 pm Superjet Bus |
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Hurghada |
5 pm, 8:30 pm and 9:15 pm Superjet Bus |
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Minya |
hourly (non A/C bus) |
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Assyut |
8 am daily (non A/C bus) |
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Sohag |
6 am daily (non A/C bus) |
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Beni Suef |
every 30-min from 6 am to 6 pm (non A/C bus) |
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Fayoum City |
every 15-30 min from 6:15 am to 6:45 pm (non A/C bus) |
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Zagazig (Eastern Delta) |
every 30 min from 8:30 am to 6 pm (non A/C bus) |
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FROM EL TOR – SOUTH SINAI |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Sharm El-Sheikh |
7:30 am, 8:30 am and 11:00 am |
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Sharm El-Sheik / Dahab |
2:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 12:00 am |
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FROM TABA SOUTH SINAI |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Nuweiba |
9 am. 10 am, 2 pm and 3 pm |
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Sharm El-Sheikh and Dahab |
9 am and 3 pm |
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St. Catherine’s |
10 am |
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Cairo |
10 am and 2 pm |
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Suez |
7 am |
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FROM NUWEIBA SOUTH SINAI |
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THE TERMINAL IS AT THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE HELNAN HOTEL |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Taba |
11:00 pm |
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Dahab |
7 am and 3:30 pm; 1 hr |
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Na’ama Bay |
7 am and 3:30 pm; 3hr |
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Sharm El-Sheikh via Dahab |
7 am, 2 pm and 4 pm ; 3 hr |
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St. Catherine |
6:30 am, 11 am and 2 pm |
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Suez |
5:30 am, 6:30 am and 7:30 am |
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Cairo |
10:30 am and 2:30 pm |
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FROM SHARM EL-SHEIKH |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Taba |
9:00 am |
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Cairo |
7 am, 10 am and 1 pm 4:30 pm 11:30 pm and 12 am |
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St.Catherine’s Monastery |
7:30 am |
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Dahab |
8 am, 9 am, 3 pm and 5 pm |
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Nuweiba |
9 am and 5 pm |
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Suez |
9 am and 11 pm |
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Ismailia |
9:30 pm |
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FROM SUEZ |
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LEAVING FROM THE ARBA’IN TERMINAL |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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El Tor (via Aburedes) |
7:00 am-4:00pm |
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Cairo |
every half-hour from 6 am to 6 pm |
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Ismailia |
every 15 min. from 6 am to 4 pm |
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Port Said |
6:30 am, 12 noon and 3:30 pm |
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Sharm El-Sheikh (via El Tor) |
11:00 am, 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm |
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Sharm El Sheikh (with stops at Dahab and Nuweiba) |
10:30 am |
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St. Catherine |
2:30 pm |
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Nuweiba (via Sharm El-Sheikh) |
11:00 am |
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Nuweiba (via El Naqab) |
3:00 pm |
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Taba (via Nuweiba) |
3:00 pm |
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INTERNATIONAL BUSES |
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LEAVING FROM CAIRO SHERATON IN DOKKI
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DESTINATION |
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Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (via El Arish and Rafah) |
5:30 am daily (except Sat.) |
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Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (via Taba and Eliat) |
5:30 pm (Mon and Thurs. only) |
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LEAVING FROM THE SINAI BUS TERMINAL |
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (via Rafah) |
8 am (Mon and Wed. only) |
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Riyadh, Jeddah and Libya (all via Nuweiba-Aqaba) |
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Kuwait |
8-9 pm daily East Delta (tel. 2 (02) 392-3027) |
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Jeddah |
5 pm daily except Fri & Sat. |
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Riyadh (with Al Fwzan) |
7:30 am and 9:30 am (Tues, Thurs, Sat. & Sun) |
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Benghazi (with East Delta) |
10 am daily except Fri. 8 pm A/C buses |
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Tripoli (with East Delta) |
10 am daily except Fri. |
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LEAVING FROM MIDAN ALMAZA IN HELIPOLIS NEAR CAIRO AIRPORT
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DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE |
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Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Libya |
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by: Arab Union Bus Co. (tel. 2 (02) 290-9017 or 772-663) |
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Amman |
7 am (Mon., Tues. & Thurs. ) and 10 pm (Sat.) |
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Damascus |
10 pm (Thurs) |
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Tripoli |
7:30 am daily |
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Tripoli (via Benghazi) |
7:30 am daily |
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by: Al-Taha Hodat 1 Midan Ismailiya (tel.2 (02) 667-447)
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Benghazi |
10 pm daily and 2 pm (Tues, Thurs. and Fri.) |
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Amman and Damascus |
9 pm daily except Fri |
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