Cairomap.png (PNG Image, 3000 × 2442 pixels) - Scaled (31%) Cairo-Metro.png (PNG Image, 1724 × 3000 pixels) - Scaled (31%) How to travel by train in Egypt. See Egypt by train...
Egypt is fabulous, and Cairo one of the most fascinating cities in the world. There's no need to book a tour, it's easy to travel round Egypt independently. Egyptian Railways are easily the most comfortable way to travel between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria, Port Said & Suez. The views from the train can be wonderful, especially along the Nile amongst the fields and palm trees on the Cairo-Luxor-Aswan and Cairo-Alexandria routes. As so often, the train journeys give you an insight into the country. IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Egyptian Government shut down their rail network in August 2013 due to major civil unrest problems in Egypt, but it's reported that all trains are now running as normal.
Train times & fares for Egypt Cairo to Alexandria Cairo to Luxor, Isna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan Cairo to Suez Cairo to Port Said Cairo to El Alamein - Mersa Matruh Alexandria/Cairo to El Alamein & Mersa Matruh Alexandria to Port Said Abu Simbel (bus/ferry service) How to buy tickets. Egyptair Customer Reviews. Last November, I flew with Egyptair 4 times: between Madrid and Cairo, Cairo and Luxor, Aswan and Cairo and, finally, between Cairo and Madrid.
One negative point is that Egyptair cut the direct route from Cairo to Lisbon, so, nowadays, passengers have to catch the plane in Barajas. The main flights (MAD-CAI-MAD) were regular: the route was operated by two aircraft's, B737-800 which were clean and comfortable, but the crews weren't polite or friendly. The food was a bit spicy like everything in Egypt. First flight was delayed about 30 minutes, but the plane arrived on time to Cairo. After that flight, I had to catch another one, this time to Luxor. How do you get from LaGuardia to JFK. JFK To LGA - Easiest Way On Ground Transportation? — Aviation Polls Forum. New York Airport Service Transportation - JFK- LGA- Manhattan. Egyptian National Railways. Egyptian National Railways (ENR; Arabic: السكك الحديديه المصريه) is the national railway of Egypt and managed by the parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA; Arabic: الهيئه القوميه لسكك حديد مصر).
History[edit] 1833–77[edit] In 1833 Pasha Muhammad Ali considered building a railway between Suez and Cairo to improve transit between Europe and India. Muhammad Ali had proceeded to buy the rail when the project was abandoned due to pressure by the French who had an interest in building a canal instead. [citation needed] Proposed railway from Cairo to the Sea of Suez by C.F. In 1848 Muhammad Ali died, and in 1851 his successor Abbas I contracted Robert Stephenson to build Egypt's first standard gauge railway.
Sa'id's successor Isma'il Pasha strove to modernise Egypt and added momentum to railway development. 1877–88[edit] 1888–1914[edit] Wagons-Lits coaches at the inauguration of a new service between Luxor and Aswan in 1926 Sinai[edit] Museum[edit] Operations[edit] Passenger trains[edit] Egyptian National Railways.