Getting there & away
Asyut is a major hub for all forms of transport, but the police will encourage you to take the train or a private taxi. Should this change, the bus station (233 0460) near the train station has services to Cairo, Luxor, west to the New Valley and east to the Red Sea.
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Train
The train station is being renovated, but the information desk (233 5623) is still operating. There are several daytime trains to Cairo (1st/2nd class E£39/22, four to five hours) and Minya (E£16/8, one hour), and about 10 daily south to Luxor (E£44/30, five to six hours) and Aswan (E£54/36, eight to nine hours). All stop in Sohag (E£21/14, one to two hours) and Qena (E£30/21, three to four hours).
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