Hurghada Getting there & around

Getting there & around

The International Airport (344 2592) is 6km southwest of town. EgyptAir (344 3592/3; resort strip) has daily flights to Cairo (E£740, one hour). A taxi to/from town costs between E£10 and E£20 (there are no buses).

A luxury high-speed ferry operated by International Fast Ferries Co (344 7571; www.internationalfastferries.com) departs for Sharm el-Sheikh four times a week from the port in Sigala (one way US$44, 1½ hours). Tickets are payable in US dollars.

Superjet’s bus station is near the main mosque in Ad-Dahar. It offers services to Cairo (E£55 to E£57, six hours, three daily) and Alexandria (E£83, nine hours). At the southern end of Ad-Dahar other services leave for Luxor (E£30, five hours, four daily) and Al-Quseir (E£20, three hours, three daily). The El Gouna Bus Co bus station is on Sharia Al-Nasr in Ad-Dahar, offering 10 daily services to Cairo (from E£40).

It is compulsory for foreigners to travel from Hurghada to Cairo and Luxor by convoy. Check current timings with the tourist office.

The service taxi station is near the telephone centrale in Ad-Dahar. Taxis go to Cairo (E£35) and Al-Quseir (E£15 to E£20). It costs about E£200 per vehicle (up to seven passengers) to Luxor as part of the police convoy.

From Ad-Dahar to the resort strip costs E£10 by minibus. Bargaining is essential. El Gouna Bus Co operates a half-hourly service (E£5) between Ad-Dahar and the end of Sharia Sheraton in Sigala.