Asyut to Western Desert
Would anyone happen to know the bus schedule from Asyut to Dakhla Oasis or beyond? I am planning on taking the 1:00 am train from Luxor to Asyut early next week which arrives at 5:30 am. I'd like to get on a bus ASAP after arriving in Asyut.Cheers.
Jon
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JonMW, so are you visiting the White Desert and Black Desert on your own? Is it possible? Are you planning to go a little bit offtrack or will you just see what can be seen from the road? Or will you look for an organized tour while in Dakhla / Farafra? We'll be in the region around Christmas so I'm really interested if you could share your program.Thanks!
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Yes, I'm planning to go by public transport from Luxor to Asyut then Asyut to Dakhla. Probably leave Sunday night.After I get to Alexandria I'll let you know how it went.
Jon
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Do you also know the time of the way back i.e. Dakhla do Asyut?Do you know if the bus can carry bicycles on top or in baggage compartment?
Thanks!
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Yes, 2 days but the train was supposed to get to Asyut at 6:45 pm so I should have been able to catch the 8 pm bus but I would have stayed in Al Kharga (3 hrs from Asyut) and gone to Dakhla early yesterday morning.If there are 2 or more it makes sense to hire a taxi from Luxor to Al Kharga for 300-400LE which would save tons of time. Being by myself I considered it but only briefly.
Contrary to the tourist office in Luxor, there was no 10 pm bus from Asyut to Dakhla which would have worked out well.
There is a 1 am train from Luxor to Asyut then you could catch the 11 am bus after puttering around Asyut for several hours with a police escort if you run into one as I did.
As for bikes, I think you could get one in the bus luggage compartment.
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Do you also know the time of the way back i.e. Dakhla do Asyut?I couldn't ask the guy at the bus ticket office because he was a nut case but my guide said the bus leaves 2x/day at 6 am and 10 pm.
