Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Luxor to Aswan Train

Country forums / Africa / Egypt

Hi, I am trying to find info on booking a train from Luxor to Aswan. The official website seems to be down at the moment. I definitely do not want to do a sleeper train. Does anyone know about how much a morning trip between these two cities would cost? Is there another website that would be useful to get more information about the trains?

When you go by Minibus you can visit Edfu and Kom Ombo on the way to Aswan

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There are a few trains going from Luxor to Aswan. You can only take 1st class train (as I was told by the station staff). I took a 5pm train that costed 41EGP but it was 1 hour late and I arrived at Luxor at around 10pm. The train station is a riot so be prepared to spend some time waiting in line, with some locals jumping the queue.

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www.seat61.com/Egypt.htm has times and fares for Egypt, including this route.

You cant travel on the 2nd and 3rd class slow trains, but should be able to use the 1st & 2nd class expresses or the sleeper trains (in day mode).

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