When flying in Egypt, you should board the plane as soon as possible. Egypt's domestic routes use the 1 terminal, and the registration formalities are stopped at 1 hour before departure.
It takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes to fly from Cairo to Abu Simbel in the south. In particular, abu simbel temple has only airplanes, so it is of great use value.
train
At present, there are 27 railway lines in Egypt, with a total length of over 7,000 kilometers. It is still the national traffic artery, carrying 700 million passengers every year. The railway from Cairo to Alexandria is parallel to the agricultural highway from Cairo to Alexandria, and passes through many rural areas in the delta. Except for express trains, the speed of trains is mostly lower than that of cars. As a result, farmers either climbed onto the roof or squatted outside the car door, stepped on the pedal and took the train for free. The railway personnel were lenient and indifferent, and over time, Egyptian genre painting was formed.
There are various discounts on Egyptian railway fares. Free under 4 years old, half price between 4 ~ 10 years old, 7.5% discount for same-day round-trip tickets, and 10% discount for round-trip tickets within 1 month. You can get a 30% discount after showing your student ID card. In addition, there are certain discounts depending on the interval and season. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the railway station, or they can be replenished after boarding. Note that the signs on all kinds of tickets are completely Arabic. Be sure to read the platform number and arrival time clearly when buying tickets.
subway
The Cairo subway is 43 kilometers long. The first subway connects the railway station to Helewang and the Lemmon Bridge to Mailaiji. The underground part of the downtown subway is 4.7 kilometers long, from Zinabay Station, through Sadat Station and Nasser Station in Jiefang Square, to Mubarak Station in Ramses Square. The second subway starts from Xiabola and Hyman in the north, passes through the city center, and turns west to Cairo University and Giza in the west. The third subway, from 1996 to 10, starts from the densely populated Ibaba in the west and goes directly to Azhar University and Saladin Castle in the old city in the east. The subway adopts the most advanced automatic ticketing and ticket checking system in the world, and there is a special car for women at the front of the train to ensure the safety of women. Subway tickets are cheap, especially for students. The subway has become the most popular safe, comfortable and cheap means of transportation for Cairo citizens to go out.
cruise
Egypt has seven international air routes; The total length of inland waterway is about 3000 kilometers. There are seven ports including Alexandria, Port Said and Suez. Suez Canal is the main international waterway connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, with about 50 ships passing through it every day. There are seven ports along the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Every year, many ocean-going passenger ships call at ports such as Alexandria and Port Said, and tourists can visit them. The inland waterway is more than 3000 kilometers long, but the utilization rate is not high. There are Nile cruise ships from Cairo to Aswan, and there are several cargo ships north of Cairo. Luxury cruise ships known as "floating hotels" usually have four or five floors, one room for two people, and a swimming pool and fitness equipment on the top platform, where visitors can take a walk, enjoy the scenery of the Nile or swim at will. At every resort, ships dock, organize tourists to land and introduce historical sites.
taxi
A taxi can carry two or three passengers at the same time. If you greet an approaching car, even if there are passengers inside, the driver will stop and ask you where to go as long as there are empty seats inside. If the general direction is the same, the driver will let you get on the bus and then send the passengers to their destinations one by one. For Egyptian passengers, the fare is well known and generally will not be slaughtered. The advantage of this practice is to improve the economic benefits of taxis and reduce the waiting time of passengers, but foreigners who are not familiar with the city must be careful to be slaughtered.
bus
The Egyptian highway is about 50,000 kilometers long and extends in all directions, connecting all towns and villages in the country. It can be said that there are roads and dirt roads where people live. There are more than 5 million vehicles of all kinds in China, so roadside parking is necessary. In Cairo, whether it is a busy street or a narrow alley, parking spaces are never divided, and cars are connected end to end and tightly crowded together. It's easy to drive, but difficult to park in reverse. The clever Cairo people were forced to come up with a brilliant idea: parking without braking, cars can be pushed back and forth to make more room. At the same time, drivers and even roadside car watchers have developed superb parking techniques.
Driving distance:
Cairo/Alexandria 4 hours
Cairo/Ismailia 2 hours
Suez/Ismailia 1 hour 30 minutes
Cairo/Port Said 3 hours and 30 minutes
Cairo/Suez 2 hours
Ismailia/Port Said 1 hour 30 minutes
highway
It increased to 50,000 kilometers by the end of 2003. Egypt's highways extend in all directions, connecting all towns and villages in the country. It can be said that there are roads and dirt roads where people live. There are more than 5 million cars of all kinds in China. In 2002/2003, the total passenger traffic was 1 135700, and the total freight volume was 4 14500 tons. From June 5438 to October 2002 10, Egypt built the northern expressway with the longest mileage and the largest investment in history. This road along the southern bank of the Mediterranean Sea starts from Rafah in the east and ends in Selum in the west, crossing eight provinces in Egypt, with a total length of 1050 km and a cost of about 2.6 billion Egyptian pounds.
water transportation
7 international shipping routes; The total length of inland waterway is about 3500 kilometers. There are seven ports, including Alexandria, Port Said, Mijat and Suez, with an annual throughput of 52 million tons. Suez Canal is the main international waterway connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, with about 50 ships passing through it every day. The commercial fleet has 125 ships with a total tonnage of 2 million tons. In 2002, the transit tax revenue of Suez Canal was $65.438+$96.3 million, and about 65.438+0.4 million ships passed through it.
canal
The Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea is190.25km long, 280-345m wide and 22.5m deep. After the canal was officially opened to traffic in1869165438+10/7, the voyage from western Europe to the Indian Ocean was 8000- 10000 km shorter than that around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, making it one of the most important international canals in the world. The Suez Canal is a hub connecting East and West. It plays the role of national communication and civilized communication, and has made important contributions to the prosperity of the world and the revitalization of national economy and trade. This is the fourth largest source of income for the Egyptian economy.