• Most popular - Taxis are a popular means of transport, however the price must be determined before departure.
• Cost-effective - Minibuses run 24/7 between the tourist resorts. They are cheap and will stop on request.
• Time-efficient - Servees are faster than buses and trains.
• Traffic safety - Traveling in Egypt involves significant risks. The roads are not in the best conditions (except for those connecting large cities), and the possibility of an accident is real.
• Warning - Drivers use the horn to communicate. Two horns mean the driver is about to change lanes, whereas one is trying to pass.

🚗 Car

• Drive on the right-hand side of the road.
• Rural areas can be filled with traffic calming devices (speed bumps) set illegally by locals. They can seriously damage your car.
• The built-up area speed limit is 60 km/h. Outside the built-up area, the normal road's speed limit is 90 km/h, and on highways it goes from 100 to 120 km/h.
• The Egyptian driving style can be difficult for cities such as Cairo and Alexandria, where traffic is very heavy. For Egyptians, leaving more than a few centimeters between cars is wasted space.
• Zero tolerance for driving under the influence, even after just one glass of alcohol. You have to have 0.0 per mille.
• To rent a car you must have a driving license for at least 12 months - regardless of age. Sometimes car hire companies in Cairo require you to have a driving license for at least 24 months. The period of validity of the driving license starts when the driver turns 18 years of age.
• You must be at least 25 years old and have an international driver's license to drive a car in Egypt.
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👍 Hitchhiking

• Hitchhiking is legal (drivers often ask for payment).
• It is not the most popular travel method in Egypt.
• One of the problems when it comes to hitchhiking in Egypt is the number of cars, sometimes nothing passes by at all.
• Men travel the most. Women generally do not travel alone.

🚌 Bus

• There are five bus companies that operate in different regions of the country.
• Buses are often crowded and bus drivers tend to drive fast and dangerously.
• It takes a few people to convince the bus driver to slow down. There are also cases where passengers pay the driver to decrease the speed.
• Long-distance buses often do not stop in the middle of the route due to the lack of bus stops along the road. There is only a desert around.
• Servees are microbuses or small coaches that can transport up to a dozen people.
• The fares are fixed however you may end up paying extra money if the servees are not full.

⛵ Boat

• In Egypt, river travel is very popular.
• You can sail on the Nile by cruise ships or a traditional felucca (sailing boat). One-day and longer tours are offered.
• From the river, you can admire both the beautiful nature of Egypt and many monuments along the river. And traveling by boat is more enjoyable than the coach.

✈ Plane

• Domestic flights operate from several airports scattered across Egypt.

🚆 Train

• In some parts of the country, there are no railroads, but they connect major cities and tourist destinations.
• Trains are more comfortable than buses as they are faster on more distant routes.
• Third class tickets often lack air conditioning (first and second class have it), the seats are not comfortable, and the coach tends to be overcrowded.
• If you are a student with an international student card you can get a discount on the ticket.
• Timetables, directions and bus numbers are written in Arabic.
• Tickets can be purchased online at the official enr.gov.eg site. Buying them at a railway station can be time-consuming.

🏍 Motorcycle

• It is difficult to rent a motor in Egypt because of the level of bureaucracy.

🚲 Bicycle

• Due to the lack of cycle lanes and high temperatures riding a bike may be difficult.
• In the region of the Nile Delta local children may throw stones at cyclists

🚕 Taxi

• Taxi drivers rarely speak English, so have a name of your destination written in Arabic with you.
• Taxi drivers might let you know if you paid too little, that is why it is better to know the exact fares and avoid being tricked.

⏱️ When to go

• The best time to visit archeological sites in Egypt is winter (between November and February), when the temperatures are mildly cooler, but still pleasantly warm. The perfect months are probably November in the northern region (Cairo, El Giza) and December in the south-central (Luxor, Aswan).
• If you want to spend your holidays on a beach, it's necessary to distinguish between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea coast. The Mediterranean Coast is known for the long summer from mid-May to mid-October. On the other hand summer on the Red Sea coast is too hot, while winter is a bit cool, which leaves spring and autumn as the best option. In Sharm el-sheik, the greatest time is either the month of April or the period from mid-October to mid-November.

🌡️ Temperature

• Summer in Egypt is very hot – temperatures can reach a sizzling 50°C! On the contrary winter is mild; the coolest months are December, January, and February, when temperatures average between 14 °C or 15 °C.

☔ Rainfall

• Rainfall is limited. Cairo receives just 25 mm of rain in total in a whole year! In Alexandria, city residents enjoy seven or even eight times more rain than in Cairo over a twelve months period.

🌱 Spring

• In spring, the weather is usually warm (in the southern regions days in April the heat is already sweltering, whereas nights are typically colder). The season is known for strong winds such as the Khamsin (dry, sand-filled storms blowing sporadically in Egypt for fifty days in spring).

🍂 Fall

• The weather during the fall is almost perfect. The averaged temperature during daytime is around 29 °C but it may vary depending on the location.

☀️ Summer

• In summer from the northern coast down to El Cairo and Giza, the heat is sweltering. Further down the south, the heat is intense and the air is dry; a relentless sun reigns everywhere.

❄️ Winter

• In winter in Egypt, stronger winds are felt, and the temperature is unlikely to drop below 10 ° C.