Travel Guide
Getting Around Egypt: Trains, Buses and When to Fly
A practical breakdown of every way to move between Egyptian cities, with real costs.
By Nadia Farouk, Editor-in-Chief27 Jul 2026 10 min read 13.9k views
Egypt is long and thin, and almost all of it is served by one rail line along the Nile.
Sleeper trains
Cairo to Aswan overnight remains the classic. Book the cabin, not the seat.
