Check this video to know how to get from Alexandria airport to the city and then Alexandria to Cairo! For me, It took 4 hours to reach Giza from the Alexandria airport. I took Uber cab from the airport to the bus terminal and after that a Volvo bus for Giza. Check my previous video to know how I got a return flight ticket from India to Egypt in just 17,000 Rupees and how was my overall experience of the journey.
Alexandria airport to the city
I took Uber cab from Alexandria airport to the city bus terminal. The taxi fare from Borg El Arab airport to the city bus terminal was around 200-250 LE (LE = Egyptian Pounds) whereas the Uber cost me 160 LE. The total distance from the Alexandria airport to the bus terminal is 45 kilometres. It took me slightly around 50 minutes to reach my destination.
Alexandria airport to the city bus – There is no public bus service between Alexandria airport to the downtown area. The only options are cabs or blue taxis.
1 Egyptian Pound = 3.6 Indian Rupees (as on 7 April 2018)
Alexandria bus terminal looks so Indian!
The bus terminal at Alexandria has basic facilities. To me, it was like another bus terminal of a Tier-3 Indian city. Everything looked haphazard. Most of the information is displayed in Arabic. The restaurants were playing loud music, the toilet was untidy and the biggest problem for me was, most of the people did not understand English. It was not easy to make the bus ticket officials understand that I need a seat in the front row. I could not have a proper food because I could not explain vegetarian food to the restaurants. Still, there were a few passersby who helped me.
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Alexandria to Cairo by bus
Unknowingly, I took a bus ticket for Cairo, whereas I had to go to Giza. Cairo and Giza are twin cities like Hyderabad and Secunderabad and are well inter-connected. There are a lot of direct buses from Alexandria to Cairo and Giza. I took Superjet bus for Giza which offered me a non-stop service. It took 2.5 hours to reached Giza from Alexandria.
Alexandria to Cairo bus fares
‘West & Mid Delta’ bus ticket cost 60 LE from Alexandria to Cairo. It is one of the popular bus operators in Egypt. I paid 60 LE for a direct bus service from Alexandria to Giza.
Alexandria to Giza distance – 220 kilometres
Alexandria to Giza Bus fare – 60 LE
Popular Buses in Egypt: GoBus, SuperJet, East Delta, West & Mid Delta, Upper Egypt
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