Egypt has a remarkably good – and cheap – rail network. Egyptian trains offer four classes of accommodation:
1st class air-conditioned
2nd class air-conditioned
2nd class ordinary (better thought of as 3rd class)
3rd class (better thought of as 4th class)
1st and 2nd air-conditioned class are available on express trains, and are comparable to European 1st and 2nd class. Ordinary 2nd class is much more basic, and usually only available on slower trains.
Cairo ► Luxor ► Aswan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Train type: | Exp* | Exp | Exp | Ord+ | Ord+ | Exp | Ord+ | Ord+ | Ord+ | Exp | sleeper | Exp | sleeper | Exp | sleeper | Exp | Exp* | Exp | |
| Train number: | 1902 | 934 | 980 | 80 | 158 | 982 | 160 | 164 | 1434 | 988 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 886 | 82 | 976 | 2000 | 2002 | |
| Alexandria | depart | – | 2215 | – | – | 0715 | – | – | 1140 | – | – | – | 1700 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cairo | depart | 0015 | 0100 | 08:00 | 0730 | 1030 | 12:00 | 1230 | 1530 | 1820 | 1900 | – | 2000 | 20:30 | 2100 | – | 2115 | 2200 | 2300 |
| Giza | depart | 0035 | 0120 | 08:20 | 0750 | 1050 | 12:20 | 1250 | 1550 | 1840 | 1920 | 20:00 | 2020 | 20:50 | 2120 | 21:35 | 2135 | 2220 | 2320 |
| Luxor | arr/dep | 0930 | 1010 | 17:45 | 1920 | 2105 | 21:50 | 2325 | 0150 | 0350 | 0410 | 05:20 | 0625 | 06:35 | 0640 | 07:10 | 0635 | 0710 | 0825 |
| Isna | arrive | 1020 | – | 18:30 | 2010 | – | 22:57 | – | 0240 | | | 0500 | | | 0717 | 07:25 | 0730 | 08:00 | – | 0800 | | |
| Edfu | arrive | 1105 | – | 19:15 | 2105 | – | 23:35 | – | 0330 | 0520 | 0545 | 07:00 | 0755 | 08:10 | 0815 | 08:45 | – | 0845 | 0950 |
| Kom Ombo | arrive | 1150 | – | 20:10 | 2210 | – | 00:25 | – | 0425 | 0610 | 0635 | | | 0850 | 09:10 | 0905 | 09:45 | – | 0930 | 1040 |
| Aswan | arrive | 1240 | – | 21:00 | 2305 | – | 01:15 | – | 0525 | 0655 | 0720 | 08:35 | 0940 | 10:00 | 0950 | 10:30 | – | 1015 | 1125 |
Aswan ► Luxor ► Cairo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Train type: | Exp | Ord+ | Exp | Exp | Exp | Ord+ | Ord+ | Ord+ | Exp | Exp | sleeper | sleeper | Exp | Exp* | sleeper | Exp | Exp* | Exp | |
| Train number: | 2003 | 157 | 981 | 983 | 935 | 81 | 993 | 163 | 887 | 1903 | 83 | 87 | 977 | 2001 | 85 | 997 | 89 | 989 | |
| Aswan | depart | 01:00 | – | 05:00 | 07:00 | – | 0930 | – | 1300 | 1500 | 1600 | 16:00 | 16:45 | – | 1800 | 19:00 | 2000 | 2015 | 2130 |
| Kom Ombo | depart | 01:43 | – | 05:48 | 07:48 | – | 1025 | – | 1355 | 1542 | 1648 | 16:45 | 17:30 | – | 1843 | | | 2043 | 2101 | 2220 |
| Edfu | depart | 02:35 | – | 06:45 | 08:40 | – | 1123 | – | 1450 | 1630 | 1740 | 17:40 | 18:30 | – | 1932 | 20:35 | 2137 | 2158 | 2315 |
| Isna | depart | | | – | 07:35 | 09:25 | – | 1210 | – | 1540 | 1715 | 1825 | 18:30 | 19:20 | – | 2017 | | | 2222 | 2246 | 0002 |
| Luxor | arr/dep | 04:15 | 0730 | 08:30 | 10:30 | 13:00 | 1315 | 1430 | 1645 | 1910 | 1920 | 19:35 | 20:25 | 2000 | 2110 | 22:30 | 2315 | 2345 | 0055 |
| Giza | arrive | 13:20 | 1755 | 18:05 | 20:50 | 22:15 | 0045 | 0155 | 0245 | 0350 | 0415 | 05:00 | 05:55 | 0530 | 0600 | 08:15 | 0820 | 0905 | 0945 |
| Cairo | arrive | 13:35 | 1810 | 18:20 | 21:05 | 22:30 | 0100 | 0210 | 0300 | 0405 | 0430 | 05:15 | 06:10 | 0545 | 0615 | 08:30 | 0835 | 0920 | 1000 |
| Alexandria | arrive | – | 2230 | – | – | 01:30 | – | – | 0645 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1230 | – |
Ord+ = Ordinary train, with 2nd class air-conditioned and 3rd class non-A/C.
Exp = Express train with air-conditioned 1st & 2nd class.
Fare: LE 20 one-way 2nd class (£2 or $4).
Cairo ► Port Said | ||||||||
| Ord+ | Exp | Exp | Ord+ | Ord+ | Ord+ | |||
| Cairo | depart | 06:15 | – | 13:45 | 14:40 | – | 19:45 | |
| Alexandria | depart | | | 04:30 | | | | | 15:30 | | | |
| Port Said | arrive | 10:15 | 11:10 | 18:00 | 19:05 | 22:10 | 23:50 | |
Port Said ► Cairo | ||||||||
| Ord+ | Ord+ | Exp | Ord+ | Ord+ | Exp | Ord+ | ||
| Port Said | depart | 05:30 | 07:25 | 09:30 | 13:00 | 17:30 | 18:25 | 18:15 |
| Alexandria | arrive | | | 13:30 | | | | | | | 00:35 | | |
| Cairo | arrive | 09:45 | – | 13:35 | 17:10 | 21:35 | – | 00:50 |
Cairo ► Suez | ||||||||
| Ord | Ord+ | Ord | Ord | Ord | Ord | Ord | ||
| Cairo (main station) | depart | – | 05:10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cairo (Ain Shams station) | depart | 06:30 | | | 09:20 | 13:10 | 16:15 | 18:45 | 21:45 |
| Suez | arrive | 08:40 | 09:50 | 11:35 | 15:20 | 18:30 | 21:00 | 00:00 |
Suez ► Cairo | ||||||||
| Ord | Ord | Ord | Ord+ | Ord | Ord | Ord | ||
| Suez | depart | 06:00 | 10:10 | 13:10 | 15:25 | 15:50 | 19:00 | 21:25 |
| Cairo (Ain Shams station) | arrive | 08:15 | 12:15 | 15:25 | | | 18:05 | 21:10 | 23:35 |
| Cairo (main station) | arrive | – | – | – | 20:05 | – | – | – |
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