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The Road to Siwa;
Distances
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Cairo |
Kharga |
Dakhla |
Farafra |
Bahariya |
Siwa |
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Cairo |
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602 |
739 |
582 |
402 |
752 |
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Kharga |
602 |
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200 |
430 |
610 |
960 |
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Dakhla |
739 |
200 |
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230 |
410 |
760 |
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Farafra |
582 |
430 |
230 |
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180 |
530 |
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Bahariya |
402 |
610 |
410 |
180 |
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350 |
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Siwa |
752 |
960 |
760 |
530 |
350 |
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How to
get to the Oasis?
There are several ways to get to Siwa. Upon your arrival you will
be assured of a warm welcome from the Siwan people.
To and from Cairo
The Western Delta Bus Company run a
daily service from Cairo to Marsa Matrouh which is en route to
Siwa. The bus leaves Turkamen Bus Station, Cairo at 7.30am. The
journey is 500 kilometers and takes five hours. The fare is 38 LE.
Refreshments are served on the air-conditioned bus. From Marsa
Matrouh catch the onward bus service to Siwa. The journey takes four
hours and the ticket costs 12 LE. The bus leaves at 1.30 pm and
arrives in Siwa at 5pm.
Leaving Siwa for
Cairo the bus leaves at 7am from the Ramel Station or Market
Square. Change at Marsa
Matrouh where there are buses leaving for Cairo until 2pm.
Superjet buses leave Shurbra Khama
Bus Station in Cairo at 4.30pm arriving at Marsa Matrouh at 11pm if you wish to spend some time at
Marsa Matrouh.
To and from Alexandria
From Alexandria, Siwa can be
reached from both the old and the new bus stations. The buses from
Sidi Gabber Bus Station are at 8.30am, 11.30am and 2.30am. The
journey takes 8 hours and costs 27EL. From the new Bus Station
the buses to Siwa are at 9pm, 12pm and 3 pm.
To return to Alexandria there are
four buses daily from Siwa at 7am, 10am, 5pm. and 10pm. The fare is 27 EL.
You can also travel to Siwa by
minibus from Alexandria. They run from Mahrenbeck Station and the
fare is 20 LE in total. You change mini-bus at Marsa Matrouh and pay 10LE per mini-bus.
Here is a timetable for all
services running between Siwa, Alexandri and Cairo:
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