CairoからLuxorまで までのチケット

The bus was fine and on time, but waiting for the bus in Cairo was no fun. I was there half an hour before departure time, as requested. Super Jet busses do not leave from a bus station. I had to wait at the side of a very wide, busy and incredibly noisy road. That is where these busses depart from.

Nothing good to say. We ordered and paid for 1st class tickets. Had to chase agent several times before they arrived. They were 2nd class - confirmed by class printed on ticket, by carriagemarked 2nd class and by Egyptian train ticket office at Cairo: bookaway has tried to insist they were 1st class and refused a refund. An insult. The markup by Bookawaywas over 50%. The train was nothing like picture above. Very old and dirty: broken seats: wc was disgusting: carriage door did not shut properly so smoke came in from smokers. Picture attached makes it look a lot better than it was! Would have been expected if paying Egyptian prices but at us$65 definitely way overpriced. All other agents etc we have encountered in Egypt have been friendly, efficient and honest: shame Bookaway such a contrast to this.

Taking this train was an experience. Firstly the booking process is ‘eccentric’ as we had to communicate with a local agent who (eventually) delivered the ticket (from Luxor to Cairo) just after midnight the night before we left our hotel in Cairo. But communication was OK and we got the tickets. Just make sure you make contact early! The train itself, described as ‘VIP Express’ is neither luxurious nor express. Comfort levels are OK and it’s more roomy than a bus- and given our experience on Egypt’s roads likely far safer. Navigation of stations, stops and timetables in Egypt is not entirely easy but people are helpful and I always had the sense that we’d get where we needed - ask for help. Just don’t expect to be able to turn up 5 minutes before the scheduled time and hop onto the train as it pulls into the platform on time - that’s not going to happen. Our train ran more or less on time (maybe 30 minutes late over a 10.5 hour journey) although the scheduled arrival time was a matter of some dispute (different sources, different times). I am glad I did it - views out of the window are interesting - but it’s a long ride and next time I’ll get the night train.

Would recommend Bookaway to book. Lets face it - it is crazy spending £200 on an unknown website where it says contact a guy called Mohammed in Cairo and here is a contact number to pick up hand written tickets in arabic which are unique to foreign tourists! Right! But what I can say is that it works perfectly! Just make sure you have whatsapp working. The review though is for the train journey which I do not regret as it was about the experience not the luxury!

Keine gute Erfahrung! Voll Enttäuscht! In der Nacht um 23 Uhr, wir sollren nächsten Tag um 10 Uhr abgeholt werden, eine Mail bekommen das die Fahrt mehr kostet. Die Bearbeitung der Mehrkosten fand am nächsten Tag am Vormittag statt. Hätten wir nicht unbedingt einen Transfer gebraucht, hätten wir nicht angenommen. Taxi sollte um 11 Uhr kommen, war um 11:30 da. Es war keine VIP Minivan, sondern eine ganz normale Limousine. Der Fahrer hat 2 mal auf der Strecke nach Luxor nach den Weg gefragt. Das ein Fehler in der Tarifberechnung von 46€ erst so spät auffällt, wo die Leute so gut wie keine Möglichkeit haben einen anderen Transfer noch zu bekommen ist in meinen Augen Abzocke und voll beabsichtigt gewesen von Limousine Al Baron.