Getting To The Red Sea

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 How to get to The Red Sea:

From outside Egypt
Some International flights now go direct to Hurghada, otherwise fly direct to Cairo then either take an internal flight or go overland by bus or by car.

From Cairo

Overland

Suez:	Service taxis or East Delta Bus Company buses from the Koulali terminal, near Ramses Station.
	By train from Ramses Station.
Ain Sukhna:	Buses or service taxis from Suez or by private transport from Cairo.
Hurghada:	Service taxis or buses from Ahmed Helmi terminal, near Ramses Station or from Abdel Mounim Riyad terminal, near the Ramses Hilton Hotel
	Airlines to Hurghada: Egyptair, Sinai Air Company, ZAS

Safaga, al-Quseir, Mersa Alam, Berenice:
Buses, service taxis or tours from Hurghada. You may need a special permit to visit Berenice, check at the Frontiers Administration office in Cairo.

St. Anthony's and St. Paul's monasteries:
Special pilgrim tours are arranged from Cairo by the YMCA and the Coptic Patriachate. Tours can also be arranged through tour operators. The Hurghada bus will drop you at the foot of the mountain, about 13 km. away from the monasteries, otherwise private transport is the best way to get there.

For more information please go to the "Egypt Index" and look under "Transport providers" or "Travel Agents".

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