Means of transport Luxor

At Luxor station, two counters that are often overcrowded sell tickets on normal trains, while one counter specialises in sleeping car tickets. It is best to ask the hotel to pick up your tickets to avoid crowds. Ticket dispenser. Classic train: Cairo/Louxor: 119 LE in^2nd class, duration 9 hours; Luxor/Assouan: 62 LE in^2nd class, duration 3 hours. Sleeping car: Cairo/Louxor: 80 US$ in double cabin, departure 19h-arrival at 6am; Luxor/Cairo: 80 US$ in double cabin, departure 22h-arrival at 8am.

Arrival: two mats for local flights, three mats for international flights. Departure: ticket offices located in the same hall. Located 6 km from the city, a bus service connects the airport to Luxor. You will easily find a taxi, but be careful to negotiate the fare before getting in the car if the taxi does not have a meter. This small airport renovated in the early 2000s has all the necessary services (ATM, catering, duty free...)

There are around ten buses a day to Hurghada, with four different companies each offering two to three buses a day. Aswan is best reached by microbus or train. For the Luxor/Hurghada and Safaga journey, allow 4/5 hours. Luxor/Cairo: 8-10 hrs. Luxor/Marsa Alam (with a stopover): approx. 6 hrs. There are buses to Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab, but they take a long time as there are many checkpoints due to the unrest in Sinai, so it's better to take a domestic flight than a bus.

Many self-employed workers in the tourism sector, who do not have a wasta in the large travel agencies, cruise lines or hotels, are excluded from the tourism revival that has begun in 2016. Although the fully organised excursions make things easier for tourists, they are not always a guarantee of quality and economy. If you introduce this tourist guide (saying he is French), Mohammed Abdallah, owner of the felucca Rosina, should give you a good price for a sunset ride

This cruise ship was completely renovated in 2017 and will be again at the end of 2023. It's a "big" boat that remains on a human scale, with its 60 fully-equipped cabins. The cruise lasts four nights from Luxor to Aswan, and three nights in the other direction. This mode of travel is ideal for enjoying the essentials of a Nile cruise and visiting the main sites at the various stops. The clientele is international, often in a convivial spirit. Service is particularly attentive.