Transportation in Egypt

Egypt has approximately 8600 km (about 5300 Mile) of railroads. The principal railway line links Aswan and points north in the Nile Valley to Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast. The inland waterways of Egypt including the Nile, navigable throughout its course in the country, the approximately 1600 km (about 1000 mi) of shipping canals, and the more than 17,700 km (more than 11,000 mi) of irrigation canals in the Nile delta—are used extensively for transportation. Camel caravans are employed to a limited extent in the desert.

Two highways connect Cairo with Alexandria. Other highways connect Cairo to Port Said, Suez and Al Fayoum. The total length of highways and roads is about 38,000 km (about 23,600 mi), of which about 18,000 km (about 11,200 mi) are highways. International airlines provide regular services between Cairo and Alexandria and major world centres. Egypt-Air, the government-owned airline, also provides domestic and foreign services; the country has about 80 airfields. The major port is Alexandria, followed by Port Said and Suez, all of which are served by numerous shipping companies. The Suez Canal, which was closed from 1967 until mid 1975, produces substantial annual toll revenues. In the early 1990s about 16,600 vessels used the canal each year.

Distances between major town and places in Egypt in KM.

DISTANCES BETWEEN MAJOR TOWNS IN EGYPT

The distances to the left are in Km, and the ones to the right are in miles

	Cairo	Alex	Luxor	Aswan	Hurg	Sharm	Ismailia	Suez	Marsa Matruh	Port Said	Minya
Cairo		139	420	563	329	342	87	81	318	139	154
Alex	224		556	701	472	438	169	226	179	222	293
Luxor	676	895		139	186	644	489	503	736	556	241
Aswan	906	1128	223		319	861	648	649	879	701	407
Hurg	529	759	299	513		458	303	245	651	354	378
Sharm	550	705	1036	1386	737		268	213	617	352	454
Ismailia	140	272	785	1043	487	431		57	348	53	241
Suez	130	364	810	1044	395	342	91		405	108	241
Marsa Matruh	512	288	1185	1415	1047	993	560	652		401	472
Port Said	224	357	895	1128	569	566	85	174	645		293
Minya	248	472	387	655	608	730	387	388	760	472