International Buses
International buses are highly vulnerable to political upheavals, so none of the schedules and fares mentioned below can be taken for granted - double-check everything, including the availability of foreign visas. Of most interest to tourists are the services to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem - an 11-12hr journey via El-Arish and Rafah, skirting most of the Gaza Strip. Travco (13 Sharia Mahmoud Azmi, near the Marriott Hotel, Zamalek; daily 9am-4pm; Ramadan 9am-3.30pm; tel 340-4493) runs a service to both cities, departing from the Cairo Sheraton in Dokki at 5.30am (daily except Sat; GBPE120 one-way, GBPE160 return). Tickets are also available from Spring Tours (11 Sharia Talaat Harb; tel 393-2573) and Misr Travel (7 Sharia Talaat Harb; tel 393-0201). Note that at the border you'll be stung for GBPE17 departure tax as well as GBPE10 for the shuttle bus from the Egyptian immigration hall to the Israeli one. Less well known are the Superjet services to Jordan , Syria , Saudi Arabia and Libya from Midan Almaza in Heliopolis (take minibus #39 to the end of the line). Tickets can be bought from their office here (tel 290-9017). There are departures for Amman (3 weekly; 20hr; US$67 including ferry crossing), Damascus (1 weekly service; 20hr; US$80), and Tripoli (daily; 30hr; US$86) via Benghazi (18hr; US$68). Note that these services may run from Turgoman Garage in the future. Various destinations in the Gulf and Libya can be reached from Sinai Bus Terminal via Nuweiba-Aqaba: for Kuwait , Jeddah and Riyadh , contact the East Delta Bus Co (tel 419-8503), who also run daily services to Benghazi and Tripoli (GBPE100 & GBPE180). There are also plusher A/C buses to Benghazi (daily; 16hr; GBPE120), leaving from Midan Ataba. Buy tickets from Hebton Misr Travel (tel 590-0963), which also runs cheaper service taxis to the same destinations.
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