Inter-city Service Taxis
If you don't mind a slightly cramped and definitely hair-raising journey, service taxis (and their slightly cheaper relatives the service minibuses) are usually the fastest way to reach a host of destinations. Their biggest advantage is that they leave as soon as they're full; just turn up, and you'll probably be away in 15min (morning and late afternoon are prime times). Drivers drum up custom by shouting out their destinations; anybody can point you towards the right taxi(s) for your destination. Prices are posted in Arabic on the windscreen; fares to specific destinations are detailed in subsequent chapters, but generally work out 20-30 percent above the bus fare. Watch what Egyptians pay and you can hardly go wrong. If you're alighting halfway (for example, at Wadi Natrun, along the Desert Road to Alex), it's normal to pay the full fare. The Koulali and Ahmed Helmi terminals serve the Delta and Canal Zone , Alexandria and the Mediterranean coast (including El-Arish), the Red Sea Coast down to Hurghada and the Nile Valley as far south as Minya (5hr) or Assyut (6hr), from where there are connections further south. If in doubt about which depot to go to, try Ahmed Helmi first. A third terminal on Midan Giza serves the Fayoum (GBPE6); service taxis to El-Badrashein (for Saqqara) and Dahshur depart from Giza Station nearby; while at least one vehicle a day departs from the Wahia Cafe , 28 Sharia Qadry, in Saiyida Zeinab, bound for the desert oasis of Bahariya (GBPE15).
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