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Alexandria in January
Mixed month: January is outside the recommended season (April – October). Nothing in our data flags January as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in April, 3 months away.
2 days in Alexandria in January · from ₹9,298 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹9,298 for two
- Room a night₹2,420
- Food a day, each₹1,027
- Main sight entry, each₹530
Mid-range
₹21,332 for two
- Room a night₹6,290
- Food a day, each₹2,370
- Main sight entry, each₹530
Luxury
₹50,243 for two
- Room a night₹17,420
- Food a day, each₹5,530
- Main sight entry, each₹530
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Egypt yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Cairo (CAI), 180 km away
Then: Train · 2h 45m (Day train (Spanish / VIP / Talgo), Ramses–Alexandria (Misr))
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹24,000
Fly into Sharm El Sheikh (SSH), 562 km away
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹30,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹2,900
- Before you fly, apply for the tourist e-visa at visa2egypt.gov.eg: US$30 single entry or US$65 multiple entry, each stay up to 30 days. Apply at least a week ahead and carry the printed approval.
- If you hold a valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa that you have already used once, you can instead buy a 30-day visa on arrival (US$30, cash, at the bank counter before passport control); carry that visa's passport.
- At immigration, show your passport, the e-visa and your return ticket. To stay longer than 30 days, apply for an extension at the passports office (in Cairo, Abbasiya) before the visa runs out.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; E-visa approval (printout), or a used valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa for the visa on arrival; Confirmed return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay; US dollars in cash if you plan to buy the visa on arrival.
The visa fee rose from US$25 to US$30 in March 2026, and a separate levy (reported at US$12, rising to US$15 in 2027) may be added; pay only on visa2egypt.gov.eg, as look-alike sites charge more.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Egypt in January
Instead in season this month.
- Abu Simbel · great month
- Aswan · great month
- Bahariya & the White Desert · great month
- Cairo · great month
- Giza · great month
- Luxor · great month
- Siwa Oasis · great month
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