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Aswan to Cairo by train or flight

About 870 km. The flight is fastest at 5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹880 per person.

Cairo to Aswan

Fastest

Flight

EgyptAir, Cairo–Aswan

5 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

Day train, Ramses–Aswan

from ₹880 per person

Best value

Flight

EgyptAir, Cairo–Aswan

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainWatania sleeper train, Cairo–Aswan (overnight)13.5 hovernight₹8,710–₹12,580per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
TrainDay train, Ramses–Aswan13 h₹880–₹2,670per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
FlightEgyptAir, Cairo–Aswan5 h₹8,310–₹18,450per personDailyflight search ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Watania sleeper train, Cairo–Aswan (overnight)₹17,420–₹25,160₹34,840–₹50,320
Train · Day train, Ramses–Aswan₹1,760–₹5,340₹3,520–₹10,680
Flight · EgyptAir, Cairo–Aswan₹16,620–₹36,900₹33,240–₹73,800

Once you’re in Cairo

  • Best time: October – April
  • Typical stay: 3 days
  • November: Great month: November is in the middle of the recommended season (October – April).

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