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Cairo to Mount Sinai & St Catherine by bus or road
About 440 km. The private car is fastest at 6.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹710 per person.
Mount Sinai & St Catherine to CairoFastest
Private car
Car with driver / Uber, per vehicle
6.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
East Delta bus, Cairo–St Catherine
from ₹710 per person
Best value
Bus
East Delta bus, Cairo–St Catherine
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.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | East Delta bus, Cairo–St Catherine | 7.5 h | ₹710–₹1,700per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / Uber, per vehicle | 6.5 h | ₹9,560–₹23,500per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, East Delta bus, Cairo–St Catherine: One bus a day, as last known; most visitors come from Dahab or Sharm instead.
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.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · East Delta bus, Cairo–St Catherine | ₹1,420–₹3,400 | ₹2,840–₹6,800 |
| Private car · Car with driver / Uber, per vehicle | ₹9,560–₹23,500 | ₹9,560–₹23,500 |
Once you’re in Mount Sinai & St Catherine
- Best time: March – November
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – November).
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Plan Cairo and Mount Sinai & St Catherine
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.