From outside Egypt

Some international flights now go to Hurghada, otherwise fly direct to Cairo then either take an internal flight (see below) or go overland by bus or by car. Contact your travel agent for details.

From Cairo

Overland

You may like to book a tour through a travel agent or hire your own transport. Bear in mind that desert driving has special requirements and be sure to get a suitable vehicle and guidance on possible hazards. Otherwise you can travel to each loaction by bus or service taxi and arrange trips from there.

Suez	Service taxis or East Delta Company buses from the Koulali terminal, near Ramses Station. By train from Ramses Station.
Ain Sukhna	Buses or service taxis from Suez or by private transport from Cairo.
Hurghada	Service Taxis or buses (including Superjets) from Ahmed Helmi terminal, near Ramses Station or from Abdel Mounim Riyad terminal, near the Ramses Hilton Hotel.
Safaga, AL Quseir, Mersa Alam, Berenice	Buses, service taxis or tours from Hurghada. You may need a special permit to visit Berenice, check at the Frontiers Administration office in Cairo.
St. Anthony's and St.Paul's monasteries	Sepcial pilgrim tours are arranged from Cairo by the YMCA (tel.917360) and the Coptic Patriachate (tel.960025). Tours can also be arranged through Misr Travel and other tour operators. The Hurghada bus will drop you at the foot of the mountain, about 13 km. away from the monasteries, otherwise private transport is the best way to get there.

By Air
The Following airlines fly to Hurghada:

Egypt Air	Tel. 575-0600 (Cairo)
Sinai Air Company	Tel. 776893/760948 (Nile Hilton Hotel)
ZAS	Tel.291-8030 (Novotel, Cairo)

Hurghada

Safaga

	Cairo	Suez	Hurghada	Safaga	Al-Quseir	Mersa Alam	Berenice
Cairo	-	134	506	567	650	787	908
Suez	134	-	372	433	516	653	774
Hurghada	506	372	-	61	144	281	402
Safaga	567	433	61	-	83	220	341
Al-Quseir	650	516	144	83	-	137	258
Mersa Alam	787	653	281	220	137	-	121
Berenice	908	774	402	341	258	121	-