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hi,does anyone know about flights from cairo to luxor?i arrive on 29 march and know there are many flights but the price???as we own a place in luxor can we get the cheap flights like the locals do?they pay around 25english pounds and we have to pay something like 130.failing that does anyone know how good the trains are and is it easy to book on arrival in cairo for same day travel?many thanks..roddy
Kenzie Member # 3519
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The Egyptian prices have changed recently. A return flight Cai/Lux/Cai is about 580LE if you book one or two days before. If you book a week before you will get it a bit cheaper. Instead of just the two classes before Ecom and C Class there are five classes. Depending on when you book. Egypt Air are tighter on their tickets now. You must have a resident visa for 5 years to take the local price or produce your work permission certificate. The tourist rate is still the same.
The trains are available all the time. Someone I know travelled on the sleeping train and said it was ok US$ 50. one way.
roddy Member # 3805
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thanks kenzie for your help we know in egypt things change every day.cheers...roddy
quote:Originally posted by Kenzie: The Egyptian prices have changed recently. A return flight Cai/Lux/Cai is about 580LE if you book one or two days before. If you book a week before you will get it a bit cheaper. Instead of just the two classes before Ecom and C Class there are five classes. Depending on when you book. Egypt Air are tighter on their tickets now. You must have a resident visa for 5 years to take the local price or produce your work permission certificate. The tourist rate is still the same.
The trains are available all the time. Someone I know travelled on the sleeping train and said it was ok US$ 50. one way.
EgyptianDoc77 Member # 3777
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hi roddy
u better take the sleeping train its quite nice and u better chose " nefertiti cabinet" its nice enough with breakfast and dinner too ... they are everyday available
2 sleeping trains available
train number " 84" and train number " 86" 84 leaving cairo at 20.00 and arriving luxor 05.00 the next morning
86 departing cairo at 21.30 arriving luxor at 07.00 the next morning
prices are Per person in a double cabin. $ 50.00 per person in a single cabin. $ 70.00 children up till 9 yrs of age $ 38
its a 2 way trip, allez retour
best of luck and ill check for u the flights
cheers
------------------ Dr.M.Lotfy Resident Doctor of Dermatology & Andrology
------------------ Dr.M.Lotfy Resident Doctor of Dermatology & Andrology
Sweet Willie Member # 3873
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quote:Originally posted by EgyptianDoc77: u better take the sleeping train its quite nice and u better chose " nefertiti cabinet" its nice enough with breakfast and dinner too ... they are everyday available
2 sleeping trains available
train number " 84" and train number " 86" 84 leaving cairo at 20.00 and arriving luxor 05.00 the next morning
86 departing cairo at 21.30 arriving luxor at 07.00 the next morning
prices are Per person in a double cabin. $ 50.00 per person in a single cabin. $ 70.00 children up till 9 yrs of age $ 38
its a 2 way trip, allez retour
Are there one way tickets sold for the sleeping trains? I'd be looking for Cairo-Luxor.
Do they call them sleeping trains because it is an overnight trip or do the cars actually have beds?
EgyptianDoc77 Member # 3777
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quote:Originally posted by Sweet Willie: Are there one way tickets sold for the sleeping trains? I'd be looking for Cairo-Luxor.
Do they call them sleeping trains because it is an overnight trip or do the cars actually have beds?
hi, yesh the cabinets have beds and sure there are one way tickets, shall ask for u and let u know this evening hopefully
be safe
------------------ Dr.M.Lotfy Resident Doctor of Dermatology & Andrology