Cairo to Siwa

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The Road to Siwa
There are several ways to get to Siwa. Upon your arrival you will be assured of a warm welcome from the Siwan people.

To and from Cairo
The Western Delta Bus Company run a daily service from Cairo to Marsa Matrouh which is en route to Siwa. The bus leaves Turkamen Bus Station, Cairo at 7.30am. The journey is 500 kilometers and takes five hours. The fare is 38 LE. Refreshments are served on the air-conditioned bus. From Marsa Matrouh catch the onward bus service to Siwa. The journey takes four hours and the ticket costs 12 LE. The bus leaves at 1.30 pm and arrives in Siwa at 5pm.

Leaving Siwa for Cairo the bus leaves at 7am from the Ramel Station or Market Square. Change at Marsa Matrouh where there are buses leaving for Cairo until 2pm.
Superjet buses leave Shurbra Khama Bus Station in Cairo at 4.30pm arriving at Marsa Matrouh at 11pm if you wish to spend some time at Marsa Matrouh.
To and from Alexandria
From Alexandria, Siwa can be reached from both the old and the new bus stations. The buses from Sidi Gabber Bus Station are at 8.30am, 11.30am and 2.30am. The journey takes 8 hours and costs 27EL. From the new Bus Station the buses to Siwa are at 9pm, 12pm and 3 pm.

To return to Alexandria there are four buses daily from Siwa at 7am, 10am, 5pm. and 10pm. The fare is 27 EL.
You can also travel to Siwa by minibus from Alexandria. They run from Mahrenbeck Station and the fare is 20 LE in total. You change mini-bus at Marsa Matrouh and pay 10LE per mini-bus.

Here is a timetable for all services running between Siwa, Alexandria and Cairo:

From	To	Leave	Duration	Km	Vehicle	Depart from	Arrive at	Price
Cairo	Matrouh	0.3125	5hrs	500	West Delta Bus	Turkamen	Matrouh	38LE
Cairo	Matrouh	16:30pm	5hrs	500	Superjet Bus	Shurba Khama	Matrouh	Variable
Alex	Siwa	8:30	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Sidi Gaber	Market Sq.	27LE
Alex	Siwa	11:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Sidi Gaber	Market Sq.	27LE
Alex	Siwa	14:30:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Sidi Gaber	Market Sq.	27LE
Alex	Matrouh	Any time	3.5hrs	280	Minibus	Mahrenbeck st.	Matrouh	10LE
Buses leave from New Bus Station in Alexandria half an hour after above times.
Matrouh	Siwa	13:30	4hrs	306	West Delta Bus	Matrouh	Market Sq.	12LE
Matrouh	Cairo	Every 2hrs	5hrs	500	West Delta Bus	Matrouh	Cairo stations	38LE
Matrouh	Cairo	Any time	6hrs	500	Minibus	Matrouh	Giza	20LE
Matrouh	Siwa	Any time	3.5hrs	306	Minibus	Matrouh	Market Sq.	10LE
Siwa	Matrouh	07:00am	4hrs	306	West Delta Bus	Market Sq.	Matrouh	12LE
Siwa	Alex	7:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Market Sq.	Alex stations	27LE
Siwa	Alex	10:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Market Sq.	Alex stations	27LE
Siwa	Alex	17:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Market Sq.	Alex stations	27LE
Siwa	Alex	22:00	8hrs	586	West Delta Bus	Market Sq.	Alex stations	27LE