How to get fromCairo Citadel to Gizaby taxi, train, or foot

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There are 3 ways to get from Cairo Citadel to Giza by taxi, train, or foot

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Taxi, line 2 Metro
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1. Take the taxi from Cairo Citadel to Nageebtaxi
2. Take the train from Nageeb to Gizatrain 2
13 min
$1–2
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Cairo Citadel to Gizataxi 8.5 km
9 min
$1
Walk
1. Take the foot from Cairo Citadel to Gizawalk 7.9 km
1h 35m

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Distance: 10.9 km
Duration: 13 min

What companies run services between Cairo Citadel, Egypt and Giza, Egypt?

There is no direct connection from Cairo Citadel to Giza. However, you can take the taxi to Nageeb then take the line 2 train to Giza. Alternatively, you can then take the taxi to Giza.

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Giza, Egypt(opens in a new window)

Giza is the third-largest city in Egypt by area after Cairo and Alexandria; and fourth-largest city in Africa by population after Kinshasa, Lagos, and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 4,872,448 in the 2017 census. It is located on the west bank of the Nile opposite central Cairo, and is a part of the Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than 30 km north of Memphis (Men-nefer, today the village of Mit Rahina), which was the capital city of the unified Egyptian state during the reign of pharaoh Narmer, roughly 3100 BC.

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