There are 3 ways to get from Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo by train, taxi, or foot
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The cheapest way to get from Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo is to Metro which costs $1 and takes 12 min.
The fastest way to get from Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs $1.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Nasser and arriving at Bab el Shaaria. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1 min.
The distance between Downtown Cairo and Islamic Cairo is 3 km.
The best way to get from Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo without a car is to Metro which takes 12 min and costs $1.
The Metro from Nasser to Bab el Shaaria takes 1 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo train services, operated by Cairo Metro, depart from Nasser station.
Downtown Cairo to Islamic Cairo train services, operated by Cairo Metro, arrive at Bab el Shaaria station.
There are 7775+ hotels available in Islamic Cairo.
What companies run services between Downtown Cairo, Egypt and Islamic Cairo, Egypt?
Cairo Metro operates a train from Nasser to Bab el Shaaria every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 1 min.
- Phone
- 25748353 (202)
- [email protected]
- Website
- cairometro.gov.eg
Train from Nasser to Bab el Shaaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- mobilitycairo.com
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- $1
Cairo Airport Travel
- Phone
- +202 19970
- Website
- cairoshuttlebus.com
Careem
- Website
- careem.com
Pink Taxi (women only)
- Website
- pinktaxi.net
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