Map of Egypt and info driving times

Egypt: main destinations  Cairo / Luxor / Aswan

Clearly visible, most of the monumental sites are in Upper Egypt!

Cairo is a must to see the Piramids and the Treasures

in the Egyptian Museum

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Driving times from Luxor to:

Aswan 4 hours

Abydos 3,5 hours

Dendera 1 hour

El Quseir (Red Sea) 4,5 hours

Hurghada (Red Sea) 4,5 hours

Marsa Alam (Red Sea) 5 hours

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Aswan to Abu Simbel 4 hours

(only in convoy at 4 am and 11 am leaving Abu Simbel for Aswan at 9 am or 15 pm)

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Transfer time from Cairo to Luxor:

By air (only Egyptair): 1 hour 20 minutes.

By sleeping train: 15 hours