Getting to Alexandria: By train

From Cairo, frequent trains from Ramses Station are probably the best way to get to Alexandria. Trains run at least once every hour from 6 AM to 10 PM, but try to choose either an express or the pride of Egyptian Railways, the French-built Turbo, which takes only 2 hours 10 minutes for the journey. Read More »

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Railroad Stations in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
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Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
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Getting to Alexandria: By train is based on Alexandria by Eco84, Jonas Ryberg, JerryJupiter, Panos, Felix505, Texugo, Bbb0777, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.