2.3 Egypt Road Network
Egypt has a huge road network of 65,050km (of which 48,000km paved and 17,050km unpaved). Egypt has built a network of highways covering the country and extending around 18,000km. Two highways connect Cairo with Alex. Other highways connect Cairo to Port-Said, Suez, and El Fayoum. The total length of highways is 18,000km.
Egypt also boasts a network of bridges, which contributes to smoothing the flow of traffic. So far, 181 bridges stand throughout the country: 36 of which are straddling the Nile; 85 suspended. Egypt has recently witnessed a great interest in enhancing and upgrading the highway and main road networks to cover all the country. Their length increased to 48,000 km.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Egypt Government Contact List
Distance Matrix
Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) |
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Alex |
Aswan |
Cairo |
El Fayoum |
El Minya |
Edfu |
Ismailia |
Luxor |
Port Said |
Sharm El Sheikh |
Hurghada |
Nuweiba |
Rafah |
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Alex |
|
1133 |
216 |
295 |
459 |
1,025 |
250 |
915 |
273 |
716 |
761 |
567 |
494 |
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Aswan |
|
|
926 |
838 |
674 |
112 |
1,038 |
229 |
1,118 |
1,492 |
580 |
1373 |
1280 |
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Cairo |
|
|
|
105 |
252 |
818 |
112 |
708 |
192 |
503 |
548 |
447 |
354 |
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El Fayoum |
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|
|
|
164 |
730 |
217 |
620 |
297 |
608 |
581 |
552 |
459 |
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El Minya |
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|
|
|
565 |
314 |
335 |
444 |
755 |
452 |
693 |
806 |
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Edfu |
|
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|
|
|
|
930 |
112 |
1,010 |
1,321 |
392 |
1265 |
1172 |
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Ismailia |
|
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|
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|
|
|
550 |
80 |
456 |
501 |
387 |
242 |
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Luxor |
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|
300 |
1212 |
282 |
1155 |
1062 |
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Port Said |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
536 |
581 |
467 |
254 |
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Sharm El Sheikh |
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|
|
781 |
165 |
528 |
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Hurghada |
|
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|
|
226 |
464 |
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Nuweiba |
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|
|
674 |
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Rafah |
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Safaga |
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Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Hour) |
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|
Alex |
Aswan |
Cairo |
El Fayoum |
El Minya |
Edfu |
Ismailia |
Luxor |
Port Said |
Sharm El Sheikh |
Hurghada |
Nuweiba |
Rafah |
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Alex |
|
14 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
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Aswan |
|
|
12 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
14 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
16 |
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Cairo |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
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El Fayoum |
|
|
|
|
2 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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El Minya |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
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Edfu |
|
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|
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|
|
12 |
2 |
13 |
17 |
5 |
16 |
15 |
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Ismailia |
|
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|
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|
|
7 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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Luxor |
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|
4 |
15 |
4 |
14 |
13 |
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Port Said |
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|
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
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Sharm El Sheikh |
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|
10 |
2 |
7 |
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Hurghada |
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|
3 |
6 |
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Nuweiba |
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|
8 |
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Rafah |
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Safaga |
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Road Security
Road accidents are common and police estimate that road accidents kill over 6,000 people in Egypt each year.
International driving licence can be used in Egypt up to six months. In case of intention to stay more than six months in Egypt, an application for an Egyptian driving licence should be submitted.
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits
Axle Load Limits |
LCA Country (Egypt) |
Transit Country #1 (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ) |
Truck with 2 Axles |
16 |
19 |
Truck with 3 Axles |
22 |
26 |
Truck with 4 Axles |
32 |
39 |
Semi-trailer with 3 Axles |
26 |
39 |
Semi-trailer with 4 Axles |
32 |
40 |
Semi-trailer with 5 Axles |
42 |
N/A |
Semi-trailer with 6 Axles |
48 |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 4 Axles |
36 |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 5 Axles |
42 |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 6 Axles |
48 |
N/A |
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 7 Axles |
N/A |
N/A |