Marsa Alam travel guide

Air

There is an international airport 60 km north of Marsa Alam that also serves El-Quseir.

Bus

To get out of Marsa Alam, ask the locals about the latest schedules once you get to town, as things change with the winds. At present, from Marsa Alam to Cairo, there are buses that stop in Safaga and Hurghada at 1030, 1530, 1830 and 2030 (E£65); otherwise it’s easy to catch a ride to Hurghada and transfer. Crossing the road to Edfu from Marsa Alam is supposedly difficult for tourists, as many get kicked off the public buses or service taxis at one of the 3 check points, but if you want to try and trust the unspoken 4 tourists or less rule, the public bus heads west around 0700 from the T-junction and takes 5 hrs. There are buses/services every few hours throughout the day to El- Quseir (E£10, 2 hrs), where more northbound and westbound buses depart from.

Taxi

Service taxis (Peugeot-style) run up and down the coast regularly, on a leave- when-full basis. They are comparable in price to the buses, but faster and more frequent.

South of the T-junction there’s a small settlement with a pharmacy and telephone. All the big resorts have modern communi- cations, shops and medical supplies.