Bus
East Delta buses, T062-366 4854, leave the terminal (5 km west of the city) every 30 mins between 0600-2000 to/from Cairo’s Turgoman Station (2 hrs, E£7.50-8.50). Between 0700-1530 there are buses every 30 mins to Ismailia (1 hr, E£4-4.50) and to Port Said at 0700, 0900, 1100, 1430 and 1530 (2-3 hrs, E£10). Many buses go from 0500-2300 to Hurghada (5-6 hrs, E£36-38) via Ain Sukhna. It’s also possible to head straight to the Sinai from Suez. There are
5 buses daily to Sharm El-Sheikh (0830, 1100, 1330, 1500 1800, 5 hrs, E£30), the 1100 bus carries on to Dahab (6-7 hrs, E£35) and Nuweiba (7-8 hrs, E£35). There is also a bus direct to Taba and Nuweiba at 1500 (5-6 hrs, E£35). There is 1 bus daily that goes direct to St Catherine’s at 1400 (4 hrs, E£25). Upper Egypt buses, T062-366 4258, have 4 buses daily to Alexandria at 0700, 0900, 1430 and 1700 (4-5 hrs, E£25), the morning ones make stops in the Delta but the afternoon ones are direct. They also have 3 buses daily to Luxor at 0500, 1700 and 2000 (10 hrs, E£55/61), the 0500 and 1700 carry on to Aswan (12 hrs, E£56/66), prices vary depending on the time you depart.
Ferry
Since the El-Salaam ferry disaster in 2006, the vast bulk of ferry services now run from Safaga to Saudi Arabia as bureaucratic hurdles now prevent companies from operating out of Suez. Virtually zero passenger ships dock here now. Contact the port, T062-319 1085/6, to see if any ferries are departing for Jeddah, or the National Navigation Co, 42 Sharia El-Geish, Port Tawfiq, T062-319 8849, have boats every 3-4 days to Yemboa in Saudi. Bear in mind that the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Port Tawfiq, next to the tourist office, no longer issue visas (available in Cairo only).
Taxi
Service taxis travel to all of the same destinations as the buses and costs are comparable. Though service taxis are speedier, they are often not as comfortable as the a/c buses and will not depart until full. There are plenty of private taxis to run around town for E£3-5.
Train
There are 6 trains run to/from Cairo en route to/from Ismailia daily, but they’re hot and slow. You’re better off opting for the bus.
