Egyptian National Railways -Tickets and online bookings

I was a bit skeptical to book with bookaway but it turned out to be excellent and the tickets were delivered to my hotel before my train ride the next day. The upcharge is quite a bit as we paid almost double of the ticket face value cost; however, it did save us on time. As we were not able to travel from Aswan to Luxor in the evening by car, this was the only viable option in roughly the same amount of time as a car ride. The train is not the cleanest but it works for short rides. Avoid the toilet if you are able to do so. For folks traveling with large luggage, there are luggage porters there to help for a nominal tip.

Treno puntuale abbastanza pulito per i canoni dei treni in Egitto. Frequentato prevalentemente da locali. Bellissimi paesaggi lungo il tragitto con scene di vita quotidiana lungo il nilo. Ho acquistato i biglietti on line e mi sono stati recapitati con puntualità in hotel a Luxor. Esperienza imperdibile. . . molto meglio di un volo aereo.

I have cancelled the ride and wait its refund.

Il viaggio da Luxor ad Aswan in treno è stato piacevole, anche se partito in ritardo. Le carrozze erano molto confortevoli, con ampi sedili, ma purtroppo non molto pulite. La prenotazione via web è stata molto facile e alla stazione di Luxor abbiamo incontrato un operatore dell'agenzia che ci ha portato i biglietti cartacei. Servizio molto efficiente e affidabile.

The most important thing to say is that the information about the length of the train trip was very wrong. I took the First Class Special Express Train from Luxor to Alexandria. According to the information I received from BookAway the trip would take 9 hours. In fact the trip took 14 hours. To my knowledge the train was not delayed. It moved relatively fast and did not stop for longer periods. Apparently it simply takes about 14 hours to get to Alexandria from Luxor. Otherwise, it was a fine trip. The first class is not very clean and the carriage a bit old, but the chair was big and comfortable with plenty of space for the legs and the back of the chair could be reclined well.

臭くて、汚くて、怖い、最悪の列車でした。10ドルならば旅のスパイスとしてまだ我慢できますが、65ドルもしました。エアコン効いているはずが寒くて眠れず、あの汚れたシートに直接服が触れるのもいやでした。床がびちょびちょに濡れ、ものが流されていないトイレは悪夢です。とにかく最悪でした！！！