New National Railway Route Opens from Cairo to Aswan

Getting to the heart of Nubia just got a little bit quicker and cheaper, because the Egyptian National Railways has announced a new train service from Cairo to Aswan along with a full list of schedules.

The new route is part of a set of expansions that the national railway network hopes to make, increasing the number of destinations as well as the number of trips made. While commercial train lines, such as Watania, already offer trips to Aswan from Cairo, this is the first time it's available through the national railway.

The trips have already begun as of February 2021. You can book your ticket now through enr.gov.eg.