- How to get to Hurghada by plane
- To Egypt by sea
- To Egypt by land
A fashionable Egyptian resort on the Red Sea, Hurghada offers its guests a leisurely beach holiday, an extensive excursion program, visits to several modern water parks and the opportunity to go diving. Families with small children and elderly parents come to Hurghada. There are enough hotels of various classes in the city, so it will be very easy to choose a place to spend your vacation. How to get to Hurghada is no secret.
There are few travel options to Hurghada: by plane; by ferry + plane; by ferry + bus; by bus.
How to get to Hurghada by plane
To be in Egypt, you have to be smart, because since 2015 all direct flights from the territory of the Russian Federation to this country have been banned. Accordingly, flights of the Egyptian carrier “Egyptair” are also banned. In the high season, earlier charter flights were made to Egypt, including Hurghada, which are now canceled.
However, Hurghada International Airport, which is only 5 km from the city center, still accepts planes from other countries, so you can make a flight from Moscow with one change in Munich, Prague, Frankfurt am Main or, for example, Istanbul. By the way, the latter option is popular with our travelers.
Turkish Airlines planes fly through Istanbul from Vnukovo to Khurdada in 7 hours. The cost of the flight starts from 13,000 rubles one way. This is the fastest way to get to the popular Egyptian resort.
For 3000 rubles cheaper, you can fly for more than 31 hours with two transfers in Memmingen and Munich. From Memmingen to Munich it will take about 2 hours by bus "Flixbus". In Munich, tourists find themselves in the afternoon, before the plane leaves for Hurghada, it will be about 18 hours, so passengers can walk around the city. Such an inexpensive flight for tourists with a Schengen visa is offered by the air carriers PobedaCondor and Pobeda.
Another good option for how to get to Hurghada from Moscow by air is a composite flight. First, tourists fly to Cairo. The cost of the flight is from 10,000 to 23,000 rubles. In the latter case, the flight will be direct. It is offered by the Egyptair company. It only lasts 4 hours. Cheaper tickets suggest that tourists will fly with one or two stops, for example, in Athens, Istanbul, Milan, etc.
Then from Cairo to Hurghada can be reached by plane in just 1 hour. Daily evening flights are carried out by the same "Egyptair". The cost of a ticket for such a flight is about 8,500 rubles.
With one change in Cairo, you can fly to Hurghada and from Tel Aviv. Of course, it is assumed that you have already reached this Israeli city from Moscow. The fastest flight Tel Aviv - Hurghada takes 4 hours 20 minutes. It will cost 33,000 rubles.
For 9000 rubles and 9 hours you can get to Hurghada from Tel Aviv with a connection in Istanbul. This flight was developed by the Pegasus airline.
Finnair has operated flights to Hurghada Airport since December 2018. This can also be used by Russian travelers who have a Schengen visa.
You can buy a tour from Belarusian travel companies that send their tourists to Egyptian resorts. Thus, the answer to the question: "How to get to Hurghada?" - sounds like this:
- take a train or fly by plane to Minsk or Gomel;
- take a regular or charter direct flight to Hurghada.
A ticket to Hurghada can be purchased in Kiev or any other major city in Ukraine, but it is difficult to get there from Russia.
To Egypt by sea
An unusual option to get to Hurghada is to enter the territory of Egypt by ferry, cruise ship or chartered yacht from Europe or the Middle East. Vessels from Venice, Crete and Cyprus go to Alexandria and Port Said. From Greece you can get to Egyptian ports by yacht. The trip will take about a day, however, it cannot be called budget. But, if you are traveling in a large company, then all the costs of renting a yacht will justify themselves. From Alexandria and Port Said, you can get to Hurghada by a comfortable bus, direct.
From the Jordanian city of Aqaba to the Egyptian ports of Taba and Nuweiba, both cargo, slow and passenger, high-speed boats leave. Buses go from Taba through Nuweiba to Sharm el-Sheikh. How to get to Hurghada from there? By plane of "EgyptAir" company, which in 20 minutes will take travelers to the resort of their choice. Or by buses to Sharm el-Sheikh-Cairo and Cairo-Hurghada. In this case, the journey will take at least 10 hours. Thus, it is possible to combine holidays in Jordan and Egypt in one trip.
To Egypt by land
Egypt's trendy resorts can be reached by buses from Israel and Jordan. Planning a trip from Jordan to Egypt is much easier than from Israel, as there is a direct bus service between Amman and Cairo.
The border between Israel and Egypt will have to be crossed on foot. Tourists travel to the border point by bus, cross the border, and then take minibuses or taxis and follow to Nuweiba or further. There is a regular bus from the border town of Taba to Sharm el-Sheikh, from where it is very easy to get to Hurghada.
