TRANSPORTATIONS

To arrive in Dahab

if you want to go to dahab you can take the bus or taxi

Bus schedule Sharm to Dahab is 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 14:30, 17:00, 20:30, 22:00 and 00:30

Dahab Bus Office: +20-69-3641-808

"Dahab Plaza Hotel" arranges transfer from airport of Shapm-el-Sheikh to Dahab, that is why you can forget about this kind of troubles if you choose our hotel as accomodation.

Bus connections

Buses connect Dahab with Sharm el-Sheikh (11 EGP – 1h), Cairo (65/75 EGP – 9h) and Suez daily. Alternatively, Eilat and the Israel border at Taba are only around 2 hours away by taxi (300–400 EGP) or 3 hours by bus (21 EGP). Also if you take the bus to Taba, the bus conductor has been known to demand an extra 5 EGP to take you to the border, from the bus station. Again avoid the rip-off and walk the all of 600 m on foot.

Taxi (5 EGP) to the bus station, a short drive out of the tourist strip, about 2 km.

Dahab East Delta Bus Station schedule

Often, on arrival at the Dahab bus station, you will be basically pushed into the back of a jeep that will "volunteer" to take you to your hotel. These are not free – they will demand a ridiculous amount of money for the privilege. Dissociate yourself from the strange situation and seek out a real taxi (5 EGP) instead.

You can walk, too. Despite what you will be told: it's only a 10 minute / 1 km walk to town.

Taxies

Shared taxis, in essence mini-buses, are a cheap way to travel locally.

Minibus rental from Nuweiba or Sharm-el-Sheikh costs 200 EGP. Shared taxis tend to conform to a timetable, so they become useful if you have missed the day's bus to the nearby spots like Sharm el-Sheikh, or if you need to get into Dahab when arriving from the Aqaba ferry.

To get to Dahab from Eilat, if you don't have a car, take a taxi to the border, walk across, and grab a shared taxi on the other side.

Promenades

Getting around Dahab itself on foot is quite simple, the promenade runs right along the seafront and all the usual amenities are located along it.

Bicycles would be an excellent way of getting around, but most rental bicycles are poorly maintained and as such are in terrible shape. Many businesses are distinctly unenthusiastic about the bicycle-rental aspect of their commercial operation, quoting inflated prices and creative time definitions ("1 day" = 6 hours). Even large and supposedly reputable operators are not immune from deficiencies in this area.

But as soon as you are becoming the guest of Dahab Plaza Hotel, you can easily use our help in this aspect. We can arrange for you normal quality and budget-conscious bicycle.

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