Egypt: cities and how to get around
72 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Egypt has 72 cities on this site, including the capital, Cairo. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Egypt
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Cairo | 9,606,916 | CAI (15 km) | 4,162+ |
| Alexandria | Alexandria | 5,263,542 | HBE (37 km) | 563 |
| Giza | Giza | 4,367,343 | CAI (21 km) | 515 |
| Shubrā al Khaymah | Qalyubia | 1,240,289 | CAI (14 km) | — |
| Port Said | Port Said | 780,515 | PSD (6 km) | 51 |
| Suez | Suez | 699,541 | CCE (67 km) | 5 |
| Al Mansurah | Dakahlia | 621,953 | PSD (86 km) | — |
| Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | Gharbia | 592,573 | CAI (98 km) | — |
| Tanta | Gharbia | 576,648 | SPX (76 km) | 6 |
| Assiut | Asyut | 528,669 | ATZ (23 km) | 2 |
| Al Fayyum | Faiyum | 519,047 | SPX (89 km) | — |
| Al Khuşūş | Qalyubia | 488,904 | CAI (9 km) | — |
| Esna | Qena | 462,787 | LXR (45 km) | 5 |
| Zagazig | Sharqia | 430,445 | CAI (54 km) | — |
| Ismailia | Ismailia | 429,465 | PSD (75 km) | 21 |
| Luxor | Luxor | 422,407 | LXR (7 km) | 602 |
| Kom Ombo | Aswan | 409,311 | ASW (59 km) | — |
| Aswān | Aswan | 379,774 | ASW (17 km) | — |
| 6th of October City | Giza | 368,650 | SPX (36 km) | — |
| Damanhur | Beheira | 318,207 | HBE (74 km) | — |
| New Cairo | Cairo | 313,139 | CAI (11 km) | — |
| Damietta | Damietta | 305,920 | PSD (43 km) | — |
| Rosetta | Beheira | 301,795 | HBE (86 km) | — |
| Minya | Minya | 283,605 | — | — |
| Banī Suwayf | Beni Suweif | 273,151 | — | — |
| Shibīn al Kawm | Monufia | 267,945 | SPX (51 km) | — |
| Sohag | Sohag | 266,944 | HMB (24 km) | — |
| Az-Zuhūr | Port Said | 266,381 | PSD (3 km) | — |
| Qina | Qena | 252,883 | LXR (55 km) | — |
| Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān | Sharqia | 246,148 | CAI (39 km) | — |
| Ḩalwān | Cairo | 230,000 | CAI (31 km) | — |
| Mallawī | Minya | 212,628 | ATZ (78 km) | — |
| Hurghada | Red Sea | 207,132 | HRG (9 km) | — |
| Arīsh | North Sinai | 199,243 | AAC (9 km) | — |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | Kafr el-Sheikh | 194,569 | — | — |
| Bilbeis | Sharqia | 185,237 | CAI (38 km) | — |
| Banhā | Qalyubia | 182,254 | CAI (44 km) | — |
| Idkū | Beheira | 177,152 | HBE (71 km) | — |
| Marsá Maţrūḩ | Matruh | 176,498 | MUH (3 km) | — |
| Al Maţarīyah | Dakahlia | 162,045 | PSD (23 km) | — |
| Qalyub | Qalyubia | 156,363 | CAI (20 km) | — |
| Al Ḩawāmidīyah | Giza | 155,055 | CAI (27 km) | — |
| Abū Kabīr | Sharqia | 154,466 | CAI (73 km) | — |
| Mīt Ghamr | Dakahlia | 153,754 | CAI (68 km) | — |
| Akhmīm | Sohag | 151,430 | HMB (24 km) | — |
| Girga | Sohag | 151,256 | HMB (15 km) | — |
| Disūq | Kafr el-Sheikh | 149,291 | HBE (93 km) | — |
| Aḍ-Ḍawāḥy | Port Said | 148,624 | PSD (5 km) | — |
| Samālūţ | Minya | 142,009 | — | — |
| Al-'Ubūr | Qalyubia | 138,987 | CAI (15 km) | — |
| Kirdāsah | Giza | 137,588 | SPX (22 km) | — |
| Bilqās | Dakahlia | 137,080 | PSD (84 km) | — |
| Būsh | Beni Suweif | 136,441 | — | — |
| Ţahţā | Sohag | 134,314 | HMB (53 km) | — |
| Sinnūris | Faiyum | 133,532 | SPX (77 km) | — |
| Kafr ad Dawwār | Beheira | 128,539 | HBE (47 km) | — |
| Al Manzalah | Dakahlia | 127,394 | PSD (32 km) | — |
| Munūf | Monufia | 125,707 | SPX (40 km) | — |
| Ashmūn | Monufia | 124,483 | SPX (22 km) | — |
| As Sinbillāwayn | Dakahlia | 124,020 | CAI (86 km) | — |
| Maghāghah | Minya | 118,223 | — | — |
| Manfalūţ | Asyut | 117,925 | ATZ (30 km) | — |
| Fāqūs | Sharqia | 116,945 | PSD (74 km) | — |
| Banī Mazār | Minya | 115,759 | — | — |
| Al Fashn | Beni Suweif | 112,999 | — | — |
| Ţalkhā | Dakahlia | 112,851 | PSD (86 km) | — |
| Abnūb | Asyut | 111,785 | ATZ (28 km) | — |
| Zefta | Gharbia | 111,700 | CAI (69 km) | — |
| Abū Tīj | Asyut | 105,418 | ATZ (30 km) | — |
| Dayrūţ | Asyut | 102,570 | ATZ (60 km) | — |
| Ţimā | Sohag | 101,130 | ATZ (45 km) | — |
| Dikirnis | Dakahlia | 101,082 | PSD (65 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Libya, Sudan, Israel, Palestinian Territory.
Common questions
Which cities in Egypt are covered?
Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Shubrā al Khaymah, Port Said, Suez, Al Mansurah, Al Maḩallah al Kubrá and 64 more.
What currency does Egypt use?
The Pound (EGP).
Which side of the road does Egypt drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.