Giza: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Giza is a city of 4.4 million people in Egypt, 19 m (62 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cairo International Airport (CAI), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Bashtil - Upper Egypt train station. Our booking partner lists 515 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Giza runs from about 10 h 15 min a day in late December to 14 h 7 min in late June (computed for 30.01° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Giza is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Cairo International Airport (CAI), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 13,124-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Sphinx International Airport (SPX, 32 km), Capital International Airport (CCE, 61 km).
Flights to Giza: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Bashtil - Upper Egypt train station. Trains to Giza
Buses to Giza · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 515 places to stay in Giza. Of the 440 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (252), and 20 are five-star. Across 30 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 7,855 reviews in total.
Hotels in Giza: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 35 hostels in Giza, out of 515 places to stay of every kind — 6.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Guests have left 42 reviews across them.
Hostels in Giza: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Cairo, 7 km
- Alexandria, 181 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Shubrā al Khaymah, 13 km
- Port Said, 174 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Suez, 127 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Al Mansurah, 115 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá, 107 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tanta, 89 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Assiut, 315 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Al Fayyum, 85 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Los Angeles, Istanbul.
Common questions
Which airport serves Giza?
Cairo International Airport (CAI), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Giza?
About 4.4 million people live in Giza, across 187 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Giza in?
Africa/Cairo, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Giza?
The Pound (EGP). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Giza?
35 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Giza.
How many hotels are there in Giza?
Our booking partner lists 515 places to stay in Giza, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Giza?
Cairo (7 km), Alexandria (181 km), Shubrā al Khaymah (13 km), Port Said (174 km), Suez (127 km).
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.