Sleeper Train Cairo - Luxor -Aswan

TRAIN & CABIN FACILITIES At  C LA VIE EGYPT, We believe in providing our guests with the highest quality of services in order to make their trip as comfortable and memorable as possible. With a staff of well-trained professionals, we have what it takes to make sure that your first sleeping train experience with us won't be your last.

TRAINS: The full capacity of the train is 13 sleeping cars each, which contains 10 double cabins, in addition to an exclusive CLUB CAR.

Cabin Equipment: - Every Cabin has a connecting door with the next cabin, to be used when needed. - Cabins are equipped with basins, razor plugs, tap water, soap & towels. - A luggage compartment is available on the top of the door. CLUB CAR After having dinner, you can enjoy your time at the Club Car with its stylish design, which is equipped to offer your choice of drinks, served either at the bar, or in the comfort of your private cabin.

Each cabin has the following control buttons: - A music audio volume control. - Cabin temperature control. - A private reading lamp control. - Cabin light. - Call of steward.

FOOD MENU Breakfast: - Assortment of plain croissant, toast & French bread. - Cheese. - Butter. - Olives. - Jam. - Tea or Nescafe. Dinner: - A choice of either fish with potato or fillet steak with potato. - Chicken with vegetables. - Rice. - Green Salad & Yogurt Salad. - Bread & Butter. - Fresh Fruit. - Dessert.

TRAINS SCHEDULE

Train No. .   Dep .    Arr    .  Dep   .   Arr
84 Station   Cairo -  Luxor -  Luxor - Aswan
Local Time  20:00   5:05  *    5:15    8:15
85 Station   Aswan - Luxor - Luxor - Cairo
Local Time 18:30   21:30 *   21:40   6:45

Train No. .   Dep .    Arr    .  Dep   .   Arr
86 Station   Cairo -  Luxor -  Luxor -  Aswan
Local Time  21:10   6:10 *    6:20      9:30
87 Station  Cairo -  Luxor -  Luxor - Aswan
Local Time  21:20  00:40 *   00:50    9:30

Upon request & subject to availability of passengers

Train No. .   Dep .        Arr    .  Dep   .   Arr      Dep   .   Arr
82 Station Alexandria - Cairo -  Cairo  -  Luxor - Luxor -  Aswan
Local Time 17:20         20:10    20:30     5:25  *  5:35      8:50

Train No. .   Dep .        Arr    .  Dep   .   Arr      Dep   .   Arr
83 Station    Aswan -    Luxor -  Luxor -  Cairo - Cairo  -  Alexandria
Local Time  17:00         20:15    20:30    5:35  *  6:10      9:10

Train No. .   Dep.  -    Arr.
973 Station  Cairo       Matrouh
Saturday - Monday - Wednesday Local Time  23:00 * 6:00
974 Station  Matrouh  Cairo
Sunday - Tuesday - Thursday Local Time        23:00  * 6:00

(*) NEXT DAY

ENR Train Types

The following table shows the different types of trains:

Express
Air-conditioned 1'st & 2'nd classes. Sometimes called French (pronounced -faransawi- in Arabic).

Speed
Air-conditioned 1'st & 2'nd classes. Sometimes called Spanish (pronounced -asbani- in Arabic).

Turbine
Air-conditioned 1'st and 2'nd class. Pronounced -tourbini- in Arabic.

Nevertiti
Luxurious carriages that may be appended to a train. It has compartments, each has 6 comfortable seats. Its fare is heigher than the first three types.

Sleeping
Luxurious trains that runs only between Cairo and Luxor/Aswan. The ENR sleeping trains are operated by a private company called ABELA.

Ordinary
Only 2'nd and 3'rd classes (not air-conditioned). Stops at villages and centers. Tickets are issued directly at the station with no prior reservation.

The site covers only the first three types where most of the ENR traffic exist. Following is a simple comparison between the capabilities of the first three types:

Faster : Turbine -> Speed -> Express
Fewer Stops : Turbine -> Speed -> Express
Higher Fares :Turbine -> Speed -> Express

ADVICE When you query or reserve on a train, the TRAIN NUMBER is your key. Also the reserved ticket has the Wagon and Seat numbers printed on it.

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