On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/7/9 Ahmed Koraiem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> I cannot answer all your questions but if you want to reserve a seat >> in a train from cairo to alexandria >> >> you can reserve online before even coming at >> https://www.egypt.gov.eg/english/services/enr/default.asp >> >> and I recommend that you start reserving within the next 2 days >> because during this tiem of summer, train seats become sold out before >> 2 or 3 days of the train's departure >> >> I also recommend that you get a 1st class seat at the Espanol train >> (El Aspany) or the Turbo train (El Torbiny), because the're the ones >> who are direct to alexandria without stops and have an air conditioned >> first class seats,, otherwise, it may be annoying >> >> the trip could take from 2-3 hours depending on the train and the >> departure time, and there are trains to alex almost every 2 or hours >> but the direct ones are about 3 a day, so check out good >> >> if you want to reserve a train from egypt after you arrive, you don't >> have to go to te train station itself in cairo (Mahattet Masr), you >> can reserve a ticket from one of the 2 main phone centrals of Almaza >> or Heliopolis (masr el gedida) >> >> Hope that helps... >> >> Ahmed Koraiem > > What about the free shuttle from Cairo to Alexandria that is being provided? > Will we get information on that soon? Such as: where it is located from the > airport, how to obtain tickets, how far is the station in Alexandria from > the dorms? (echoing Lodewijk here, but with a week to go, I'd really like to > be prepared). > > -- > Al Tally > (User:Majorly)
I think it is this: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation/Transportation_between_airport_and_city#Free_Shuttles Looks like you sign up online, but I don't know anything else beyond that. -- phoebe _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
