Transport to downtown Cairo is by airport bus, public bus or taxi. Airport buses leave every 20 minutes stopping at the Meridien Hotels, the Nile Hilton and the Ramses Hilton. Taxis are plentiful but it is essential to bargain, or even better, fix a price before leaving the airport. There is also a limousine service called LimoMisr which consists of a fleet of Mercedes Benzes. Fixed prices are the norm and simply ask for the going rate.
Tourists can enter the country either through Europe or Sudan by rail.
From Europe, tourists under 26 can purchase discount tickets through BIGE which are available through Eurotrain or, alternatively, Eurail passes are also recommended. Keep in mind that despite the tickets covering some ferry connections, sleeping accommodation on both trains and ferries will be extra. From Africa there is a train from Khartoum to Wadi Halfa which is not particularly reliable nor comfortable. This connects with a steamer boat across Lake Nasser. The main station for the white and orange mini buses is in Midan Tahrir where each destination is written in both English and Arabic.