Transportation in Aswan

The beautiful town of Aswan that is gradually becoming a popular tourist destination in Egypt is a less crowded city compared to other cities like the Alexandria and Luxor. Though Aswan has a much less developed transport system compared to that of Cairo, it is in a conscious effort to revamp the transportation of Aswan.

The beautiful streets of Aswan make walking the most popular means of transportation. The small size of the region also permits the easy accessibility of the place that is well within the reach of the common masses. So most of the common lot prefer to walk to reach their desired destination.

But for those places where walking is literally impossible, there are buses and taxis that are present in ample numbers. So when you are trying to get to a far distanced place, stand by the road and simply hire a taxi as they come toward s you. But there is one problem in this. The taxi drivers can ask you more than the normal rates. Especially if they understand that you are a newcomer in the town or Aswan, they shall try every possible trick to extract some more pennies from you. So what you can do is simply ask your hotel authorities to avail a taxi for you. Another most opted way to reduce your expenses is to share a taxi with some other boarders.

The local buses are the most popular means of public transport. Though there a are a handful number of air conditioned buss available, the number of local buses are great. They are easily available and are quiet cheap. But some of you may have problems by the fact that they are a bit crowded. If you manage to withstand a little pressure of the crowd, buses are the opted means of transpiration.
In addition to the public transportation system, there is the Aswan Airport from where you can travel to other parts of the world.