Cairo Gateway Bus Station is a large and modern bus terminal within the Cairo city in Egypt. It looks more like a mall than a normal bus station as you can find shops and other amenities (including clean bathrooms) in the station. The terminal is located at the ground level of the Cairo Gateway Plaza (The Terminal & other places in the Plaza is well marked in English and Arabic).
This bus station where you can buy the tickets and board the bus is also known as Turgoman Bus Station. The local people usuaaly use the Turgoman name. You are advised to use this name when you call a taxi and direct them.
The booking officess to buy ticket is located at the main entrance of the bus station. When you enter the station, you have to go through security checkpoint like the one in airports. Then you will be presented with multiple windows on the left and right side of the entrance gate with various bus station companies that go to different destinations in Egypt.
If You are coming from Zamalek: Call up a taxi and tell him that you are going to Turgoman. The price will be around 10LE. If the traffic jam is not so bad, you will reach the station in 15 minutes.
If you are coming from Dokki: Call up a taxi and tell him you are going to Turgoman.The price will be around 12 – 15LE. If the traffic jam is not so bad, you will reach the station in 20 minutes.
If You are coming from Downtown: You can walk. It will take you 20 minutes. If you call a taxi, the price will be around 5LE.
The Upper Egypt Travel (or Bus) Company for Tourism and Transportation was founded according to the Ministry of Transport resolution number 14 of 1979, deposited on March 15,1979. The company is subject to the law for joint stock companies and is affiliated to the holding company for maritime and land transport, which is one of the public enterprise sector companies under law 203 of 1991.
3. South sector (Sohag, Qena, Naga Hamady, Esna and Aswan).
In 1997 the Upper Egypt Bus Company had a fleet composed of Mercedes-Benz O302, Scania and Renault vehicles, the latter with Renault and Ikarus bodywork. For Luxury transport there were Renault with Taiwanese Feng Rong bodywork.
Is a joint stock company (public business sector) of the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport under the provisions of Law 203 of 1991 with a licensed capital of LE 160 million and an issued capital of 82.74 million pounds. It was established in 1961 and has a license to practice (A) 9001. The company aims to carry out public and private transport works for passengers by buses and cars in regular routes or in special operations for trips, tourism, etc.
They also carry out all kinds of tourism works and services of all types and all their degrees. The company can obtain any license or commitment to operate any of the common transport lines, Pain Aadat and tenders and the entry and conduct commercial, industrial, financial and real estate business related to its purpose and the realization of the commercial agencies with specialized in auto spare parts industry.
West & Middle Delta Company is one of the passenger transport companies of the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport. It has been operating since the 1950s as a private sector company and then in 1961 as a subsidiary of one of the Ministry of Transport and then as a public sector company in 1979 and then as a public sector companies In accordance with Law 203 of 1991.
Central Delta Company was incorporated into the Western Delta Bus Company as of 16/4/2005. Since then, a large company has doubled with the company's fleet. Its lines extend to connect the governorates of Central Delta and West Delta to its breadth and density. Thus, the new company consolidates and reorganizes its efforts to improve And the variety of services provided to different categories and levels in the passenger transport market.
The automated booking service at the main stations in Alexandria, Cairo and Matrouh is now offered through the automated booking system and via the internet.
The company offers a special service during The summer.
It operates through the head office in Alexandria and its branches are located in Cairo, Alexandria and Matruh governorates, El-Menoufia, El-Gharbia and Kafr El-Sheikh. Its fleet activity also reaches the Red Sea, Sinai and Aswan, and includes passenger transport between provinces, tourist transport and domestic and foreign trips.
The number of the company's areas: (8) Alexandria - Raml - Damanhour - Cairo - Western - Mahalla El Kubra - Kafr El Sheikh - Menoufia.
1 branches of the Cairo area - 2 branches of the Menoufia area.
Buses are regularly maintained for quality control on every day before starting a new trip. They are also tracked and monitored 24/7 at our operations department; the speed limit is also tracked through our GPS system.