Originally Posted by Daichovo

I was going to do it by bus but it turned out my flight to SSH was cancelled- that was an f up and a half...anyway it cut a couple days out of my trip and I ended up only seeing Cairo, Luxor and environs, Aswan. I met plenty of other tourists on my trip who had done Sharm-Cairo by bus or minivan, they said it was totally fine.

I took trains (1st and 2nd class) between the cities I visited - not the crazy expensive Watania ones for tourists - it was totally fine. Actually the seats are surprisingly comfy but dusty as heck. Used the metro throughout Cairo, haram to get from the metro to pyramids. I didn't take any private taxis in Egypt other than on two trips that I did through my hostel in Luxor.