Originally Posted by
puchong
I will be landing in CAI on a BA flight after midnight and intend to go to the Ramses Hilton for the night. Would appreciate comments from those who have fairly recent experience of Cairo:
What is the least expensive way of getting to my hotel without endangering myself in any way?
If this involves Uber/Careem, can I buy a SIM card and activate it instantly at T2?
I believe T2
should have wifi, but there again .....
As for the SIM idea; I'm often defeated by technology - but wouldn't you need to set up Careem/Uber all over again on the new number? That might be a faff too far.
You can book Careem in advance (from UK).
If that doesn't work, and you don't want to go outside to negotiate a taxi you could make use of the limo desk/agencies (you'll pay a premium)
or use
https://cairoshuttlebus.com/book.html
The hotel will be able to send a car, but that might prove expensive.
Just DO NOT go off with any driver who presents himself to you as a limo driver in the arrivals area, however slick and be-suited he may appear. It's not something you'd do at home, and certainly not something you should entertain elsewhere.
BTW, if it's only an over-nighter the Rameses Hilton is bang central Cairo, and quite a hike from the airport. There are airport hotels, and others much closer than the Rameses, in Heliopolis/Nasr City.