Is Egypt's DELUXE Sleeper Train Actually Any Good? Cairo to Luxor

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    Tonight we'll be taking the famous Watania Deluxe Sleeper Train from the capital, Cairo down the Nile, to the ancient city of Luxor in a private compartment. All meals are included so let's check out how Egypt does night trains... I do hope you enjoy the video!
    Date of Filming: 4 to 5/3/23
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    Operator: Egyptian Railways
    Departure: Cairo, Egypt
    Arrival: Alexandria, Egypt
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 366

  • @geoedov2964
    @geoedov2964 Рік тому +40

    Thanks for the review. I agree that the train is old and dirty and needs a refresh and a new coat of paint, including new carpet. This price is good and cannot be complained about. Thanks about showing the WC for each train. This is where you will really find out how well the a train is kept and maintained.

  • @PradhanmantriBruhh
    @PradhanmantriBruhh 3 місяці тому +1

    Cairo station may easily be the best railway stations i have ever seen😮
    The entrance was majestic

  • @WH6058
    @WH6058 Рік тому +25

    We spent our honeymoon in Egypt in 1988. took the tourist train from Cairo to Aswan. Then having travelled by boat from Aswan to Luxor, we got the train back to Cairo.
    We were on a tour with some great people and had a lovely time. Things do not seem to have changed much.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +1

      Sounds like a great trip! ✌🏻

    • @camotech1314
      @camotech1314 8 місяців тому +2

      Some countries don't progress or evolve as quickly as some others.

    • @crabapples1995
      @crabapples1995 7 місяців тому

      @@camotech1314 😅

  • @ahmedhassan-7666
    @ahmedhassan-7666 Рік тому +46

    As a local, The general condition of these locos are nothing to surprise actually, they are more than 50 years old 😅, but it's getting renewed with new rolling stock from talgo, and a new operating company for the sleeping train services, so it may get better to be worth this price, great review mate, hope you had a delightful trip

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +4

      Let's hope so!!

    • @MrHassona2012
      @MrHassona2012 11 місяців тому +2

      The locomotive on duty is new, it's in service since 2020

    • @railfans-psi
      @railfans-psi 4 місяці тому +1

      But, the HP of that Loco is far more Big than our regular Loco in my Country 😢

  • @theobrattinga500
    @theobrattinga500 Рік тому +2

    Great video !!

  • @luisstransport
    @luisstransport Рік тому +2

    Great trip report

  • @whitesinjonlovealso7138
    @whitesinjonlovealso7138 Рік тому +2

    Love it 🤩🤩🤩

  • @aspss187
    @aspss187 11 місяців тому +1

    great video! this channel has quickly become one of my favorite channels to date!, thank you so much for all the effort and work you put in all of your videos, it feels surreal to be able to explore all these countries from your perspective, an as an Egyptian I'm very glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip, of course we all know that it's not perfect but it really takes open minded people like you who love travelling and exploring to see the true beauty and history that this world has to offer, keep doing what you do! 🥰❤

  • @apuwdm2
    @apuwdm2 Рік тому +2

    Wonderful trip report. The view of predawn and morning views of Luxor are so beautiful.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      It really is!

    • @michaeloconnor9465
      @michaeloconnor9465 11 місяців тому

      Take a walk to a back street and the place run down. A different world to what they show in promation photos.

  • @niceberliner
    @niceberliner 9 місяців тому +1

    An exquisite video. So helpful. Great explanation, sound and music in the background. Greets from my hometown Berlin where trains are often late and not comfy.

  • @470danadidas
    @470danadidas Рік тому +9

    Cool video and loved the background music. I've never been on an Egyptian train ,but back in 1983, travelled from Nairobi to Mombasa, Kenya on the then ' Lunatic Express.' It also was an overnight sleeper train, taking 13 hours or so starting at an elevation of roughly 5000ft dropping to sea level. The carriages dated from the 1950s and in order to prevent the partition, between cabins from swinging open, during the trip, you had to secure the bolt lock with blue tack!!! Breakfast was included and I had the most perfectly cooked and tastiest fried eggs ever! This train however and the old narrow gauge railway has now been superseded by a Chinese built new railway with a 75mph express which now completes the journey in 5 hours. The old line is apparently still there and runs roughly parallel with the new line with the former handling freight only.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      Now something like that is DEFINITELY on my to-do list, thanks for sharing ☺️

  • @elainefarrar
    @elainefarrar Рік тому +4

    Great video and I love the voiceover :-) I travelled on this service during the day in 2006 and it wasn't much better then! Great scenery though and an experience in itself!

  • @saifdheensyed2481
    @saifdheensyed2481 Рік тому

    Feeling ful back round music.superb capture..👍

  • @calvinthomas3543
    @calvinthomas3543 7 місяців тому

    Another great video! Thanks for this - I'm planning on a trip to Egypt, and wanted a backup transport plan for the Luxor section. Very informative and wonderfully detailed.

  • @PrincipeMaquiavelo
    @PrincipeMaquiavelo Рік тому

    Gracias por tu trabajo, magnifico video

  • @josenietoalvarez2408
    @josenietoalvarez2408 Рік тому +1

    ¡Excelente!, interesante y las informaciones muy completas, gracias! 😀😉

  • @katdekarachisimba1056
    @katdekarachisimba1056 Рік тому

    Loved the music and the mysterious beauty of the surroundings and Luxor. Egypt always reminds me of all the classic mystery books that have it as their location notably Agatha Christies!

  • @gillmellor390
    @gillmellor390 Рік тому +2

    I did this same trip in 1981 and loved it. I think it was the same train!

  • @albert3801
    @albert3801 Рік тому

    I know I was worried about the new narrated video format. But I love it now. You have a great speaking voice!

  • @sidsahay3
    @sidsahay3 10 місяців тому +2

    I had travelled in 2011 from Cairo to Alexandria on their express service which left Cairo at 6 AM. Good service and got me to Alexandria by 10. Enjoyed the train trip!

  • @desdicadoric
    @desdicadoric Рік тому

    That view at the start, amazing. Interesting video, I’ve subscribed

  • @Frycu1410
    @Frycu1410 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Egyptian trains are the ones I want to travel one day :)

  • @craigmorris559
    @craigmorris559 10 місяців тому

    Thanks bud. Helps a lot 👌

  • @tjittekamminga5170
    @tjittekamminga5170 Рік тому +1

    great and interesting trip!

  • @davesky538
    @davesky538 Рік тому

    Big thanks!

  • @manosm2003
    @manosm2003 Рік тому

    Unique experience

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 Рік тому +23

    ok, I checked out other vlogs on this train and learned the lounge car sells no alcoholic drinks but is filled with suffocating cigarette smoke. No thanks.

    • @willy.william4582
      @willy.william4582 Рік тому +3

      Egypt, as with much of the Islamic world, is a "dry" country, meaning no alcohol. As for tobacco, not sure.

    • @paulthiel5145
      @paulthiel5145 Рік тому +6

      ​@@willy.william4582 I can tell you from personal experience that I've had my fair share of alcoholic beverages in Egypt (and a number of other Middle Eastern countries as well) 😉

    • @GigaSane
      @GigaSane Місяць тому +3

      ​@@willy.william4582 No alcohol is a massive stretch, since in especially Egypt and North Africa a lot of the Arabic Christian groups live there and therefore they can have alcohol but most Muslims deter from it (most: meaning, actually, most, some Muslims opt to alc for some reason.) The proof I have of this claim is literally the alcohol store that's bare footsteps away from me and that I can take a picture of and show to prove.

    • @peregrino9154
      @peregrino9154 8 днів тому

      The Lounge/snack car is basically a smoking car. You will suffocate the second you enter. It was horrible.

    • @samtrak1204
      @samtrak1204 7 днів тому

      @@GigaSane Where do you live?

  • @MonFosch
    @MonFosch 3 місяці тому

    Planning to have a trip this mid-April. after Hurghada were going to visit Luxor and Aswan.

  • @sedoff1948
    @sedoff1948 11 місяців тому

    Another enjoyable video. Thanks kindly. As mentioned in my comment on your Cairo-Alex video, I’ve been down a few times to Luxor by train, and by bus. There’s some exquisite scenery along the way. I went when there were no “foreigner ticket prices”. But your hotel in Luxor looked dreadful. There are great places on the West Bank, away from the hubbub. The last time there, a few years ago, I stayed at a Danish run place. I had a large apt with balconies at each end, kitchen, swimming pool below, all for $10 a night. And a pesky man servant unashamedly wanting bakshish every time he saw me. By bus I stopped at Minya and stayed on a boat converted into a small hotel run by Christians, $8 the night with impressive views of the Nile. And further up I was at Asyut, a fundamentalist hive at the time, I had to wait to be escorted by a jeep with armed soldiers. They left me at the YMCA, run by some loonie people. To walk the streets an armed soldier, or policeman, would accompany me. The best train ride, though was from Nouadhibou, Mauritania to Atar in the Sahara. They were empty iron ore box cars. I think we all spent the cold night crying as we inhaled dust. Someone did a relatively recent video of that trip. Memories in my twilight years. Cheers from Nebraska, soon Kathmandu.

  • @ishqdadabhai2920
    @ishqdadabhai2920 11 місяців тому

    cairo is allways fascinating

  • @aviHimachali
    @aviHimachali Рік тому

    Cool video

  • @evelynacido8951
    @evelynacido8951 8 місяців тому

    Awesome ride, If you recommend it , means it’s worth the price❤ thank you for sharing.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  8 місяців тому

      Hopefully with some refurbishment, it'll be even better soon!

  • @ronan2841
    @ronan2841 Рік тому +4

    Great video as usual. Even though the train looked dirty, dingy and in need of total refurbishment, i still think the fare wasn't too bad. Also, just wanted to say that i was a bit sceptical when you said you were changing the format of your videos and would be doing narration, as i quite liked your old format. But I've been pleasantly surprised as you have a great narration voice. I always look forward to seeing your travels and look forward to seeing many more. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪

    • @mancubwwa
      @mancubwwa Рік тому +1

      sorry, but the fare is bad. Egyptair will charge you less for Cairo to Luxor for full flex economy, and barely more for buissness. And I'm talking tickets for tomorrow. and the flight is one hour.

    • @ronan2841
      @ronan2841 Рік тому +3

      @@mancubwwa I understand where you are coming from, but it's not just the travel, it's also his hotel and meals for the night and morning.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +3

      Exactly this ✌🏻

  • @HumbertoMesa
    @HumbertoMesa Рік тому

    Gracias por el reporte. 🇺🇾

  • @PhoenixAviation006
    @PhoenixAviation006 Рік тому +6

    That train definitely needs a deep clean and a full refurb
    Nice video :)

  • @markellis6413
    @markellis6413 Рік тому +1

    Dinner & breakfast. Excellent. Contrast that to Trenitalia's sleeper to Sicily.. They could take the TALGO sleeeping cars from Renfe if they don't need them all anymore..

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +1

      I think those Talgos went somewhere already? 🤔

  • @anaheim92806
    @anaheim92806 8 місяців тому +1

    The interior of the station is beautiful but that train needs a serious scrubbing down.
    Altogether another great video. Thank you!

  • @philipthomey7884
    @philipthomey7884 11 місяців тому

    Nice Nice Tunes

  • @kashyap3120
    @kashyap3120 Рік тому

    Thank u for the beautiful video. Cairo central station looks stunning. Old but with modern facilities. Very Islamic architecture. Looks superb. Trains ofcourse needs upgrade.

  • @Islams_blessings
    @Islams_blessings Місяць тому

    Im an Egyptian, and im truly sorry about how the train looked old and dirty and it needs a refresh clean and an upgrade! But im glad you liked the food, the bed, and how you visited my country! In my eyes ..Its really kind from you! 🇪🇬✨💖

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Місяць тому

      No worries! And I still had a great trip 😀

    • @Islams_blessings
      @Islams_blessings Місяць тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip That's great then but I'm still sorry

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Рік тому +2

    Great trip. Definitely agree, the interior should be refurbished and need some cleaning, since this train only running at night time, they have much time to clean that interior.

  • @pharrya
    @pharrya Рік тому

    I lived in Egypt for a few years back in the mid to late nineties and took this same journey a few times. I went first class seating rather than the sleeper though. Back then, it was fine and while not Western European standards it was still good, plenty of room with comfy seating that reclined a lot. It appears not a lot has been renewed and it looks very similar. Having said that, Cairo Station looks a lot better now.

  • @alistairmcelwee7467
    @alistairmcelwee7467 Рік тому

    Train & most of Cairo = faded glory. So worth a visit. Try and stay at the Marriott Mena House in Giza. It’s right under the pyramids and is an opulent delight - or at least the old part is. Marriott have given the rest a facelift. Luxor is so interesting. You can also get there on your Nile river cruise.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому

      I found a much better....well cheaper hotel 🙃
      twitter.com/nonstopeurotrip/status/1631696920958869504?t=5etjnY4-fuI9fRjcrJUxxg&s=19

  • @tudiojepegii7198
    @tudiojepegii7198 Рік тому +1

    Took the train back in 1987, this train was brand new that trip, very beautifull arrival in the morning in Luxor , lots of people at the station in Cairo , didn't bye a ticket, bought it after leaving Cairo by the conductor. , took after 3 days a airplane back, also a ticket at the airport, 2 hours before leaving , and some bakshees for the ticketseller, was fun, Nice arab people very kind to me.. (bismillah ir rahman ir rahmin)

  • @user-kb7qz3ko2w
    @user-kb7qz3ko2w 9 місяців тому +1

    잘보고 갑니다 ^^

  • @YASTravelsEatsWell
    @YASTravelsEatsWell Рік тому

    Decent train trip!

  • @curtbonnell4308
    @curtbonnell4308 Рік тому +2

    Calling that train deluxe is quite a stretch. As you mentioned, a good deep cleaning would do wonders for it. The price however is quite reasonable. Egypt is certainly on my bucket list.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +1

      They called it deluxe, not me 🙃

    • @stanislavkostarnov2157
      @stanislavkostarnov2157 Рік тому

      it depends on your definition's... on a lot of ferries (in Europe or in Japan) you see the cabins start with the "deluxe" level, anything bellow that being sleeper seats etc.
      in some way, a single sleeper compartment itself is a deluxe service (for a train)... this would be similar to what a "first class" compartment was on a standard Soviet trains!
      (some "named" trains had much better compartments but it all depended on the rank of line & the exclusiveness of the service you took), on the other hand, in some countries you can really expect a "deluxe" service to be a railway cruise...

  • @thebouncer9107
    @thebouncer9107 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for this review. I am planning an Egyptian trip in December and need to get from Luxor to Cairo. I had more or less discounted the overnight train after reading bad reports about the sleep quality, but I am now thinking about it again. The other alternative is tge daytime VIP train.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  11 місяців тому +1

      It's not so bad, it's worth doing it one direction at least for the experience imo! 😁

    • @thebouncer9107
      @thebouncer9107 11 місяців тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip Thanks. I'm flying into Hurghada, then travelling by bus to Luxor for a 7 night Nile cruise to Aswan and back to Luxor. I then need to get to Cairo for a few days before my onward flight. I like the idea of the daytime VIP train to get the Nile scenery on the way up.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  11 місяців тому +1

      @@thebouncer9107 that's the best option imo ✌🏻

    • @thebouncer9107
      @thebouncer9107 11 місяців тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip It would take an extra day and involve an extra hotel stay in Luxor, but I think it's worth it.

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 Рік тому +5

    Everything about this train except the snowy white linen looks dingy, dirty and worn out...which is a great let down after entering the spectacular Cairo station.

  • @entity22
    @entity22 Рік тому +5

    I've been going to Egypt almost every year since the early 2000s so i took this train a couple of times back in like 2005-ish. It was the same exact train and back then it was great as it was in good state, AC was like a fridge, it looked and felt fresh and modern. It's a shame they've not refurbished it or anything, they could have bought some newer ones too since they were pretty popular with tourists and I'm sure they would be just as popular if they were new and thus had a good reputation again.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      Do you feel like the country as a whole has gone downhill since you first started visiting?

    • @entity22
      @entity22 Рік тому +9

      @NonstopEurotrip I don't think it went downhill, I think it's complicated cause Egypt is a big country with a lot of people, in a troubled area and having had years of foreign european powers dictating for them, followed by a lot of political torment, instability, power hungry rulers, etc. This almost always leads to generalized, endemic corruption, nepotism and greed that becomes part of the culture at all levels. I am from Romania, in this region we all still deal with the similar effects of centuries or invasions, occupations, greed and then dictatorship, which kept us behind in some ways and resulted in people hungry for freedom, power and money, who didn't really have experience managing themselves, so we ended up with power and money hungry political cliques who don't care about anything else and don't know how to run a cou try effectively cause they got where they are through relations, money and nepotism.
      Egypt has grown in some ways, middle and upper class people I think evolved overall, there's some extra infrastructure, tourism has expanded further, there's middle class and upper middle class neighborhoods in Cairo that have grown since I was first there for example, things have happened. But, at the same time, they had a very tumultuous period with the revolution that was wasted by the ruling elites, some bombings, covid. The period after the revolution was bad for tourism cause Egypt was considered unsafe, which I don’t think it was so much and I was there even the year of. That dragged them down as opposed to the full on tourist boom they were in before.
      I guess there is this typical level of not caring and letting things decay, which happened to this train as well, not investing much in replacing and maintaining. Back in like 2010 Egypt Air was also pretty good and then it had a decline again. On the other hand, take Hurghada, now a big town with so many resorts and growing population. When I was there 1st, in 2002, as a teen, it was a quarter of that or less. Those hotels and businesses employ people, even if many probably don't pay them as well as they should, it's still more than many of those people would earn without tourism.
      Anyway, sorry for the long reply, it's just very complicated to answer to that question, it's not a yes or no situation. It was a dream of mine to go to Egypt cause of the history and interesting culture and I liked it so I kept going back to visit and for the red sea.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +3

      @@entity22 Thanks, I appreciate it! I went for the first time this year and while I enjoyed the history, the rest of the country just seemed unfriendly and unwelcoming and full of scammers at every turn. Unfortunately I won't be rushing back...

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 Рік тому +1

      @@entity22 "...Back in like 2010 Egypt Air was also pretty good and then it had a decline again..." I heard that smoking in the aircraft cockpit is legal under Egyptian aviation laws? Which was reportedly to blame for the crash of MS804

    • @entity22
      @entity22 Рік тому +2

      @NonstopEurotrip yeah, I guess in Egypt the hassle and scamming is probably the worst between the middle eastern and north african countries we generically call arabic. They are not unfriendly though, quite the opposite, they're just A LOT and chaotic. The average person there is poor and pretty uneducated(again cause of bad leadership) and their culture is very loud, maybe also cause they have a large population. I always thought the average westerner from western europe or the US likely is more shocked and uncomfortable with this than someone from the balkans, eastern europe or latin america where, by comparison, there is a bit more chaos and loudness. It's actually not as bad now as it was before.

  • @Ploog100
    @Ploog100 Рік тому +1

    They imported these trains many decades ago from Germany and they are running ever since. I think is better by train to go south than my plane.h.Ploog, Munich

  • @kevanhubbard9673
    @kevanhubbard9673 Рік тому

    Never done that one but I did do Cairo to Alexandria and the train was ok but nothing to write home about.I did the Cairo Metro and a bus Cairo to St Catherine too on my visit.

  • @DanStClairCole
    @DanStClairCole Рік тому +3

    I was wondering if you'd do a luxury train review, like the Orient express or the blue train or the palace on wheels?

  • @firun2635
    @firun2635 9 днів тому

    Mildly interesting that there is a 13. That number is usually left out. As someone who grew up in Egypt in the 80s, it's interesting to see how little the "feel" of the country has changed.

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 Рік тому +1

    What a nice lounge for a nightcap and casual conversation.😎✌ Is booze sold on train? 🍷🍸🍹🍺🍻🥂🥃You must show us more of the lounge on your next trip to Egypt and I'll search youtube in the meantime.

  • @eleanorheptinstall5354
    @eleanorheptinstall5354 Рік тому

    Have you taken the train down from Budapest down to Lake Balaton. The east side has more towns with the pretty city of Keszthely at the southern end being near Europe's 2nd largest natural thermal lake at Heviz. Try though going down the quieter (and prettier) west side of Balaton, does require a change at Tapolca on an old soveit-era 'Pacers', but there are forests, castles and smaller, more relaxed lake towns.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому

      I have yes, I've explored Hungary quite a lot and have released many video already on the channel 😁

  • @user-pf3gi3on2o
    @user-pf3gi3on2o Рік тому +1

    Egypt is great nation welcome to morocco

  • @tarekelkeden
    @tarekelkeden 2 місяці тому

    These sleeper trains are actually old, as they were imported from West Germany(MBB) in the mid-seventies. They were considered a breakthrough at that time , and remained in very good condition until the late nineties.
    The sad thing is that the railway sector in Egypt in the seventies and eighties was better than now in terms of cleanliness and the modernity of the fleet compared to the other countries at that time. For example, but not limited to, we had the integrated unit, the French turbo train, which was similar to the French TGV express trains, and it covered the distance from Cairo to Alexandria in an hour and 45 minutes . Exactly, even the new
    Talgo train cannot achieve this speed
    any way , there are currently active efforts to revive the railway sector in Egypt, in addition to establishing new electrified high-speed railway lines in cooperation with Siemens Mobility.
    Thanks for your videos and sorry for my bad english 15:53

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Місяць тому

      Your English is fine, thanks for the comment. Hopefully the can get some new coaches soon 😀

    • @tarekelkeden
      @tarekelkeden Місяць тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip❤

  • @nicolaskoch9650
    @nicolaskoch9650 Рік тому

    I would like to see a video about the "Glacier Express" in Switzerland

  • @francis900
    @francis900 Рік тому

    Show us the lounge ! It looked great

  • @beatrizbernardino2390
    @beatrizbernardino2390 Рік тому

    Hello there! So, I can book this trip using your OMIO link right? :) Is that how you booked your tickets? When I search on Omio, it says no results. Thank you for your help!

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому

      You can't unfortunately, you need to book directly: wataniasleepingtrains.com/Home

  • @taniadelacombe4476
    @taniadelacombe4476 10 місяців тому

    GOOOOSH, if this is a LUXURY TRAIN, I can just imagine the STANDART TRAIN...😮😮wanted to go in NOVEMBER w/my daughter...but now...I'm scared...

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  10 місяців тому

      There's a day train that's much nicer tbh

  • @m2jd0
    @m2jd0 10 місяців тому +1

    hello, can I know the hotel name with pyramids view that you filmed in the begining of the video?

  • @hassanalihusseini1717
    @hassanalihusseini1717 28 днів тому

    In Egypt, train travelling is easy, as nearly all Egypt is "one dimensional". 🙂
    I took trains from Cairo to Alexandria and back, from Cairo to Luxor (by day train), from Luxor to Aswaan, And from Aswaan Main to Aswaan Saddu l-'ali (in order to take the ferry to Wadi Halfa in Sudan).
    I also think this nighttrain is a little bit on the old side and needs some refurbishment. But hei.... everything in Egypt is old. 🙂

  • @jonket9197
    @jonket9197 Рік тому +1

    I have an idea: maybe you could show the destination a little more than now so maybe have a short tour of it.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      I do try to show some, but most people click off which really hurts the reach of the video!

  • @gti505
    @gti505 Рік тому

    Well Inwas on the daytrain many times. Was it still possible to smoke on the balconies of the train? I have been to El minya , where I experienced also a lot of secret police, in the town and on the balcony of the train where it was possible to smoke, and where I smoked my cigars.(at least in 2012).

  • @joannflorez2667
    @joannflorez2667 10 місяців тому

    do you know how I can book a train from cairo to alexandria ahead of time?

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  10 місяців тому

      When I was there, it wasn't possible. Maybe they've sorted it now on their website?

  • @muratekmen95
    @muratekmen95 2 місяці тому

    You said that you can buy train tickets online. When I search on the internet, there are a lot of options and I couldn't find which one is the official site. If you know, can you give me a link?

  • @brittyn
    @brittyn 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m on this train to Aswan now. That mattress might be soft until you lay on it; then it feels the same as sleeping on a floor!! The pillows are good though. Put on an N95 mask to hopefully mask the cigarette smell but it’s not working. The train is very loud and rattles/vibrates a lot. Zero sleep. Not good for a light sleeper (even used a white noise machine and ear plugs). Bathroom looks clean but stinks of urine.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  5 місяців тому

      No improvement with change of operator then!

  • @helgeschneider7461
    @helgeschneider7461 9 місяців тому +1

    Hallo, can get a ticket directly at the counter on the same day?

  • @robyoungquist5803
    @robyoungquist5803 Рік тому +1

    I’m happy to hear that you had a good nights rest and that the linen was clean. But oh my the carriages need a complete overhaul 😮

  • @moahamedali2003
    @moahamedali2003 Рік тому

    man you are welcome in Egypt

  • @student1282
    @student1282 5 місяців тому +1

    What song and name hote view pyramid mate ?

  • @harishpamnani2924
    @harishpamnani2924 10 місяців тому

    How can we book tickets online from India. Please share link

  • @matthewharty6531
    @matthewharty6531 Рік тому

    Aye they did look pretty grotty those carriages

  • @omegaalpha1000
    @omegaalpha1000 Рік тому

    What's the name of the hotel that had that view of the pyramids? Thanks

  • @nancypine9952
    @nancypine9952 Рік тому

    Thank you for including the CC. I can get most of what you're saying, but my hearing is going downhill, and just a few missed words can be annoying. I know it's extra work, and I appreciate it.

  • @mauricelecuit3769
    @mauricelecuit3769 11 місяців тому

    un excellent sous titrage, ce qui est hélas rarement le cas....

  • @LittleKitty22
    @LittleKitty22 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant video, but I think I'll continue to take the plane between Cairo and Luxor. One hour flight compared to ten hours on the train... by the way, the foreigners' prices, that's everywhere in Egypt. Get a local to purchase everything for you!

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  7 місяців тому +1

      It's not buying the tickets that a problem, it's using them. Foreigners are fined for using the 'cheap' tickets

    • @LittleKitty22
      @LittleKitty22 7 місяців тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip Oh I see, disgusting, didn't know that. It's disgusting how they apply different prices everywhere. But try to get an Egyptian to buy especially tourist souvenirs for you instead of buying them yourself. That is, I wouldn't recommend anything except the genuine alabaster items they make near the King's Valley in Luxor, clothes in Cairo and maybe a few papyri from Luxor - everything else is cheap tat and exactly the same nonsense that gets sold on ebay especially in the US. And if anyone "recommends" a certain store, or even takes you there, he is being paid commission.

  • @MultiSUPERLATIVO
    @MultiSUPERLATIVO Рік тому +3

    Whenever I see Luxor and Egypt as a whole, I immediately think of one fav film, Death on the Nile. It was a film inspired by the book written by British writer Agatha Christie. Such an old civilization and still a lot to be improved in their beautiful country. Greetings from Brazil.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      Yes, but they could do so much better!

    • @katdekarachisimba1056
      @katdekarachisimba1056 Рік тому +2

      My feelings exactly! Im reminded of her books, some of which are based here.

    • @taniadelacombe4476
      @taniadelacombe4476 10 місяців тому +1

      DEATH ON NILE,...☠️🚉definitely 😂😂😂

  • @neurofrank9967
    @neurofrank9967 5 місяців тому

    As you said, could do with a major overhaul. Do you know where the coaches were built? I somehow find they got a Spanish touch about them (whereas the train briefly shown while entering Luxor definitely looks Russian).

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  5 місяців тому +1

      There's a Mish mash of coaches, I'm not entirely sure where mine was from!

  • @johnmehaffey9953
    @johnmehaffey9953 Рік тому

    Oh dear this would be a clean freaks worst nightmare, even a quick wipe around would help spruce it up, my son has been to Egypt and said it was ok but don’t think it’s my cup of tea, great post though

  • @julianaayuyahya
    @julianaayuyahya 10 місяців тому

    Your ticket was for bed 12 and 13. Do you remember which one is for lower bunk; even numbered ticket or the odd one?

  • @JackJackProductions
    @JackJackProductions Рік тому +1

    You would think that in Egypt, the carpets would be nice

  • @AndrewG1989
    @AndrewG1989 Рік тому +3

    The hospitality on the train including the food is more important than just the journey itself. I still would like to go to Egypt.

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому

      I probably won't be going back soon, but I did enjoy my trip 😊

  • @walkertongdee
    @walkertongdee 7 місяців тому

    Took that in the early eighties kinda ordinary, a bit surprised they had a bar car where we had a couple drinks, surprised because it's a Muslim country. I recommend it.

  • @SternenruferinPatchouli1
    @SternenruferinPatchouli1 Рік тому +1

    question should be would Pharao Ramses ride this train today?

  • @AJBenamu
    @AJBenamu Рік тому

    I was expecting to see bugs on the train, LOL

  • @robineur
    @robineur Рік тому +2

    Underpromise and over-deliver is the motto of those who wish to be successful in whatever business they choose to run. This video demonstrates why.
    Egypt is no longer on my 'bucket-list'.

  • @bartelmyjean27
    @bartelmyjean27 Рік тому

    How about the new M7 dubbledecker emu of SNCB (Belgian national operator) ?

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому

      Which route?

    • @bartelmyjean27
      @bartelmyjean27 Рік тому

      @@NonstopEurotrip The cars are in use on the line Eupen-Ostende, but those are locohauled. I think the full emu sets are mostly used on the express trains to the Belgian coast (either Kustexpress or the line Genk - Ghent- Blankenberge)

  • @zerberus500
    @zerberus500 Рік тому

    What a cool Hotel in Cairo😎👍, can you please give me the name of the Hotel?
    THX in advance!

  • @russellbryant2784
    @russellbryant2784 Рік тому

    Wondering if you could name the hotel you stayed in in Cairo please?

  • @martinfuchs8145
    @martinfuchs8145 Рік тому

    I can tell only something about the Transsibirian Railway or the Caledonian Sleeper.

  • @albert3801
    @albert3801 Рік тому

    I hope that’s not the condition of all Egyptian trains. What was the hotel like

  • @stanislavkostarnov2157
    @stanislavkostarnov2157 Рік тому

    Cairo train-station main hall looks almost like something Klingon out of later StarTrek....

  • @katherineedney1998
    @katherineedney1998 Рік тому

    Portugal

  • @sergiikustovskyi2340
    @sergiikustovskyi2340 Рік тому

    The old Amendorf cars were much more comfy

  • @pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt
    @pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt Рік тому +3

    You surely know who am I, so, I went back in time to last Saturday at 7:30 PM CEST.
    You know why I am here for and what not to reply to me

  • @divox9pqr
    @divox9pqr Рік тому

    So Cairo to Aswan in 13 hours overnight….cool.

  • @jgodfrey546
    @jgodfrey546 Рік тому +2

    Impressive! Wonder if the state of the carriages reflects a focus on daytime services...?

    • @NonstopEurotrip
      @NonstopEurotrip  Рік тому +2

      Actually the VIP daytime train I took back was much nicer!