2 trains run daily from Cairo to Ashmant. The first leaves at 5:20 AM and the last at 4:20 PM; the fastest is train 972 at 1 hr 50 min. Fares range from EGP 40. Trains leave from Ramses Railway Station; all stop at Giza. Source: Egyptian National Railways timetable, updated 18 August 2026.
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The fastest, train 972, takes 1 hr 50 min; the slowest, train 974, takes 2 hrs 3 min; half the trains arrive in 2 hrs 3 min or less, over 108 km; all trains stop at Giza, Wasta and Ayat.
The first is train 974 at 5:20 AM and the last is train 972 at 4:20 PM: 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon.
EGP 40: Third Class (Fan) 40.
All trains leave from Ramses Railway Station; some also stop at Bashtil (Upper Egypt) (2 of 2, 6 km) and Giza (2 of 2, 8 km). Direct trains to Ashmant also run from Giza (2) and Bashtil (Upper Egypt) (2). They arrive at Ashmant Train Station.
Of the 2 trains on this route, the 2 air-conditioned ones are booked online on the ENR website or app from 15 days up to 12 hours before departure, by phone on 1661 up to an hour before, or at the station until departure.
