2 trains run daily from Cairo to Raqqah. The first leaves at 8:45 AM and the last at 2:15 PM; the fastest is train 162 at 1 hr 46 min. Fares range from EGP 30. Trains leave from Ramses Railway Station; all stop at Giza. Source: Egyptian National Railways timetable, updated 4 October 2026.
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The fastest, train 162, takes 1 hr 46 min; the slowest, train 142, takes 2 hrs 14 min; half the trains arrive in 2 hrs 14 min or less, over 83 km; all trains stop at Giza, Ayat and Badrshein.
The first is train 142 at 8:45 AM and the last is train 162 at 2:15 PM: 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon.
EGP 30: Third Class (Fan) 30.
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 Raqqah also run from Giza (5) and Bashtil (Upper Egypt) (2). They arrive at Raqqah 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.
