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Train 551

Ordinary
Local — stops at every station · Travels via the Minuf line

Train 551 is an Ordinary train from Cairo to Tanta. It leaves at 3:10 PM and arrives at 6:10 PM. It takes 3 hrs with 29 stops on the way.

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Departs in 4 hrs 24 min Departs Cairo3hArrives Tanta 29 stops107 km

Train 551 timetable and stops in order

  1. Cairo Departure station
  2. dep Shobra Khemah after 14m · 7 km · stops 1 min
  3. dep Qalyoub after 25m · 14 km · stops 1 min
  5. dep Qalyoub El Balad after 29m · 16 km · stops 1 min
  6. dep Shalaqan after 34m · 19 km · stops 1 min
  7. dep New Qanatir after 40m · 23 km · stops 1 min
  8. dep Derwah after 50m · 29 km · stops 1 min
  9. dep Kafr Sarawah after 54m · 32 km · stops 1 min
  10. dep Shatanof after 58m · 33 km · stops 1 min
  11. dep Hilwasi B after 1h 2m · 35 km · stops 1 min
  12. dep Hilwasi after 1h 6m · 38 km · stops 2 min
  13. dep Mahallat Subk after 1h 12m · 41 km · stops 1 min
  14. dep Ashmun after 1h 19m · 45 km · stops 1 min
  15. dep Samadun after 1h 25m · 49 km · stops 1 min
  16. dep Badr Mosque after 1h 31m · 52 km · stops 1 min
  17. dep Ramlat Injib after 1h 34m · 54 km · stops 1 min
  18. dep Shama after 1h 39m · 56 km · stops 1 min
  19. dep Kamshush after 1h 44m · 59 km · stops 1 min
  20. dep Kafr Sanabisah after 1h 49m · 62 km · stops 1 min
  21. dep Minuf after 1h 54m · 65 km · stops 1 min
  22. dep Hamoul after 2h · 69 km · stops 1 min
  23. dep Shanawan after 2h 6m · 73 km · stops 1 min
  24. dep Shebeen Kom O after 2h 14m · 79 km · stops 1 min
  25. dep Shebeen Kom N after 2h 18m · 81 km · stops 1 min
  26. dep Tanbadi after 2h 23m · 83 km · stops 1 min
  27. dep Kafr Batanun after 2h 27m · 85 km · stops 1 min
  28. dep Batanun after 2h 31m · 87 km · stops 1 min
  29. dep Kafr Tabluha after 2h 36m · 90 km · stops 1 min
  30. dep Tala after 2h 43m · 94 km · stops 1 min
  31. dep Kafr Selim after 2h 52m · 101 km · stops 1 min
  32. Tanta after 3h · 107 km · final stop

Train 551 fares

Fares in Egyptian pounds. Book online on the Egyptian National Railways website obs.enr.gov.eg

From / toImproved
Cairo to Tanta35
Shebeen Kom N to Tanta15
Minuf to Shebeen Kom O10
Cairo to Minuf22
Tala to Tanta10

Return trains from Tanta to Cairo

  1. Train 550Ordinary107 km Tanta3h 25mCairo
    29 stops
  2. Train 552Ordinary107 km Tanta3h 30mCairo
    29 stops

Other trains from Cairo to Tanta

Cairo to Tanta train times
  1. Train 915French AC107 km Cairo1h 17mTanta
    1 stop
  2. Train 21Russian107 km Cairo1h 40mTanta
    6 stops
  3. Train 1191Russian AC107 km Cairo2h 40mTanta
    7 stops
  4. Train 923Spanish AC107 km Cairo1h 26mTanta
    3 stops

Train 551 FAQ

Where is train 551 now?

By the timetable it leaves Cairo at 3:10 PM and reaches Tanta at 6:10 PM. Its live position and delay, shared by passengers on board, are in the EgyptTrains app.

Is train 551 a VIP train?

No, train 551 is an Ordinary train. The nearest VIP train from Cairo to Tanta: train 931 at 8:15 PM.

What type of train is 551?

Train 551 is an Ordinary train, without air conditioning. The nearest AC train from Cairo to Tanta is train 915 (French AC) at 3:10 PM.

How much is a ticket on train 551?

From Cairo to Tanta: Ticket EGP 35.

How do I book train 551?

Train 551 is an ordinary train: tickets are sold only at the station ticket office, any time until departure at 3:10 PM — not online.