Skip to main content

Train 556

Ordinary
Local — stops at every station · Terminates at Minuf on the day before a public holiday

Train 556 is an Ordinary train from Tanta to Cairo. It leaves at 6:30 PM and arrives at 9:55 PM. It takes 3 hrs 25 min with 29 stops on the way.

Last updated Data sourcesReport a mistake

Departs in 15 hrs 42 min Departs Tanta3h 25mArrives Cairo 29 stops107 km

Train 556 timetable and stops in order

  1. Tanta Departure station
  2. dep Kafr Selim after 7m · 6 km · stops 1 min
  3. dep Tala after 16m · 12 km · stops 1 min
  5. dep Kafr Tabluha after 23m · 17 km · stops 1 min
  6. dep Batanun after 28m · 20 km · stops 2 min
  7. dep Kafr Batanun after 33m · 22 km · stops 1 min
  8. dep Tanbadi after 37m · 24 km · stops 1 min
  9. dep Shebeen Kom N after 42m · 26 km · stops 1 min
  10. dep Shebeen Kom O after 46m · 28 km · stops 1 min
  11. dep Shanawan after 54m · 34 km · stops 5 min
  12. dep Hamoul after 1h 4m · 38 km · stops 1 min
  13. dep Minuf after 1h 10m · 42 km · stops 5 min
  14. dep Kafr Sanabisah after 1h 19m · 45 km · stops 1 min
  15. dep Kamshush after 1h 24m · 47 km · stops 1 min
  16. dep Shama after 1h 29m · 51 km · stops 1 min
  17. dep Ramlat Injib after 1h 34m · 53 km · stops 1 min
  18. dep Badr Mosque after 1h 37m · 55 km · stops 1 min
  19. dep Samadun after 1h 42m · 58 km · stops 6 min
  20. dep Ashmun after 1h 52m · 62 km · stops 2 min
  21. dep Mahallat Subk after 2h · 66 km · stops 1 min
  22. dep Hilwasi after 2h 5m · 69 km · stops 1 min
  23. dep Hilwasi B after 2h 9m · 72 km · stops 1 min
  24. dep Shatanof after 2h 12m · 74 km · stops 2 min
  25. dep Kafr Sarawah after 2h 17m · 75 km · stops 1 min
  26. dep Derwah after 2h 21m · 78 km · stops 5 min
  27. dep New Qanatir after 2h 35m · 84 km · stops 2 min
  28. dep Shalaqan after 2h 42m · 88 km · stops 3 min
  29. dep Qalyoub El Balad after 2h 49m · 91 km · stops 1 min
  30. dep Qalyoub after 2h 53m · 93 km · stops 2 min
  31. dep Shobra Khemah after 3h 4m · 100 km · stops 6 min
  32. Cairo after 3h 25m · 107 km · final stop

Train 556 fares

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

From / toImproved
Tanta to Cairo35
Shebeen Kom N to Minuf10
Minuf to Cairo22
Tanta to Shebeen Kom N15
Ashmun to Cairo17

Return train from Cairo to Tanta

  1. Train 555Ordinary107 km Cairo3h 20mTanta
    29 stops

Other trains from Tanta to Cairo

Tanta to Cairo train times
  1. Train 994Spanish AC + Ordinary107 km Tanta1h 25mCairo
    4 stops
  2. Train 118Russian107 km Tanta2h 50mCairo
    16 stops
  3. Train 88Spanish AC107 km Tanta1h 2mCairo
    Non-stop
  4. Train 928Spanish AC107 km Tanta1h 8mCairo
    Non-stop

Train 556 FAQ

Where is train 556 now?

By the timetable it leaves Tanta at 6:30 PM and reaches Cairo at 9:55 PM. Its live position and delay, shared by passengers on board, are in the EgyptTrains app.

Is train 556 a VIP train?

No, train 556 is an Ordinary train. The nearest VIP train from Tanta to Cairo: train 2008 at 9:38 PM.

What type of train is 556?

Train 556 is an Ordinary train, without air conditioning. The nearest AC train from Tanta to Cairo is train 994 (Spanish AC + Ordinary) at 7:00 PM.

How much is a ticket on train 556?

From Tanta to Cairo: Ticket EGP 35.

How do I book train 556?

Train 556 is an ordinary train: tickets are sold only at the station ticket office, any time until departure at 6:30 PM — not online.