Train 987

Train 987 is a AC Spanish service operating on the Luxor — Cairo route within the Egyptian National Railways network. The train stops at 27 stations departing at 4:50 AM and arriving at 3:40 PM. Total journey time is 10 hours and 50 minutes covering 671 kilometers.

Train 987 AC Spanish stops at 27 stations on the Luxor — Cairo route:

Luxor — Qus — Qift — Qena — Dishna — Nagaa Hammadi — Farshut — Abo Tesht — Balyana — Girga — Usayrat — Monshaa — Sohag — Maragha — Tahta — Tima — Abo Tij — Asyut — Manfalut — Qusiyyah — Mallawi — Minya — Maghagha — Beni Suef — Giza — Upper Egypt — Cairo

See the schedule above for arrival and departure times at each stop.

Train 987's route starts from Luxor and ends at Cairo covering 671 kilometers. Key stations along the way with arrival times: Farshut (7:07 AM), Maragha (8:56 AM), Mallawi (11:35 AM).

Train 987 departs Luxor at 4:50 AM, making its first stop at Qus at 5:16 AM, and arrives at Cairo at 3:40 PM. Total journey time is 10 hours and 50 minutes; per-station details are in the schedule above.

Train 987 ticket prices from Luxor to Cairo:

• Second Class AC: 290 EGP
• First Class AC: 410 EGP

Train 987 (AC Spanish) usually has same-day tickets at any station counter along its route — just arrive well before its 4:50 AM departure. Advance booking also works via:

1. Official website enr.gov.eg
2. The ENR mobile app
3. Fawry payment outlets

For inquiries call the 24/7 hotline 1661.