Luxor eSIM
In Luxor you connect to Vodafone or Orange, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 29 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodafone and Orange
- Typical speed in Egypt
- 29 Mbps typical, 6 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Luxor
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $7.89 | $7.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $4.96 | $14.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.78 | $18.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $3.59 | $35.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.84 | $56.89 |
How Egypt compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Vodafone, Orange
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Ivory Coast, 30 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Namibia, 29 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada, Aswan
Landing at Luxor International Airport (LXR)
- Airport
- LXR / HELX
- Distance
- 6 km from the centre of Luxor
Getting into Luxor
- Airport taxi rank outside arrivals (fares negotiated, meters rarely used); no public bus or rail link at the airport (LXR)
- Local (National) ferry across the Nile to the West Bank, from the landing opposite Luxor Temple
- Luxor railway station, several daily services north to Cairo and south to Aswan
Worth knowing about Luxor
- The West Bank monuments are reached across the Nile: the local (National) ferry still runs from a landing opposite Luxor Temple, and a bridge opened in 1998 a few kilometres upstream of the town gives road access.
- Luxor railway station is about 400 m from Luxor Temple, with a morning train and a sleeper among several daily services along the Nile between Cairo and Aswan.
- The airport is only 6 km east of the city but has no public bus, minibus or rail link, so arrivals depend on the taxi rank, pre-booked hotel transfers or ride-hailing that needs working mobile data.
- Luxor International is run by the Egyptian Airport Company and mixes domestic flights to Cairo, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh with heavily seasonal European charter and scheduled services.