Transport in Cairo

There are flyovers and bridges such as the Sixth of October Bridge, designed to allow fast and efficient means of transport from one side of the city to the other; in practice, however, Cairo traffic is known to be overwhelming and overcrowded, with traffic jams frequently increasing travel time far beyond the theoretical speed.

The ring road is also undergoing an expansion as of September 2020, which aims to increase the number of lanes to seven or eight, instead of three or four.

These structures did fulfill their intended purpose, which was to eliminate traffic congestion in these areas, but they received criticism due to many reasons, one of which was the removal of many green spaces in Heliopolis, and the danger they posed for pedestrians crossing the streets (also known as jaywalking).

Bus lines are spread all over the Greater Cairo area, and are considered the main mean of transport for many Cairenes.

With the assimilation of EgyptAir into Star Alliance in July 2008, the airport has the potential to be a major hub with its positioning between Africa, the Middle East and Europe (especially with facilities for the A380).

Cairo is served by its "white taxis" which have been introduced in the early 2010s and aren't run by a company, but rather by individuals.

These taxis have plummeted in popularity, due to things such as the drivers not turning on their meters and instead demanding a fare which is usually considerably inflated, and other problems such as the lack of air-conditioning.

During the 1970s government policies favoured making space for cars, resulting in the removal of over half of the 120 km network.

The reason according to the city council is that "it has been rarely used by anyone during the past decade as it is a slow mean of transportation and it has a limited geographical coverage".

This service uses a luxury sedan or saloon car driven by chauffeur to drive passengers from the airport or other locations to their destination.

In May 2022, the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and Siemens Mobility have signed a contract to create the sixth largest high-speed rail system - 2,000 km long - in the world.

The LRT's western terminus is at Adly Mansour station, where transfer to the Cairo Metro Line 3 is possible.

[8][9] In May 2019 the contract to build 70 four-car trains was awarded to Bombardier Transportation with assembly to take place at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England.