Port Sudan
Port Sudan is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State.
Port Sudan is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade. The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Port Sudan
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Stade Port Sudan
Port Sudan International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Port Sudan, Sudan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hay Al-Arab SC and Hilal Alsahil SC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000.
1.8 km · building in Sudan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There is a large boardwalk area overlooking the port and is near to ice cream shops and cafes.You can sit and relax in the open areas and enjoy a shisha or have hot drinks from any one of the tea ladies nearby.
- 01Great Mosque of Port Sudan
- 02Virgin Mary Church of Port Sudan
Historic colonial church.
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Things to do
Snorkeling & diving There are several good dive sites near Port Sudan: Sha'ab Rumi (<1 hour from the coast) and Sanganeb (<2 hours from the coast). Live-aboard boats operate out of the port and can be contacted directly via their websites. As of December 2009 there is only one land based dive operator, Diveversity (an international business) operating at Sudan Red Sea Resort, located 30 km north of Port Sudan.
- 01Sanganeb Marine National Park
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Where to eat
The Hilton now known as the Coral Hotel has a cafeteria reminiscent of an American diner such as Denny's, offering international cuisine and great coffees. There is also a very nice restaurant in the hotel with set menus. On the cheaper end of the spectrum you can go to the Food Dream and Ice Cream Dream restaurant for milk shakes, slushies and ice cream.
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Getting to Port Sudan
- Airports
- Port Sudan New (PZU), 19 km
- Stations
- Port Sudan Military Airport, 2.9 km
- Khartoum → Port Sudan671 km · quickest by air, 4h 48m · $190–280
- Jeddah → Port Sudan292 km · quickest by air, 6h 7m · SAR470–720
- Taif → Port Sudan381 km · quickest by air, 8h 34m · SAR530–810
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Port Sudan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Port Sudan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is also an international ferry from Jeddah.
- Get aroundIn Port Sudan you can get around the city using rickshaws, taxis and buses.
- Get aroundThe rickshaws seem to be the best option as they take you exactly to your destination.
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