Sidi Gaber
Sidi Gaber is a neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
Sidi Gaber is a neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Worth seeing in and around Sidi Gaber
10 places 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.
- 01Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity.
3.1 km · major library and cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 02Alexandria University
Alexandria University is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University, becoming an independent entity in 1942.
3.8 km · public university in Egypt · Wikipedia - 03Alexandria Stadium
Alexandria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Moharram Bey district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was opened in 1929 by King Fouad I. It is the oldest stadium in Egypt and Africa.
3.6 km · Football stadium in Egypt · Wikipedia - 04Alexandria National Museum
The Alexandria National Museum is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It was inaugurated the 31 December 2003 by Hosni Mubarak and it is located in a renovated Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street.
3.3 km · museum in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 05Graeco-Roman Museum
The Graeco-Roman Museum is an archaeological museum located in Alexandria, Egypt. Its collection of over 40,000 objects includes sculptures, mosaics, woodwork, and coins.
3.9 km · museum in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 06Palais d’Antoniadis
The Palais d'Antoniadis is a palace in Alexandria, Egypt, named after Sir John Antoniadis, who was an Alexandrian Greek. He was born in Lemnos and received French citizenship when he began to conduct business in Marseille.
2.4 km · palace in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 07Alexandria Zoo
The Alexandria Zoo is a zoo close to the Smouha neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. The zoo charges an entrance fee, which allows guests to walk around the zoo and view a selection of animals from around the world.
1.9 km · zoo in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 08Royal Jewelry Museum
The Royal Jewelry Museum is an art and history museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It is located in the former palace of Princess Fatma Al-Zahra' in Zizenia neighborhood.
3.2 km · Art museum in Egypt · Wikipedia - 09San Stefano Grand Plaza
San Stefano Grand Plaza is a structural complex including a hotel, apartments, offices, shopping mall and a marina in Alexandria, Egypt. The complex was designed by WZMH Architects.
3.8 km · building complex in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia - 10Shallalat Gardens
Shallalat Gardens is the name of the ancient garden located in Alexandria, Egypt. The Shallalat Gardens occupy a large area of the Al Shatby neighborhood.
3 km · park in Alexandria, Egypt · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sidi Gaber
- Airports
- Alexandria (HBE), 39 km · El Alamein (DBB), 144 km · Sphinx (SPX), 154 km
- Stations
- Sidi Gaber railway station, 500 m
- El Alamein → Sidi Gaber104 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · E£150–200
- Al Jiza → Sidi Gaber620 km · quickest by air, 9h 53m · $810–1,210
- Cairo → Sidi Gaber180 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · E£300–400
- 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 Sidi Gaber
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 Sidi Gaber. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is also a bus from Gedid to Sidi Gaber, and from Sidi Gaber most parts of the city are accessible by minibus or tram if you are looking to save money.
- Get inYou can take a minibus from Cairo for about (October 2025).
- Get inWhile this is your cheapest option from most departure points, know that the minibuses can be hot and cramped, and your driver will likely drive like a mad person, so take them at your own risk.
- Get inBut all of these are package tourist itineraries, and not available to book as point-to-point ferries.
- Get aroundIf you are on a day trip to Alexandria, hire a taxi outside the railway station for the day.
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Next door to Sidi Gaber
Sidi Gaber is 3 km from Alexandria, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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