--- title: "Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh – 3 ways by ferry, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh is 83 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hurghada-to-sharm-el-sheikh" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hurghada-to-sharm-el-sheikh.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hurghada&to=Sharm+El+Sheikh) [Sharm El Sheikh to Hurghada](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sharm-el-sheikh-to-hurghada) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 83 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 83 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 7h quicker than driving and E£6,300 cheaper. - [**Ferry** best 4h 59m E£308–875 Estimated **Avoid** · Northern part of South Sinai 1 departure](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hurghada&to=Sharm+El+Sheikh) - [**Drive** 11h 57m E£5,075–8,455 Estimated **Avoid** · Northern part of South Sinai Includes a car ferry · 734 km · fuel and the crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hurghada&to=Sharm+El+Sheikh) - [**Taxi** 11h 57m E£10,685–17,035 Estimated **Avoid** · Northern part of South Sinai Includes a car ferry · one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hurghada&to=Sharm+El+Sheikh) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Ferry routes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Egypt; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Avoid all but essential travel to Northern part of South Sinai** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/warnings-and-insurance) - **Exercise increased caution in Egypt** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.egy.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:00 → 12:59 4h 59m · direct E£308–875](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hurghada&to=Sharm+El+Sheikh&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=ferry-162803488) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh? The fastest way is by ferry: about 4h 59m door to door. The straight-line distance is 83 km. What is the cheapest way from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh? Ferry is the cheapest, from E£308. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Sharm El Sheikh from Hurghada by road? About 734 km, roughly 11h 57m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around E£5,075–8,455; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Sharm El Sheikh City in Egypt Sharm El Sheikh, alternatively rendered Sharm el-Sheikh or Charm el Sheikh, is an Egyptian city located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea in Asia. Its population is approximately 77,000 as of 2017. Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai. [The Sharm El Sheikh guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sharm-el-sheikh) [Hotels in Sharm El Sheikh Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hurghada-to-sharm-el-sheikh, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt