--- title: "Sharm El Sheikh to Eilat – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Sharm El Sheikh to Eilat is 199 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sharm-el-sheikh-to-eilat" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sharm-el-sheikh-to-eilat.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Sharm El Sheikh to Eilat [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sharm+El+Sheikh&to=Eilat) [Eilat to Sharm El Sheikh](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/eilat-to-sharm-el-sheikh) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 199 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 199 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 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 E£2,300 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 3h 42m E£320–425 Estimated **Avoid** · Northern part of South Sinai 236 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sharm+El+Sheikh&to=Eilat) - [**Taxi** 3h 42m E£2,120–3,190 Estimated **Avoid** · Northern part of South Sinai one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sharm+El+Sheikh&to=Eilat) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [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. - **e-Visa likely needed for Saudi Arabia** · Egypt passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia/entry-requirements) - **e-Visa likely needed for Israel** · Egypt passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel/entry-requirements) - **Avoid all but essential travel to Northern part of South Sinai** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/warnings-and-insurance) - **Reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.sau.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia/warnings-and-insurance) - **Reconsider travel to Israel** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.isr.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel/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. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 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 Sharm El Sheikh to Eilat? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 42m door to door. The straight-line distance is 199 km. What is the cheapest way from Sharm El Sheikh to Eilat? Drive is the cheapest, from E£320. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Eilat from Sharm El Sheikh by road? About 236 km, roughly 3h 42m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around E£320–425; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Eilat City in Southern Israel Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of 56,004, a port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The city is considered a tourist destination for domestic and international tourists heading to Israel. [The Eilat guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/eilat) Worth your time - Ice Mall Eilat A shopping mall with an ice skating rink. 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