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El Nozha Airport — Alexandria, Egypt

El Nozha Airport

If you do not already have an Egyptian visa, inform the immigration staff straight away and they will call for a visa officer. The officer will sell you some stamps, which you can apply to a blank page in your passport and then join the immigration queue with the other arriving passengers.

Facilities and amenities

  • Local or public bus to town

Airlines

Air ArabiaAustrianLufthansa
Olympic Airlines

Budget airlines

Fly for less - check for budget airline flights from El Nozha Airport.

Taxi service

There is no fixed taxi fare. Depending on your negotiation skills, you may pay as little as US$5 for a ride to the city centre, which takes about 20 minutes.

Banking, ATMs, and currency exchange

An ATM is found in the building adjacent to the airport terminal, within short walking distance. Ask any airport staff for directions.

There is a currency exchange booth in the arrivals area (after collecting your baggage and proceeding through customs).

Other nearby airports

Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria (HBE), 38km (24mi)
Cairo International Airport, Cairo (CAI), 183km (114mi)
Port Said Airport, Port Said (PSD), 218km (136mi)
Mersa Matruh Airport, Mersa Matruh (MUH), 260km (162mi)
Al Arish Airport, Al Arish (AAC), 362km (225mi)

Or, view all airports in Egypt.

Passenger feedback

[1 stars]Rizk Rizk (Alexandria, Egypt) - February 8, 2010
really it is too bad in nearly every thing but it is exellent in its site because you can go anywhere in Alex in just 10 to 15 minutes.
[1 stars]Raju - December 17, 2009
The worst airport I have ever been to. The service of Air Arabia from this airpot is even worst !!! Everyone asks for tips, dirty floor, rude behaviour, unsafe & dirty sitting arrangement, and what not.
[info]J STEVENS (London) - November 22, 2009
I travel the world and this airport features in all my travel nightmares, its the worse airport I have ever had the displeasure of traveling trough.
[info]alex employer (egypt) - November 16, 2009
Aly airport described as asick man between egypt airports < But that was at past. i nearly know that Alex airport will be closed at march 2010 an will be completely improved know to be like other airports in egypt . so dont worry about customer servic and cleaning of bathrooms & the tounge of its employees becuz all of them will be execllent training .
[info]alex employer (egypt) - November 16, 2009
Aly airport described as asick man between egypt airports < But that was at past. i nearly know that Alex airport will be closed at march 2010 an will be completely improved know to be like other airports in egypt . so dont worry about customer servic and cleaning of bathrooms & the tounge of its employees becuz all of them will be execllent training .
[1 stars]mischa (cairo) - October 30, 2009
the waiting 'lounge' is dirty. got pools of water under the chairs. not to mention it is hot in the airport. the airconditioner is turn on but then of no purpose since everyone inside the airport is smoking. one thing i learn is to never take taxis just outside the airport. i rather walk out from the airport (merely 3minutes of walking) and take taxis from there because the price is cheaper by 5 times. got no signboard what so ever to keep the passengers informed. even the announcement is in arabic and luckily one arabic woman helped me translate the announcement. the arrival/departure hall is confusing. i arrive at the departure hall (without me knowing) and then have to take taxis on my own to the hotel when someone is already waiting for me at the arrival gate. alexandria is a great place but the airport is realllly bad.
[1 stars]Mohamed Abdel-Fattah (Egypt) - September 10, 2009
I wish that the service in the airport improve.For a city that wants tourism it is absolutely necessary to improve conditions.Also where is the pride of doing a good job!
[question]A.Youssef (Alex.) - September 2, 2009
is there anyone from airport administration reading this comments to take actions.
air navigation services - August 26, 2009
alexandria airport is small but provided all the services airport is old but will renwal this year and its the only airport inside the city no need to travell to be in the down town
aahashem (Egypt) - August 24, 2009
This is the most worst airport I had ever seen.I think is worst in Africa
[1 stars]Amr Fahmy - July 22, 2009
haha .. ur talking abt AL-Nozha airport ..lets just not talk abt it better ;) .. it's nowhere near even a room :) !
[1 stars]Amr Fahmy - July 22, 2009
haha .. ur talking abt AL-Nozha airport ..lets just not talk abt it better ;) .. it's nowhere near even a room :) !
[1 stars]Abdelrahman Mohamed - June 26, 2009
The worst airport ever built. The worst people servicing the travelers. The uncleanest. The smallest. All of this goes for borg el arab airport as well.
[question]mohamed dauod - June 24, 2009
have from cairo to alexandria evry day? pls also the time scajual thanks
[info]islam (egypt) - January 10, 2009
to the one who says she is a blonde woman.there is a taxi company that is established in alex like 3 years ago something like that.very nice and clean service.u call them and ask them to pick you up from the airport.the number is 19559 from any cell phone in egypt.thats the best way for u to ensure ur safety.
[info]Stephanos A - December 11, 2008
Well,Alexandria Airport "Nozha" used to be a very nice airport with friendly atmosphere.Currently it is so very bad & is the same like Borg Al Arab airport/Alex.They will both be replaced by a good decent one in mid 2009 as I was informed when I asked the staff in Nozha airport : " what happened to you ? " :-)
[1 stars]George (India) - August 22, 2008
One of the worst airports which we have passed through. There is no space and the passenger lounge is so dirty with the toilets also dirty and not clean. The baggage checking in was full of confusion. Our flight was delayed by more than 3 hours and not a single announcement regarding the reason and furstrated passengers with children were waiting all along without having a clue on what is worng with the flight. There was no display on the scheduled flights or delay if any?? The staff at the airport does not know a word of English and arrogance in their communication was so openly displayed. Alexandria city which we passed through was so impressive but the airport took the sheen of the city. We still wonder if this small message will be taken in the right spirit and action taken.
[info]Krys (UK) - August 3, 2008
If you need a car to meet you the best thing to do is to speak to the hotel, as they usually have a contract with local drivers and will arrange to have one pick you up. They usually have a fixed price for the serivce. It's more expensive than a taxi but still cheap by western standards (maybe GBP5 or GBP10 max) and will usually be a much better car than a standard taxi. It's the safest and easiest way if you are new to the area.
[question]c.gower (UK) - May 28, 2008
I will be arriving at ALY at around 02.30 in the morning. as i will be travelling alone and I am a blonde woman, how can i ensure that a taxi will be availbelt to meet me to take me to the metropole hotel in the centre of alexandria? (only 10 minutes ride, so how much should i expect to pay?) naturally, my safety is much much more importnat than the price!!!
[info]Adam Dolani - May 18, 2008
the airport is very unclean, bad and no services in it, I do believe that could be the same when you come back 100 years form now.

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Egypt travel facts

Basic stats

Population81 million
English proficiency
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CapitalCairo
Diplomacy152 Egyptian embassies and consulates

Money

CurrencyEgyptian pound (£E / EGP)
Euro exchange rate€1 = £E7.73
£E1 = €0.13
US dollar exchange rateUS$1 = £E5.41
£E1 = US$0.18

Telephone

Country code+20
International dialing prefix00
GSM standard900

Electricity

Voltage220V
Frequency50Hz
Plug type

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