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Esna to Girga Train Schedule & Prices

According to Egypt Trains, there are 17 trains daily from Esna to Girga.
Departures from 1:24 AM to 11:38 PM. Journey time 3h 14m – 4h 31m.

  • Trains17 /day
  • First1:24 AM
  • Last11:38 PM
  • Duration3h 14m – 4h 31m
  • Fare55 – 230 EGP
  • Fastest989 AC Spanish
Trains from Esna to Girga
Train Schedule Duration Stops Prices Distance Note Trip details
Train 989 AC Spanish
1:24 AM Esna
4:38 AM Girga
3h 14m 3 stops
  • Second Class AC 150 EGP
  • First Class AC 180 EGP
— —

Train 989 Stops

  1. 1:24 AM Esna
  2. 2:05 AM Luxor
  3. 3:04 AM Qena
  4. 3:54 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  5. 4:38 AM Girga

Train 989 Photos

Train 989 photo gallery
Spanish AC upgraded train coach exterior Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC upgraded train second class seats Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC upgraded train first class seats Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Spanish

Train 989 Services

  • AC

  • Buffet

  • Reclining Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 989 live
Train 1011 AC Russian
1:39 AM Esna
5:08 AM Girga
3h 29m 4 stops
  • Third Class AC 105 EGP
— —

Train 1011 Stops

  1. 1:39 AM Esna
  2. 2:20 AM Luxor
  3. 3:19 AM Qena
  4. 3:48 AM Dishna
  5. 4:21 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  6. 5:08 AM Girga

Train 1011 Photos

Train 1011 photo gallery
Russian AC train coach exterior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train coach interior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train third class seats Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Russian

Train 1011 Services

  • AC

  • Luggage

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 1011 live
Train 91 Russian
2:19 AM Esna
6:14 AM Girga
3h 55m 10 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 91 Stops

  1. 2:19 AM Esna
  2. 2:45 AM Armant
  3. 3:05 AM Luxor
  4. 3:43 AM Qus
  5. 3:56 AM Qift
  6. 4:19 AM Qena
  7. 4:45 AM Dishna
  8. 5:14 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 5:27 AM Farshut
  10. 5:37 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 5:56 AM Balyana
  12. 6:14 AM Girga

Train 91 Photos

Train 91 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 91 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 91 live
Train 833 Russian
2:57 AM Esna
7:02 AM Girga
4h 5m 11 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 833 Stops

  1. 2:57 AM Esna
  2. 3:24 AM Armant
  3. 3:45 AM Luxor
  4. 4:23 AM Qus
  5. 4:36 AM Qift
  6. 4:59 AM Qena
  7. 5:26 AM Dishna
  8. 5:53 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 6:09 AM Farshut
  10. 6:19 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 6:38 AM Balyana
  12. 6:50 AM Bardis
  13. 7:02 AM Girga

Train 833 Photos

Train 833 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 833 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 833 live
Train 81 AC Russian
7:17 AM Esna
11:48 AM Girga
4h 31m 12 stops
  • Third Class AC 105 EGP
— —

Train 81 Stops

  1. 7:17 AM Esna
  2. 7:44 AM Armant
  3. 8:05 AM Luxor
  4. 8:42 AM Qus
  5. 9:21 AM Qift
  6. 9:44 AM Qena
  7. 10:10 AM Dishna
  8. 10:39 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 10:51 AM Farshut
  10. 11:02 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 11:14 AM Abo Shousha
  12. 11:26 AM Balyana
  13. 11:36 AM Bardis
  14. 11:48 AM Girga

Train 81 Photos

Train 81 photo gallery
Russian AC train coach exterior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train coach interior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train third class seats Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Russian

Train 81 Services

  • AC

  • Luggage

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 81 live
Train 981 VIP
8:08 AM Esna
12:12 PM Girga
4h 4m 10 stops
  • Second Class AC 150 EGP
  • First Class AC 180 EGP
— —

Train 981 Stops

  1. 8:08 AM Esna
  2. 8:34 AM Armant
  3. 9:00 AM Luxor
  4. 9:38 AM Qus
  5. 9:52 AM Qift
  6. 10:14 AM Qena
  7. 10:41 AM Dishna
  8. 11:09 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 11:23 AM Farshut
  10. 11:34 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 11:54 AM Balyana
  12. 12:12 PM Girga

Train 981 Photos

Train 981 photo gallery
VIP Egyptian Railways exclusive service coach exterior
VIP
VIP train second class seats Egypt
VIP
VIP train first class seats Egypt
VIP
VIP train bathroom interior Egypt
VIP

Train 981 Services

  • AC

  • Buffet

  • Reclining Seats

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 981 live
Train 983 VIP
9:53 AM Esna
1:57 PM Girga
4h 4m 10 stops
  • Second Class AC 150 EGP
  • First Class AC 180 EGP
— —

Train 983 Stops

  1. 9:53 AM Esna
  2. 10:19 AM Armant
  3. 10:45 AM Luxor
  4. 11:24 AM Qus
  5. 11:37 AM Qift
  6. 11:59 AM Qena
  7. 12:26 PM Dishna
  8. 12:54 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 1:08 PM Farshut
  10. 1:19 PM Abo Tesht
  11. 1:39 PM Balyana
  12. 1:57 PM Girga

Train 983 Photos

Train 983 photo gallery
VIP Egyptian Railways exclusive service coach exterior
VIP
VIP train second class seats Egypt
VIP
VIP train first class seats Egypt
VIP
VIP train bathroom interior Egypt
VIP

Train 983 Services

  • AC

  • Buffet

  • Reclining Seats

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 983 live
Train 163 Russian
3:22 PM Esna
7:27 PM Girga
4h 5m 10 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 163 Stops

  1. 3:22 PM Esna
  2. 3:49 PM Armant
  3. 4:10 PM Luxor
  4. 4:53 PM Qus
  5. 5:06 PM Qift
  6. 5:29 PM Qena
  7. 5:55 PM Dishna
  8. 6:24 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 6:38 PM Farshut
  10. 6:49 PM Abo Tesht
  11. 7:09 PM Balyana
  12. 7:27 PM Girga

Train 163 Photos

Train 163 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 163 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 163 live
Train 1013 Russian
4:11 PM Esna
7:48 PM Girga
3h 37m 7 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 1013 Stops

  1. 4:11 PM Esna
  2. 4:36 PM Armant
  3. 4:55 PM Luxor
  4. 5:38 PM Qus
  5. 6:04 PM Qena
  6. 6:52 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  7. 7:06 PM Farshut
  8. 7:31 PM Balyana
  9. 7:48 PM Girga

Train 1013 Photos

Train 1013 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 1013 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 1013 live
Train 2007 Abu Al-Hol
5:22 PM Esna
9:09 PM Girga
3h 47m 4 stops
  • Second Class AC 230 EGP
— —

Train 2007 Stops

  1. 5:22 PM Esna
  2. 6:20 PM Luxor
  3. 7:24 PM Qena
  4. 7:51 PM Dishna
  5. 8:24 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  6. 9:09 PM Girga

Train 2007 Photos

Train 2007 photo gallery
Abu Al-Hol Russian luxury second class train exterior
Abu Al-Hol
Abu Al-Hol coach interior reclining blue leather seats
Abu Al-Hol
Russian luxury train amenities seat charger and reading light
Abu Al-Hol
Abu Al-Hol second class reclining seats close-up
Abu Al-Hol

Train 2007 Services

  • AC

  • Buffet

  • Reclining Seats

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 2007 live
Train 83 Sleep
6:53 PM Esna
10:22 PM Girga
3h 29m 3 stops
N/A
— —

Train 83 Stops

  1. 6:53 PM Esna
  2. 7:44 PM Luxor
  3. 8:39 PM Qena
  4. 9:34 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  5. 10:22 PM Girga

Train 83 Photos

Train 83 photo gallery
Egypt sleeper train coach exterior
Sleep
Sleeper train cabin interior with two beds
Sleep
Private bathroom inside sleeper train cabin
Sleep
Sleeper train dining car dinner and breakfast service
Sleep

Train 83 Services

  • AC

  • Bed

  • Buffet

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • English Staff

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 83 live
Train 1903 AC Russian
7:19 PM Esna
10:43 PM Girga
3h 24m 3 stops
  • Third Class AC 105 EGP
— —

Train 1903 Stops

  1. 7:19 PM Esna
  2. 8:00 PM Luxor
  3. 9:04 PM Qena
  4. 9:59 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  5. 10:43 PM Girga

Train 1903 Photos

Train 1903 photo gallery
Russian AC train coach exterior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train coach interior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train third class seats Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Russian

Train 1903 Services

  • AC

  • Luggage

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 1903 live
Train 1015 Russian
7:53 PM Esna
11:38 PM Girga
3h 45m 9 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 1015 Stops

  1. 7:53 PM Esna
  2. 8:19 PM Armant
  3. 8:40 PM Luxor
  4. 9:21 PM Qus
  5. 9:47 PM Qena
  6. 10:13 PM Dishna
  7. 10:39 PM Nagaa Hammadi
  8. 10:52 PM Farshut
  9. 11:02 PM Abo Tesht
  10. 11:21 PM Balyana
  11. 11:38 PM Girga

Train 1015 Photos

Train 1015 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 1015 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 1015 live
Train 187 Russian
9:17 PM Esna
1:33 AM Girga
4h 16m 10 stops
  • Third Class (Fan) 55 EGP
— —

Train 187 Stops

  1. 9:17 PM Esna
  2. 9:44 PM Armant
  3. 10:05 PM Luxor
  4. 10:43 PM Qus
  5. 10:56 PM Qift
  6. 11:15 PM Qena
  7. 11:55 PM Dishna
  8. 12:29 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 12:43 AM Farshut
  10. 12:54 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 1:14 AM Balyana
  12. 1:33 AM Girga

Train 187 Photos

Train 187 photo gallery
Russian third class ordinary train coach exterior Egypt
Russian
Russian train fan-ventilated coach interior Egypt
Russian
Russian third class fan-ventilated train seats Egypt
Russian
Russian train bathroom Egypt
Russian

Train 187 Services

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

  • Ventilation

Track train 187 live
Train 1009 AC Russian
9:39 PM Esna
12:53 AM Girga
3h 14m 3 stops
  • Third Class AC 105 EGP
— —

Train 1009 Stops

  1. 9:39 PM Esna
  2. 10:20 PM Luxor
  3. 11:22 PM Qena
  4. 12:09 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  5. 12:53 AM Girga

Train 1009 Photos

Train 1009 photo gallery
Russian AC train coach exterior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train coach interior Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train third class seats Egypt
AC Russian
Russian AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Russian

Train 1009 Services

  • AC

  • Luggage

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 1009 live
Train 1087 Sleep
10:30 PM Esna
1:59 AM Girga
3h 29m 3 stops
N/A
— —

Train 1087 Stops

  1. 10:30 PM Esna
  2. 11:14 PM Luxor
  3. 12:19 AM Qena
  4. 1:09 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  5. 1:59 AM Girga

Train 1087 Photos

Train 1087 photo gallery
Egypt sleeper train coach exterior
Sleep
Sleeper train cabin interior with two beds
Sleep
Private bathroom inside sleeper train cabin
Sleep
Sleeper train dining car dinner and breakfast service
Sleep

Train 1087 Services

  • AC

  • Bed

  • Buffet

  • Wide Seats

  • Luggage

  • English Staff

  • Power Socket

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 1087 live
Train 89 AC Spanish
11:38 PM Esna
3:37 AM Girga
3h 59m 10 stops
  • Second Class AC 150 EGP
  • First Class AC 180 EGP
— —

Train 89 Stops

  1. 11:38 PM Esna
  2. 12:04 AM Armant
  3. 12:25 AM Luxor
  4. 1:04 AM Qus
  5. 1:17 AM Qift
  6. 1:39 AM Qena
  7. 7:06 AM Dishna
  8. 2:34 AM Nagaa Hammadi
  9. 2:48 AM Farshut
  10. 2:59 AM Abo Tesht
  11. 3:19 AM Balyana
  12. 3:37 AM Girga

Train 89 Photos

Train 89 photo gallery
Spanish AC upgraded train coach exterior Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC upgraded train second class seats Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC upgraded train first class seats Egypt
AC Spanish
Spanish AC train bathroom Egypt
AC Spanish

Train 89 Services

  • AC

  • Buffet

  • Reclining Seats

  • Luggage

  • Restroom

  • No Smoking

Track train 89 live

Data sourced from the official Egyptian National Railways timetable, published by Egypt Trains. Last updated: 26 April 2026

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FAQ — Esna to Girga Trains

What are the Esna to Girga train schedules and prices?

There are 17 daily trains on the Esna–Girga route. First departure at 1:24 AM, last at 11:38 PM. Fares range from 55 EGP to 230 EGP depending on class.

  • Train types: AC Spanish, AC Russian, Russian, VIP, Abu Al-Hol, Sleep.
  • Journey time: from 3h 14m (fastest) to 4h 31m (slowest).
What is the best and fastest train from Esna to Girga?

The fastest train is #989 (VIP) at 3h 14m, departing 1:24 AM.

Most comfortable: Talgo, VIP (Special), Premium and Abu Al-Hol trains offer wider seats, stronger AC and charging ports. Sleeper trains run overnight with private cabins.

How do I book a Esna to Girga train ticket?

You can book an Esna–Girga train ticket four ways:

  1. Official ENR app (Android / iOS) — fastest, pay with Visa or mobile wallet.
  2. enr.gov.eg website — for desktop booking.
  3. Station ticket counter (up to 15 days in advance).
  4. Self-service ATMs inside major stations.

Do I need to print the ticket? No — the QR code in the app is enough; show it to the inspector. Save a screenshot if offline.

Official discounts
CategoryDiscount
Cancer patientsFree
Deaf childrenFree
Over 70 years oldFree (standard class)
War veteran + companion75%
Youth/sports groups (20+ members)66.6%
Military & police officers50%
Military academy students50%
Martyrs' families & injured (police/revolution)50%
Persons with disabilities50%
Youth/sports groups (1–19 members)50%
Red Crescent / Red Cross50%
Children aged 4–1050%
Pensioners (60+)50%

Booking usually opens 15 days before departure; sleeper and Talgo trains sell out fast during holidays.

What is the cancellation, refund and penalty policy?

Yes, Esna–Girga tickets can be cancelled with partial refund per this official table:

Cancellation timeRefund
More than 24h before90%
Between 6h and 24h before75%
Less than 6h before50%
After departureNo refund

Note: Refund percentages above reflect ENR's known policy; verify with the ENR app or ticket counter before cancelling.

Riding without a ticket: you pay a multiplied fare penalty on the spot at the inspector's discretion. Always book before boarding.

What is the luggage policy on Egyptian trains?

ENR allows reasonable free luggage per passenger without registration:

  • One small carry-on + one large suitcase up to 30 kg free per passenger.
  • Place bags in the overhead rack or at the coach ends.
  • Oversized items or furniture require prior arrangement with ENR for separate shipment at extra cost.

Strictly prohibited:

  • Flammable materials (petrol, butane).
  • Firearms without a permit.
  • Live animals of any kind.
  • Items with strong odours.

Tip: Keep documents, wallet, phone and medicine in your carry-on; lock the large suitcase with a small padlock.

How do I find the platform and live train info at Esna station?

There are several ways to get live platform and train updates:

  1. Station screens: large departure boards show train number, platform and any delay.
  2. Egypt Trains app: "Track train" feature shows current location, next stop and delay.
  3. Hotline 1661: 24/7 enquiries.
  4. Our station page: Esna station with address and map.

Arrival tips:

  • Arrive 20–30 minutes early to find your platform and board calmly.
  • Check the platform on the board right before departure — it can change last minute.
  • Coaches are numbered — match the coach number on your ticket to the platform marker.
  • At Esna station you'll find restrooms and cafes in the waiting area.