Ferries from Italy to Egypt to Djibouti
 

I will be leaving for Egypt in several weeks on my motorcycle. I would like to take a ferry from Italy to Alexandria and from there drive through the Sinai.
Does anyone know whether I can catch a ferry in Italy to go directly to Alexandria, and how much this would cost. I am also interested in taking a ferry from Port Said to Djibouti. Again, does this ferry service exist and how much does it cost. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Hello at4ever.

This topic was thoroughly covered last year, so I can speak pretty definitively on this topic re ferries from Europe to Egypt.

Your choices are slim. From April 26 through Oct. 31, Salamis Lines runs a ferry from Greece which stops at Port Said. See details on http://www.ferries.gr/salamis/

If that's too early for your trip, though, that same ferry does run to Haifa in Israel year-round.

See a couple of posts on this subject: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000098.html http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000140.html

There is a ferry from Aswan in Egypt to Wadi Haifa, Sudan. I haven't heard of one from Port Said to Djibouti.

I must tell you that based on ours and others experiences, taking a vehicle into Egypt is a major hassle, only exceeded by the hassle to take the same vehicle OUT of Egypt! You'd have to really want to spend a lot of time in Egypt to make it wortwhile.

If it's North Africa you're interested in, I'd go for Tunisia and Libya, possibly Morocco, and give Egypt a pass. You can certainly get a ferry from Italy to Tunisia. See http://www.fun.informare.it/ferry/tunisuk.asp


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The ferry from Aswan/Egypt to Wadi Haifa/Sudan, does not exist anymore.

Thanks for the reply Susan.
I'm currently exploring the possibility of getting into Djibouti directly since my final destination is Ethiopia.
Maybe allowing me to avoid the need of a carnet.
This site rocks..

Gabe