Place · Downtown and Tahrir
Egyptian Museum, Tahrirالمتحف المصري
The museum in Tahrir: go at opening for about two hours; check before you go which collections are on show, since major pieces have moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.
go at hour · at openingadmission: unknownNot field-verified
Map & directions
Directions
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Rules in force · 8Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07
- Egypt ↗Check visa rules for your passport on the official Egypt e-visa portal before flying; visa on arrival availability depends on nationality and can change.
- Egypt ↗Drones need prior permission and are routinely confiscated on arrival; leave them at home.
- Egypt ↗Do not photograph military sites, police, bridges or government buildings; some museums and tombs charge for or ban photography.
- Egypt ↗During Ramadan, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight; hotels and tourist restaurants still serve.
- Cairo and Giza ↗Cross-city rides can take 90 minutes at rush hour; plan one district per half-day.
- Cairo ↗Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07:30 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 20:00: plan one district per half-day and add 45+ minutes to any cross-city ride.
- Cairo ↗Agree the price of every taxi, camel, horse, carriage or guide before you start; use ride-hailing where you can, since the fare is fixed on the screen.
- Cairo ↗From about June to August, be on site at opening, and off the open plateau by 10:00.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 90–120 min
- p95 180 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- at opening
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Downtown and Tahrir: painful
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Time on site (minutes)
60
min
90
worthwhile
120
typical
180
p95
Opening hours are not printed until verified; ask your hotel the day before.
Getting in
- Stop
- Taxi to the Tahrir Square entrance
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- unknown
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Tour groups from mid-morning.
- Sensory load
- 3/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
- heat: Nearest AC café or hotel lobby (field-verify)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Downtown centre: café near Talaat Harb (field-verify)
Combine in the same cluster
Red lines
- Bags go through security; some rooms ban photography.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
Sources1 source
Sources
- Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (official)