{"id":18498,"date":"2024-08-01T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/?p=18498"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:30:23","slug":"subway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/en\/subway\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Ticket Prices Rise: A 20-Fold Increase in 7 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt&#8217;s National Authority for Tunnels announced that metro ticket prices would rise starting this morning, Thursday 1 August 2024, by between 25% and 30%, depending on the number of metro stations. The price of a metro ticket for 17 to 23 stations has become EGP 15 instead of EGP 12, while the price of a metro ticket for more than 23 stations rose to EGP 20.<\/p>\n<p>The authority said the price of a metro ticket for up to 9 stations has been raised to EGP 8 instead of EGP 6, while the price of a metro ticket for 10 to 16 stations was raised to EGP 10 instead of EGP 8.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19072\" src=\"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498.png\" alt=\"Metro ticket prices raised for the second time in 2024\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498.png 1080w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10190-18498-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19075\" src=\"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498.png\" alt=\"Cairo metro ticket price from 2017 until now\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498.png 1080w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zawia3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/en-10192-18498-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"z3-article-separator\" role=\"separator\" aria-label=\"Section divider\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 140 4269 130\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M120 211H4149\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#7e7e7e\" stroke-width=\"10\"\/><circle cx=\"1718\" cy=\"211\" r=\"56\" fill=\"#fafafa\" stroke=\"#9c9c9c\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"1718\" cy=\"202\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#647580\" stroke=\"#4e5962\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"1930\" cy=\"211\" r=\"56\" fill=\"#fafafa\" stroke=\"#9c9c9c\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"1930\" cy=\"202\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#647580\" stroke=\"#4e5962\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"2142\" cy=\"211\" r=\"56\" fill=\"#fafafa\" stroke=\"#9c9c9c\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"2142\" cy=\"202\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#647580\" stroke=\"#4e5962\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"2354\" cy=\"211\" r=\"56\" fill=\"#fafafa\" stroke=\"#9c9c9c\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"2354\" cy=\"202\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#647580\" stroke=\"#4e5962\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"2566\" cy=\"211\" r=\"56\" fill=\"#fafafa\" stroke=\"#9c9c9c\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"2566\" cy=\"202\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#647580\" stroke=\"#4e5962\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/p>\n<h3>How Did Prices Rise in 7 Years?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2017: The ticket price rose to EGP 2.<\/li>\n<li>2018: The flat-fare system was cancelled again and the station-based system was applied, with the ticket ranging between EGP 3 and EGP 7 depending on the number of stations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2019:\n<ul>\n<li>Metro ticket price for 9 stations: EGP 5.<\/li>\n<li>Metro ticket price for 16 stations: EGP 7.<\/li>\n<li>Metro ticket price for more than 16 stations: EGP 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2020: Prices remained at the same levels as in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>1 January 2024:\n<ul>\n<li>The EGP 5 ticket rose to EGP 6 and covers 9 stations.<\/li>\n<li>The EGP 7 ticket rose to EGP 8 and covers 16 stations.<\/li>\n<li>The EGP 10 ticket rose to EGP 12 and covers 23 stations.<\/li>\n<li>A new ticket was added for more than 23 stations at EGP 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>August 2024:\n<ul>\n<li>The ticket for 9 stations rose to EGP 8 instead of EGP 6.<\/li>\n<li>The ticket for 16 stations became EGP 10 instead of EGP 8.<\/li>\n<li>The ticket for 23 stations became EGP 15 instead of EGP 12.<\/li>\n<li>The ticket for more than 23 stations became EGP 20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The government had announced on 25 July a new increase in petrol prices of up to 15%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zawia3.com\/petrol\/\">Petrol Price Rises in Egypt: A Journey of Increases Since 2014<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt&#8217;s National Authority for Tunnels raised metro ticket prices from 1 August 2024 by 25% to 30%, depending on the number of 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