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Salah El Din Citadel tickets 2026: buy online or at gate?
Gate tickets are fine, the queue moves quickly and I don't think online booking saves much hassle there. Give it three hours minimum, the mosque and the view over Islamic Cairo are the real draw and the military museum eats time if you let it.
The military museum closes around 3:30pm so hit the Muhammad Ali Mosque first, and bring cash since the card machine is often down.
Last time I went the card reader worked but only for local cards, so foreign cards still need cash.
Cash machine by the entrance gate usually works.
Agree, though the ticket window closes before the site does.
Yeah ticket sales stop like an hour before closing
Right, so aim to be inside a good hour before closing, otherwise you're rushed through before they stop selling.
Three hours sounds about right, though the police museum in the corner is skippable if you're short on time.
Skip the military museum entirely if you're short on time and walk the outer walls instead, that rampart loop with the city sprawl below is worth more than any exhibit.
Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque, quieter than the main one.
Al Nasr Rd taxi scam in Cairo 2026?
sounds like the classic airport detour line tbh. Al Nasr Rd does have closures sometimes but a driver can't know before you're in teh car. next time just use the Careem app from arrivals, fixed fare, no arguing.
uber's fixed fare from T3 is the other option
yeah the airport is the worst spot for it, just walk past the guys inside the terminal & grab a car from the lot
The airport's own limo desk charges a flat rate too.