ScubaDahab
Updated 28 Oct 2026
The nearest airport
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH) is Dahab's nearest airport by a wide margin, roughly 90km / a 1.5-hour direct drive down the coast road. It has direct international flights from much of Europe, especially in the winter charter season, which makes it the route almost every diver flying in uses. Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the alternative if you can't get a direct SSH flight, but it adds several hours of extra travel.
From Sharm El Sheikh Airport
You have four realistic options, in order of cost:
Shared microbus: the cheapest option at roughly 40-60 EGP (about $1-2) per person, but it takes 2-2.5 hours including stops and checkpoints, and you'll need a short taxi from the airport to the bus station first.
East Delta public bus: similar price and timing to the microbus, with a handful of scheduled departures a day - fine if your flight lands in daylight hours and you don't mind waiting for the next departure.
Private taxi: roughly $20-30, negotiated at arrivals or arranged through your hotel/dive centre, taking around 90 minutes direct.
Pre-booked private transfer: roughly $25-40, the most convenient option - a driver meets you at arrivals with a name sign, fixed price agreed in advance, no negotiating after a long flight.
For a first trip, especially if you land at night, the pre-booked transfer is worth the small premium over a taxi.
From Cairo
If you're flying into Cairo instead - often cheaper or more convenient from certain countries - you have three realistic paths: fly onward to Sharm El Sheikh and transfer from there (fastest overall, roughly 4-5 hours door to door including the connection); take the direct overnight or day bus from Cairo to Dahab (cheapest, around 8 hours); or arrange a private car for the full distance (fastest single-vehicle option but the most expensive, and a long drive - budget 6-7 hours).
Overland from Jordan and Taba
If you're travelling from Jordan, a ferry connects Aqaba with Nuweiba on the Sinai coast, about an hour's drive north of Dahab. This is a common route for travellers combining Petra and Aqaba with a Sinai leg. Taba, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, is about two hours' drive from Dahab.
Getting around once you're in Dahab
Dahab itself is small and walkable along the seafront (the Lagoon, Masbat and Mashraba areas), so once you're there you generally don't need transport day to day - most dive centres are a short walk from the main guesthouses. For trips further out, like the Blue Hole or Ras Abu Galum, your dive centre's shuttle is normally included in the trip price.