Minibuses are a government-owned service; they have definite routes, fares, and stops. Microbuses are privatized and usually cost higher, microbuses sometimes have definite routes, sometimes not, while their fares are a bit higher than the government owned transportation vehicles.

Since most foreign visitors and residents depend exclusively on taxis, a bit of an exposition is required. First off, hotel taxis generally charge a lot more than any taxi that you hail on the street. Here's an example, getting on a hotel taxi and moving one kilometer ahead costs LE10, getting to the airport costs LE60, getting a Saqqara trip costs LE100. Now, knowing what to pay does not necessarily depend on the distance, there is always, the time of day, the number of passengers, luggage, and the state of traffic. Roughly, most Dokki-Mohandiseen-Zamalek-Downtown fall in the range of LE3-5. Downtown-Heliopolis or Maadi normally falls between LE5-18, where getting from Downtown to the Airport can vary from LE20-30. Consider sharing a taxi especially in rush hours and remember one thing, even though meters are available in taxis, they are never used.

Limousines sound like glamorous and very expensive alternatives, yet they are neither. Limousine Misr, for instance, charge LE55 for half a day's running in Cairo, Cairo Limousines are good cars with English-speaking-parrots (drivers).