USEFUL TELEPHONES TO HAVE IN CAIRO

Emergency Services:

  • Police Emergency: 122
  • Ambulance/Emergency Medical Services: 123
  • Fire Department: 180

Health and Medical Assistance:

  • Tourist Emergency Hotline: 16008 (24/7 assistance for tourists)
  • Egyptian Red Crescent (Emergency Medical Services): 129
  • Poison Control Center: 23651917

Transportation:

  • Airport Information: 02-2265-5000
  • Railway Information: 02-2576-5500
  • Cairo International Bus Station: 02-2576-4470
  • Lost and Found (Public Transport): 19629

Embassies and Consulates:

  • Embassy/Consulate Information Hotline: 1267 (operated by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  • U.S. Embassy Cairo: 02-2797-3300
  • British Embassy Cairo: 02-2791-6000
  • Canadian Embassy Cairo: 02-2461-2200
  • French Embassy Cairo: 02-2791-6000
  • German Embassy Cairo: 02-2795-1600
  • Italian Embassy Cairo: 02-2361-1234
  • Spanish Embassy Cairo: 02-2461-6200
  • Russian Embassy Cairo: 02-3748-9022
  • Chinese Embassy Cairo: 02-2736-9151
  • Japanese Embassy Cairo: 02-2735-3222
  • Indian Embassy Cairo: 02-2417-4846
  • Australian Embassy Cairo: 02-2770-6600
  • South African Embassy Cairo: 02-2580-3100

Tourist Information:

  • Egyptian Tourism Authority: 195-89

Utilities:

  • Electricity Emergency: 121
  • Natural Gas Emergency: 129
  • Water Emergency: 125

Telecommunications:

  • Telephone Directory Assistance: 140

Banks:

  • Central Bank of Egypt (General Inquiries): 02-2391-7800