Suez Governorate · Egypt
Suez travel guide
Suez is a city in Suez Governorate, Egypt, home to about 716,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- CCE68 km · Capital International Airport
- Currency
- EGPEgyptian pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Language
- Arabic
About
About Suez
Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate.
Standing at the top of the Gulf of Suez, this city has been a port since antiquity. Small canals were twice built to link the Red Sea to the Nile - by Darius of Persia circa 500 BC, and by Amr ibn al-As circa 640 AD - but became sand-clogged, and the sea receded away from them. The present day Suez Canal, stretching 193 km between Suez and the Mediterranean at Ismailia, was opened in 1869 and became a crucial shipping channel. Port Suez developed heavy industry as a result, eg petrochemicals and cement.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Suez
See
- Suez National Museum
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Where to stay
Hotels in Suez
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousa Coast Resort - Cairo Beach | 17.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Suez
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Suez are November to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; February is the wettest, with about 5 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Suez: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capital International Airport (CCE), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cairo International Airport (CAI, 111 km) and Port Said International Airport (PSD, 149 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
This is a great sprawling city with poor public transport, under a hot sun, so you'll need to take taxis, certainly between bus or railway station and the centre. The main boulevard is 23 July Street, commemorating Nasser's 23 July 1952 overthrow of King Faroukh, and formerly called El Geish Street which means "army". This runs southeast from the edge of the city past the railway station, and 3 km further on it bends more southerly and forms the main downtown thoroughfare of Suez.
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CCE · Capital International Airport
CAI · Cairo International Airport
PSD · Port Said International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Suez
Eat
The main eating strip is the downtown section of 23 July Street. There's another strip along El Corniche on the shoreline. The Green House Hotel (see #Sleep) has two restaurants.
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Questions
Suez: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Suez?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Suez are November to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; February is the wettest, with about 5 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Suez?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capital International Airport (CCE), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cairo International Airport (CAI, 111 km) and Port Said International Airport (PSD, 149 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Suez?
Egyptian pound (EGP).
Nearby
Destinations near Suez
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.