Alexandria is linked to other Egyptian urban centers by railway, road, and air service. It also is connected by canal with the Nile. The main rail link to Cairo has been upgraded, and Alexandria is also the terminus for the rail line that runs to As-Sallum on the Libyan border. The desert route to Cairo has been improved, thus relieving pressure on the agricultural route through the delta region. Another main road links the city to Libya. Twice-daily air services operate to Cairo, but plans to introduce scheduled international services have not developed. Given the severe limitations on expanding the existing airport at Nuzhah, built on land reclaimed from Lake Maryut, Al-'Amiriyah was selected as the site of the new airport. The town of Alexandria is easily reached from Cairo, with a choice of service taxi, bus, train or plane. Buses and service taxis offer 2 routes to Alexandria, travelling by the flat and dreary Desert, the distance is(about 225km).

The best buses from Cairo, which do the journey in 3 hours, are operated by the Superjet company. The fastest trains, A/C Spanish and Turbini services, take just over 2 hours and both leave 3 times daily. There is also the slightly slower French service that has nine daily departures, takes 40 minutes longer and costs 30% less. Service taxis do the run in about 3 hours, their advantage being that they leave all through the day, as soon as they're full; in Cairo both car- and minibus-taxis cluster outside Ramses Station, on Koulali Square and around the Ahmed Helmi bus terminal, their drivers bawling " Iskandariya! Iskandariya! ". Getting to Alexandria from other parts of Egypt, buses and/or service taxis are your best bet. Transport from the Delta and the Canal Zone is fairly regular; from the Nile Valley, daily buses run from Beni Suef.