Hurghada has a number of Post Offices, most of which are located in the old town called El Dahar (or Downtown).

All Post Offices are open from 8.30AM (08.30) to 3PM (15.00) and reopen from 5.30PM (17.30) to 11PM (23.00) and always closed on Fridays and Public Holidays.

During the month of Ramadan there may be different opening times.

Some Post Offices offer a Mailbox Service.  We strongly recommended this for anybody who wants (needs) to receive mail or packages from abroad.

Also remember that the post offices are not geared towards tourists, so it may be useful to bring somebody with you that speaks arabic.

How to open a Post Office Box:

You can only do this at the Post Office #84515 El Hurghada Far'e in El Dahar (Downtown). Locate it on the map. You need a car to get there, otherwise its near impossible. It isabout 200m north of the big MISR Petrol Station on the left hand side of the Inner Ring Road, beside the Police Station #2.

Go into the actual Post Office first (the Post Office Box room is round the corner of the building). They do speak quite good English there (since they are dealing with a lot of foreigners). You need 3 copies of your passport and 7LE to pay for the stamp fee and setting up the Post Office Box.

The actual fee for 1 year rental is 40LE. You can pay for 2 years in advance if you like. They will give you an official looking document with a lot of stamps on it (this is what you paid the 7LE for). On this document you will find your new Post Office Box number.

But you are not quite finished yet. With this paper you go out of the Post Office and go round the side of the same building. There you find the actual Post Office Box room. Currently Mr. Allah presides over it and he speaks no English (but is very nice nonetheless). You present your stamped paper and 10L. The 10LE is for a new lock for your box. Under normal circumstances they will fit it right away and you are on the way to receiving your mail.

Please note that even though the Post Offices are open from 8.30AM (8.30) to 3PM (15.00) and 5.30PM (17.50) to 11PM (23.00) , you can only open a Post Office Box during the morning shift. 

Click here to visit http://www.egypt-post.com to see what more services the Egyptian Postalservice can offer

Below you find the locations of each Post Office or click here to see the 'Quick Map' for locations of all Post Offices. 

Post Office # 84511 El Dahar Square El Dahar	Open Map in LightBox
Post Office # 84511 El Nasr Street 100m north of COOP Petrol Station El Dahar	Open Map in LightBox
Post Office # 84512 El Mina In front of the Dry-Dock next to the Jotun Paints Shop Sakalla	Open Map in LightBox
Post Office # 84515 El Far'e General Ahmed Badawy Street behind Police Station #2 El Dahar	Open Map in LightBox
Post Office # 84516 Modereyiat Al Sehha Next to the Empire Three Corners Hotel El Dahar	Open Map in LightBox
Post Office # 84518 Al Mostakbal 50m north of the Abu Ashra Family Market El Dahar	Open Map in LightBox

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