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Destination Date Transportation Time Cost in $ Comment
Cesme Turkey Pergamon  Turkey 02.04.01 Bus 3 Hours 11 $
Pergamon Turkey Istanbul Turkey 03.04.01 Bus 9 Hours 25 $  Overnight Bus
Istanbul Turkey Kusadasi Turkey 07.04.01 Bus 10 Hours 25 $

Overnight Bus

Kusadasi Turkey Pamukkale Turkey 09.04.01 Bus 3 Hours 5 $
Pamukkale Turkey Cappadocia Turkey 09.04.01 Bus 10 Hours 24 $ Overnight Bus
Goereme Turkey Aleppo Syria (via Antakya) 11.04.01 Bus 14 Hours 45 $ Overnight Bus
Aleppo Syria Hama Syria 12.04.01 Bus 2 Hours 3 $

Hama Syria

Palmyra Syria

via Homs

13.04.01

Bus

3  Hours

4.3 $

Palmyra Sysria

Damascus Syria

14.04.01

Bus

3 Hours

4 $

Damascus Syria

Beirut Lebanon

18.04.01

Bus

4 Hours

7 $

Beirut Lebanon

Tripoli Lebanon via Byblos

20.04.01

Bus

2 Hours

2.33 $

Tripoli Lebanon

Baalbek Lebanon

22.04.01

Bus + Hitching

4 Hours

6.66 $

Had to hitch a ride as no bus connection

Chtaura Lebanon Damascus Syria 22.04.01 Taxi 2 Hours 6.66 $ Only taxi available
Damascus Syria Amman Jordan 23.04.01 Bus 4 Hours 12 $
Amman Jordan Jerusalem Israel 24.04.01 Service Taxi -  Bus - Taxi - Minibus 3 Hours 22.0 $ via Jericho, not worth the hassle, take taxi from border.,
Jerusalem Israel Tel Aviv Israel 27.04.01 Sherut 1 Hour 10 $ not worth taking the public bus
Tel Aviv Israel Akko Israel via Haifa 28.04.01 Sherut 1.5 Hours 19 $
Akko Israel Tiberias Israel via Nazareth 29.04.01 Bus 2 Hours 20 $
Tiberias Israel Beit Shean Israel (Jordan River Crossing) 30.04.01 Bus 1 Hour 19 $ Bus + Taxi
Jordan River Crossing Jordan Amman Jordan 30.04.01 Bus 2 Hours 14.30 $ Bus
Amman Jordan Wadi Mousa - Petra 01.05.01 Mini Bus 3.5 Hours 7.15 $
Petra Jordan Wadi Rum Jordan 03.05.01 Mini Bus 2 Hours 8.5 $
Wadi Rum Jordan Aqaba Jordan 05.05.01 Mini Bus 1 Hour 4.5 $
Aqaba Jordan Nuweiba Egypt 05.05.01 Ferry 3.5 Hours 47 $ Slow Ferry to Egypt
Nuweiba Egypt Dahab Egypt 05.05.01 Service Taxi 1.5 Hours 5.20 $
Dahab Egypt Cairo Egypt 11.05.01. Mini Bus 8 Hours 23.40 $ Not much leg room
Cairo Egypt Aswan Egypt 17.05.01 Train 12 Hours 28 $ Overnight Air Con Train 1st Class
Aswan Egypt Abu Simbel 19.05.01 Mini Bus 3 Hours 21 $ Return
Aswan Egypt Kom Ombo Egypt 19.05.01 Felucca (Small sailboat) 1 Day 21 $ Incl. Food, Drinks, Sleeping
Kom Ombo Egypt Luxor Egypt 20.05.01 Bus 3 Hours 4.70 $
Luxor Egypt Cairo Egypt 23.05.01 Train 10 Hours 14.55 $ Overnight 2nd Class.  1st Class is probably worth it
Cairo Egypt Suez Egypt 26.05.01 Bus 2 Hours 3,70 $ East Delta Lines
Suez Egypt Cairo Egypt 27.05.01 Bus 2 Hours 3,70 $ East Delta Lines
Cairo Egypt Asmara Eritrea 01.06.01 Airplane 3 Hours 663 $ Egyptian Air
 

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