Connecting at Hurghada airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at HRG.

How connections work at HRG

At Hurghada airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration. If you connect from an international to a domestic flight, you enter the country here: you go through immigration and collect and re-check your bags.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1 (international), Terminal 2 (domestic)). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.

Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at HRG long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1 (international), Terminal 2 (domestic)

Getting between them: No shuttle between terminals (about 1.5 km apart)

Terminal 1 handles international flights and Terminal 2 domestic flights. They are separate buildings about 1.5 km apart, with no shuttle bus. Hurghada is not a transfer airport: a self-arranged connection means going through immigration and checking in again.

The visa costs 25 USD at the bank counters; immigration usually takes 20 to 45 minutes.

  • Security in the international terminal is usually quick, but queues grow in high season.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: cestee.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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