Visitors to Taba arrive either north from Israel, south from Egypt or by air to Taba International Airport. On leaving Israel, a departure tax of 94.50NIS (Jan 2009) is charged, although if you pay this in advance at Eilat's main post office, you will pay 4 NIS less. For entering Egypt, most nationalities can receive a free Sinai permit allowing 14 days within Sinai itself. You must have an advance visa if you wish to proceed out of the Sinai. Whether you have a visa or not, you'll be charged 63EGP (Aug 2008) as Sinai tax.

When crossing the border, there are 150 meters between the Egyptian terminal and Israeli checkpoint. Touts may offer you the use of carts to carry your bags, but will charge (approx. 2EGP)for this service. There is no charge on the Israeli side for carts.

On the Egyptian side, long-distance taxis await at the traffic circle. These are usually shared taxis, and they have the reputation of ripping off tourists. Except the usual haggling, pretending to go take the bus (from the bus station, further down the road on the left side) usually gets them to agree to a sensible price (30EGP to Dahab and 20EGP to Nuweiba). On the Israeli side, local bus 15 connects to Eilat's Central Bus Station (6.5 NIS).

Coming from Cairo there is a bus, usually leaving at 10 PM from the main bus station in Cairo. If you need help finding the bus station there is a tourist information stand in the main Cairo train station, they speak English and are generally helpful. Cost is around 70EGP one way. The bus has a colourful crowd of almost all men. The bus is generally a descent new-ish model, not unlike long haul buses in the states.(Avoid sitting near the toilet.) It is not advisable to discuss further travel plans, as in going to Israel, aloud or with other travelers as this may elicit unwanted attention. Notice that when the bus arrives at Taba, the bus conductor will demand an extra 5 EGP to take you to the border itself from the bus station. Avoid the rip-off and walk those 600m by foot. The station is on the left hand side of the main road- look out for the East Delta sign as it's simply a gravel patch in front of it. There may be buses parked there to make finding it easier

The buses to Cairo leave at 10:30AM, 12:30PM and 4:30PM and it costs 70EGP (Jan 2009). This bus ride will vary in time depending on how often check points decide to board the bus and inspect everyone's documentation. A good scenario is 5 and a half hours but budget for longer. Also it likely only stops once for a bathroom break!