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Egypt Emergency Numbers

Save these numbers and action paths offline before travel. In an immediate crisis, contact official emergency, police, medical, fire, accommodation, insurer, embassy, bank, airline, or telecom channels first.

Last checked: 2026-08-11. Experience Egypt says these useful numbers are sent by SMS upon arrival; assume short codes are dialed inside Egypt unless your carrier confirms otherwise.

Numbers

Official useful numbers to save

  • Tourist Police - 126: for serious tourist police matters and crime reporting; listed by Experience Egypt and UK FCDO; dial inside Egypt.
  • Ambulance - 123: for medical emergencies; listed by Experience Egypt; dial inside Egypt.
  • Fire services - 180: for fire emergencies; listed by Experience Egypt; dial inside Egypt.
  • Egyptian Tourism Authority information offices - 19654: for tourism information or complaints; listed by Experience Egypt as +2 19654; dial inside Egypt unless your carrier accepts the country-code format.
  • Gas Emergency - 129: for gas emergencies; listed by Experience Egypt; dial inside Egypt.
  • Telephone Guide - 140: for telephone directory help; listed by Experience Egypt; dial inside Egypt.
  • Air Hospital Service - +(202) 377 66392/3: listed by Experience Egypt; verify availability and suitability before relying on it.

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Add your own contact fields

  • Accommodation name, address, reception number, and booking reference.
  • Insurer emergency assistance number, policy number, and claim email.
  • Embassy or consulate for your nationality, including after-hours emergency contact.
  • Bank card freeze phone/app path and last four digits of each card.
  • Mobile operator, SIM number, eSIM account, and phone-block or replacement-SIM path.
  • Trusted contact at home and one travel companion contact.

Problem actions

Use the right first channel

  • Medical emergency: call 123, ask accommodation or nearby staff for exact location help, contact your insurer or medical assistance company, keep receipts and medical reports, and notify your embassy if serious.
  • Lost passport: report loss or theft to police and get a report; UK FCDO says a police report is needed to transfer visa stamps to a replacement passport. Contact your embassy or consulate for emergency travel document steps.
  • Theft: move somewhere staffed, call Tourist Police 126 if reporting a crime, preserve booking details and evidence, freeze cards, block phone/SIM if needed, and contact insurer.
  • Lost phone or SIM: use another device to secure email, banking, cloud, and messaging accounts; contact your mobile operator or eSIM provider; ask accommodation for help reaching the operator branch if an in-person SIM step is needed.
  • Lost or frozen bank card: freeze the card in-app or by issuer phone, record ATM or merchant details, keep police or bank reports if needed, and use a backup card or emergency cash route from your issuer.
  • Harassment or assault: get to a staffed public place if possible, contact emergency services or tourist police for immediate danger, seek medical care if needed, preserve evidence only if safe, and contact your embassy, insurer, or trusted person. It is not your fault.
  • Missing traveler: call their phone, check accommodation, last booking, driver, tour operator, hospital, and police channels; contact the traveler's embassy or consulate and insurer if the situation is urgent or unexplained.
  • Accommodation or operator problem: use reception, written booking channel, official complaint line, or police/emergency channels depending on severity; keep screenshots, receipts, names, and timestamps.

Sources

Official sources checked for this page

  • Experience Egypt Useful Information - Egyptian Tourism Authority / Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; tourists in Egypt; retrieved 2026-08-11; primary source for Tourist Police 126, Ambulance 123, Fire 180, Gas 129, Telephone Guide 140, Tourism information 19654, Air Hospital Service, and Cairo Airport Shuttle Bus 19970.
  • UK FCDO Egypt safety and security - British travelers; retrieved 2026-08-11; validates Tourist Police 126 and police-report need for lost passport cases for its audience.
  • UK FCDO Egypt getting help - British travelers; retrieved 2026-08-11; used for embassy/consular escalation framing only.
  • U.S. State Department Egypt travel guidance - U.S. citizens; retrieved 2026-08-11; used only for U.S.-audience emergency and consular context.