File Photo: A public bus in Cairo. Photo courtesy of Mai Shaheen.
The announcements follow the Petroleum Products Pricing Committee’s decision to raise gasoline and diesel prices starting Friday.
The governorate increased fares on average by approximately 10 percent for most routes, with fares rising to 15 percent for longer routes.
Tickets for buses operating on Public Transport Authority lines will be EGP 10 for standard and EGP 20 for air-conditioned buses.
Meanwhile, group transport companies operating on other lines have raised the price of tickets for standard minibuses to EGP 16 and EGP 19 for air-conditioned minibuses.
Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber stated that the new fares consider the length and number of trips on each route to ensure fairness. He also noted that the Cairo governorate coordinated with neighbouring governorates with shared routes to standardize pricing and prevent commuter exploitation.
Furthermore, Saber emphasized that the updated fares balance the interests of passengers and drivers, adding that banners and stickers displaying the new fare prices have been prominently placed at the entrances of all transport terminals to ensure transparency for passengers.
Similarly, other governorates announced similar fare increases in public and group transport.
Meanwhile, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk affirmed that the price of subsidized Baladi bread remains fixed at 20 piastres per loaf for ration card holders.
He noted that the ministry carefully considers all cost components and subsidized bread production inputs, including updated diesel prices.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources raised the prices of all types of gasoline, diesel, industrial mazut, gas for brick factories, and butane by 11.7 to 33 percent, effective Friday, 11 April.
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