Where to buy a local SIM card in Egypt if you missed it at the airport?

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TL;DR

Local SIM cards are widely sold at small phone shops on the street in Egyptian resort towns — Vodafone, Etisalat, and Orange are all available, prices around 10 (local currency) if you bargain. SIMs work instantly with fair data allowances.

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If you missed buying one at the airport, you can get a SIM at a WE (Telecom Egypt) office or through your hotel; one report says the hotel SIM worked immediately, and they had previously bought one at a WE office.

WE (Telecom Egypt) office / hotel

With the WE (Telecom Egypt) SIM, the bonus data package (around 5GB) is used first, then the main plan kicks in automatically.

WE — bonus package ~5GB

One traveler got a SIM for about 10 (local currency) with no queues. If it doesn't work properly the next day in town, you can simply buy another one.

~10 (local currency)

SIM shops are located a short walk from the hotel area: cross the road, turn right, pass the Cleopatra shopping mall and the Seahorse statue, then look for red Vodafone banners along the sidewalk. On the left there's a small row of shops where SIMs for different carriers (Etisalat, Vodafone, Orange, depending on stock) are sold under the Vodafone sign.

Cleopatra Mall, Seahorse statue landmark

SIMs are activated on the spot right after purchase, and the advertised data amount matches what you actually get. Bargaining is expected and can lower the price noticeably.