Where should I buy an Egypt visa on arrival at Hurghada Airport, and how can I avoid tour-operator markups?

From messages by 2 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 50 days ago

TL;DR

After landing in Hurghada, compare the visa queues before paying: travelers reported paying US$30 at the regular counters versus US$32 through Coral representatives. Do not rush toward tour-operator signs; first check whether the standard visa desks have a queue.

What the community said

At Hurghada Airport, Coral representatives may direct arriving passengers to their own desk and sell the visa for US$32 per person. Travelers recommend checking the regular visa counters first; reports from the same day cited US$30 per person there.

Coral: US$32; regular counters: US$30

Do not automatically follow tour-operator staff holding signs and urging passengers onward in the arrivals area. According to traveler reports, this can be a paid convenience service with little time saving: the difference was US$2 per person.

US$2 surcharge per person

Paying extra through a representative may only be worthwhile when the regular line is long: one traveler considered US$2 reasonable to save about 30 minutes. If the standard visa desks are quiet, buying there is the better-value option.

Up to 30 minutes saved for US$2