Is InDrive safe to use in Sharm el-Sheikh, and how to get a taxi from the airport at night?

If you arrive on a package tour with a group transfer, an August 2026 tip was to tell the guide at the bus that you will travel on your own and book a car through InDrive — about 5 US dollars. The benefit is that you do not wait for the group: you reach the hotel first, check in faster and have a wider choice of rooms.

Getting to the hotel: in August 2026 a tourist asked reception whether an InDrive car would be let onto the grounds, but instead got a persistent pitch for the hotel taxi. According to another traveler around the same time, the driver himself asked her to message him the car's plate number so he could be let through the hotel checkpoint, and on the way back security asked for their room number.

Opinions on safety differ. In August 2026 one participant replied that millions of people use InDrive without problems, and that a street taxi can be hailed in seconds too — as long as you know the fair price. In October 2026 a traveler who had used InDrive regularly warned that any private individual can register as a driver with their own car, without vehicle inspections or checks, and that the service works like a noticeboard and takes no responsibility for accidents or driver behaviour. In her view, licensed taxis, official transfers and scheduled buses offer more accountability.

Intercity trips and police: in October 2026 an InDrive driver told a traveler outright that he would not drive through police checkpoints on the highway because he had no permits or licences. Back in August tourists reported that drivers ask passengers to call the ride a hotel taxi if police stop the car. For travel between cities, travelers lean towards licensed taxis, official transfers or scheduled buses.

Payment: in July 2026 a traveler noted that InDrive supports payment via Instapay, which can be linked to a foreign card, but drivers prefer cash.

Cost: in June 2026 travelers wrote that InDrive works in Sharm el-Sheikh and rides through it are very cheap. In August a traveler arriving at night checked the app price from the airport to Naama Bay — about 200 Egyptian pounds. In September participants summed it up: cheap means InDrive, comfortable means a hotel taxi. Taxis booked through a hotel are, according to tourists, noticeably more expensive.