Taxi in Tourel, Mansoura: Booking and Meter Fares to the University Hospitals 2026

Tourel is one of the best-known residential areas of the East Mansoura district, with quiet streets of apartment buildings and the new Mansoura walkway on the Nile. Its usual problem is the opposite of a shopping street: empty taxis rarely pass the front door, especially early in the morning and at night. With Taxi Masr you put the pickup on your building’s entrance, see the meter fare before you request, and a licensed taxi comes to you. A short ride (about 2 km) costs about EGP 33.50 by day.

Where is Tourel?

• District: Tourel belongs to the East Mansoura district and is mainly residential.
• Streets: Saad Zaghloul Street runs through it, with residential side streets off it.
• The Nile: The new Mansoura walkway is in the Tourel area on the Nile, and the streets around it get busy in the evenings and at weekends.
• Around it: Roads linking Tourel with the city centre, the university, El-Mashaya and the Corniche, and the rest of East Mansoura.

Why request your taxi in the app in Tourel?

• Side streets: Many buildings are away from the main road, and the app brings the captain to your pin instead of you walking to the corner.
• A known price: The Taxi Masr meter fare is shown before you request and does not rise after you confirm, so there is no haggling and no lump-sum price.
• Early appointments: You can schedule the ride for a set day and time; you get a reminder 15 minutes before, and the search for a captain starts about 10 minutes before.
• At night: Rides between 10 pm and 6 am are shared automatically with the trusted contacts you have enabled for night rides.

From Tourel to the Mansoura University hospitals

Many everyday trips from Tourel are medical: a check-up, tests or visiting a patient at the Mansoura University hospitals and their specialist centres. Some practical tips:

1. Choose the building by name: Type the name of the hospital or centre you need as the destination, not just “the university hospital”, because the complex has more than one building and entrance.
2. Request the return when you come out: You cannot know in advance when an appointment will finish, so it is better to request the ride home in the app when you leave than to schedule it.
3. If the patient is someone else: You can book the ride for another person with their name and phone number, follow it, and share the tracking link with the family.
4. A folding wheelchair: Message the captain in the chat once they accept so they know what goes in the boot. The app does not offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
5. Mind the waiting time: The first 5 minutes at the pickup are free, then EGP 1.50 a minute up to EGP 30, so request the car when the patient is ready to come down.

In an emergency, do not wait for a taxi: call an ambulance on 123.

Example meter fares from Tourel

The Taxi Masr meter: a EGP 20 flag fall + EGP 5 per km + 50 piastres per minute, a minimum fare of EGP 20, and 25% more from midnight to 5 am. Distances and times are approximate; the exact price for your route is shown in the app before you request:

A captain may send you an offer below the meter with up to 20% off, and the meter fare stays the ceiling. The price you confirmed is what you pay, even if traffic makes the ride longer.

How to set your pickup in Tourel

1. Turn on location (GPS) and put the pin on your building’s entrance, not in the middle of the street.
2. If your street is narrow or a dead end, choose a nearby corner where the taxi can stop safely.
3. Near the walkway in the evening, do not put the pin at its crowded entrance; choose a kerb on a nearby side street.
4. If the captain cannot find you, message them in the chat with a nearby landmark.
5. Match the captain’s name, the plate number and the car colour before you get in.

Paying

At the end of the ride you pay the amount shown in the app: in cash, by InstaPay transfer to Taxi Masr’s account, or with your card on a POS terminal if the captain carries one.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a taxi from Tourel to the Mansoura University hospitals?

It depends on where you start and which building you are going to. A 4 km, 12-minute ride, for example, is about EGP 46 by day on the meter, and the exact price appears in the app before you request.

Which district of Mansoura is Tourel in?

East Mansoura.

Can I book a taxi to the hospital for my father or mother without riding with them?

Yes. Book the ride for another person with their name and number, follow it from your phone and share the tracking link with the family.

Is it more expensive at night?

Yes, 25% more from midnight to 5 am only. Nothing is added for traffic or rain.

Should I schedule the ride back from the hospital?

It is better to request it when you come out, because you cannot know in advance when the appointment will finish.

From your building in Tourel to the hospital, the university or the railway station: know the price before you request and set a clear pickup point. Download the Taxi Masr app and book a licensed taxi at the meter fare or less.