Tourist Information Office: An-Nasser St. (tel. 90 12 05), in the Modernist building with the off-white concrete canopy in a square cash only. Cairo Bank, 100m east of the 1st traffic circle south of the tourist office. Exchanges traveler’s checks. Both open Mon.-Thurs. and Sat. 8:30am-2pm.
Post Office: Main office on An-Nasser St., behind the Cinema Hibis. Another in Old Kharga’s Showla Sq. Both open Sat.-Thurs. 8am-2pm.

Telephone and Telegram Office: Next to the main post office. Intermittent international service. Open 24 hrs. Telephone Code: 088.

Planes: On Sun. and Wed. from Cairo (6:30am) via Luxor to Kliarga and back to Cairo (8:50am). Cairo-Kharga US$90, Luxor-Kharga US$71, or equivalent in LE. Airport turn-off is 3km north of town on Assyut Rd., then another 2km southeast; minibus or shared taxi from Showla Sq. 50pt.