One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
SSH6.8
NUM7.0+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
SSH6.0
NUM6.6+0.6
Food & retail
Best for
SSH
European and Middle Eastern leisure arrivals into resort transfersPriority Pass or LoungeKey holders who want AC and drinks — match the room to T1 vs T2, and landside vs airside on T2Eligible visitors staying in South Sinai resorts who can use the free 15-day Sinai stamp
Watch out for
SSH
Peak charter immigration and outbound passport queuesWrong Pearl Lounge (T1 airside, T2 airside, and T2 landside are three separate products; DragonPass is airside-only)Treating a Sinai-only stamp as a visa for Cairo, Hurghada, or the rest of Egypt
Amenities and tips
SSH
Pearl Lounge Terminal 1 (airside)Pearl Lounge Terminal 2 (airside)Pearl Lounge Terminal 2 (landside)Hotel transfer desks / taxi ranks
SSH · Red Sea leisure gateway with two terminals, three Priority Pass / LoungeKey Pearl rooms (DragonPass covers the two airside halls only), taxi-or-transfer ground transport, and a free 15-day Sinai-only stamp for eligible visitors — functional for charter banks, middling lounge scores, no rail.
NUM · NEOM / Sharma gateway with **Priority Pass The Lounge** airside Terminal A (International + In Transit; closed Mon/Fri; max 3h) plus **Saudia / flyadeal** domestic RUH–JED–DMM banks and **flydubai / Qatar Airways** Gulf pins — plan ground as pre-booked transfer, not walk-up metro.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
SSH5.8
NUM5.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
SSH5.8+0.4
NUM5.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
SSH6.0
NUM6.6+0.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
SSH5.9
NUM6.4+0.5
Travelers who pre-book hotel transfers instead of curb bargaining
NUM
Priority Pass holders on NUM banks when The Lounge is open (not Mon/Fri)Saudia / flyadeal domestic into NEOMflydubai DXB / Qatar Airways DOH Gulf connections
Unmetered taxi opens in hard currency — agree EGP before loading bags
Counting on Uber/Careem at the terminal doors, or on a public drinking-fountain programme / rail link that does not exist
NUM
The Lounge closed Mondays and Fridays on PP stripSunday hours end 16:30 — shorter than midweekNo dense public transit — pre-book transferNo published MCT
Free airport Wi-Fi
Cafés and quick-service food
Charter banks plus the Sinai stamp decision
Peak banks: plan ~3 hours curb-to-gate. Eligible visitors staying in South Sinai resorts ≤15 days can use the free Sinai stamp; everyone else should have the $30 visa ready before the desk.
T1 vs T2 — and three Pearl rooms, not two
Most international flights use Terminal 1 (2007). Terminal 2 still operates. Pearl Lounge is terminal-locked, and T2 has a landside room as well as an airside one.
Eat after screening — banks empty the good seats
Airside cafés cover the basics at a markup. Buy sealed water landside; lounge drinks only help in the matching Pearl room.
NUM
The Lounge (PP Terminal A)Saudia / flyadeal + Gulf banksPre-booked transfer ground
The Lounge closed Mon + Fri
Priority Pass The Lounge lists closed Mondays and Fridays; Sunday ends 16:30.
After security + passport, straight ahead
PP location: Departures after security and passport control — proceed straight ahead to the lounge.
A la carte listed complimentary on PP
Priority Pass lists a la carte menu complimentary among facilities.
