Naama Bay to the Old Market: your car for a shopping trip

Make sure Old Market is the destination you mean

Old Market, Old Town and the Sharm El Maya area appear in visitors' descriptions of this part of the resort. Naama Bay is a different place. Do not select a hotel in Naama as both the start and finish simply because you plan to walk around shops after the drive. Give the market destination or an agreed meeting point there. If your plan also includes a restaurant, another district or a friend's hotel, explain the order of those visits. A car hired for one destination is different from a sequence of errands, and the person confirming the trip needs to know which service you are asking for.

A short road journey still needs a realistic departure time

Our dated road matrix gives Naama Bay to the Old Market as about 8–9 km and approximately 10–15 minutes in free-flowing traffic. These are reference values from OSRM in October 2026, not an allowance covering every delay. Your actual departure point can be a hotel entrance rather than the centre used for that calculation. There is also the time needed to meet the car and get the group ready. If you have an appointment, choose the pickup with some room for changes instead of treating a short map journey as an exact arrival commitment. Send the actual place names so the driver can agree a practical plan.

Choose a drop-off that your group can find again

Before leaving Naama, agree where the car will stop near your intended market visit. A pin marking the centre of an area is not necessarily a suitable place for a vehicle to wait. The provider can confirm a usable meeting location for the chosen arrangement. Keep that location and the contact details on your phone, especially if different members of your party will walk separately. For children or anyone who needs to minimise walking, describe that requirement before the trip is accepted. Do not promise your group a door-to-door stop at a particular shop until the driver has confirmed that the car can reach the place you mean.

Shopping changes the space you need on the way back

A vehicle with enough seats for the outward journey may not have space for all your purchases or a pushchair as well. Check the luggage information before choosing it, and describe bulky items if you already know what you plan to carry. The same applies if you are moving from one hotel to another rather than making a short visit. Avoid using a market trip as a substitute for a hotel transfer without giving the complete details. The fare displayed on the card belongs to the vehicle and selected route. It is not a promise that every size of load, extra passenger or additional address can be accepted after the request is confirmed.

Decide whether you need a return, waiting or another stop

You may want a fixed pickup after shopping, or you may prefer to decide your departure time later. In either case, the outward request alone does not reserve a second journey. Check the return option when it is offered for your car, or arrange the reverse direction as a separate request. Specify its own pickup point rather than relying on the location where you first got out. If the driver should remain available while you browse or take you onward through several areas, ask about an hourly arrangement and the agreed end time. Do not confuse a transfer price with unlimited waiting during a shopping visit.

A clear request makes comparing prices more useful

Use the current vehicle cards for the service on this page. A figure quoted elsewhere for a street taxi may describe another journey, a different negotiation or an older visit. For this private transfer, check the car, passenger count, luggage needs and the complete pickup details before sending the form. Online payment is not taken through this request flow. The company checks availability and confirms the arrangement, including any agreed additions. Only then should you rely on the pickup. If your departure is actually from Nabq or the airport, use the local or airport route that matches it; this Naama departure should not be treated as a price for the whole of Sharm.

Transfer terms: name sign, waiting, night price, cancellation

These are the standard terms of our transfer partners (November 2026). The company confirms the details for your trip when it accepts the request.

Name sign: on request, the driver meets you with a sign showing your name. Ask for it when you book.

Free waiting: up to 30 minutes.

Night price: the same as the day price, with no night surcharge.

Cancellation: free. Nothing is paid in advance, so just tell the company at least 24 hours before the pickup time.