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Hitchhiking can work out fine if you hitchhike from [[Sharem Al-Sheikh]] direction, but not many private cars arrive at [[Taba]] (the border crossing) nonetheless. If you arrive by bus, than the bus will take you to Taba bus station, and than the conductor might demand 5 LE (a person!) to bring you 600 meter forward to the border crossing. Unless you are very tired, it's better to walk to the border and get yourself a nice can of beer for the same price. The last police checkpoint before entering Taba (on the crossroads between the road to Taba and Nekhel) is by far the meanest on the Sinai. If possible, try to avoid by either taking a bus or taxi across - if in a private car, ask your the driver to drop you off the Taba Fjord Bay (the last turn before the cross roads), otherwise they'll get yelled at by the cops. If you try to walk across this checkpoint, you'll be detained and not allowed to hitch further to Taba. Ideally walk along the beach out of sight of the cops and then get back on the road and hitch to Taba.