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AUC fleet service is offered to The American University in Cairo (AUC) community and to different guests of departments. Visitors can reserve a vehicle and a driver for trips inside or outside Cairo.

 

Services Offered: 

  • New Cairo Faculty Housing (NCFH) daily Pepsi gate/shopping shuttle
  • Faculty, staff, and departments’ reservations (business/private) and airport services
  • Travel services around Egypt
  • Security department parking towing truck (operation and maintenance)
  • Medical services ambulance (operation and maintenance)
  • EHS fire trucks (maintenance)
  • AUC vehicles’ insurance and licensing services
  • Housing, AUC Press, and bookstore cargo transportation services
  • Emergency breakdown maintenance for vehicles parked inside the campus
  • Safe and defensive driving training for AUC employees
  • Security of two patrol trucks (maintenance)
  • Handicap vehicle (one vehicle is available for all the AUC community)

Reservation Procedures:

  • All reservation requests must be via this link to check availability.
  • Priority is always given to business requests.
  • The service will be provided based on resources’ availability and on the first come, first serve model only. The requester will be informed of the cost according to the fleet service fees structure below, and the payment method depending on the request type:
    • Business requests: The requester must send a printout for the fund reservation with the cost of the trip by hand or by internal mail to Ehab Helal at the transportation department.
    • Private requests: The fleet service team will send the requester the collection advice form as a scanned copy to pay at the bank or at the cashier. The requester must send a soft copy of the payment receipt to the fleet services and send the original receipt by internal mail to Ehab Helal at the transportation department.
  • The requester must refer to any special assistance needed or handicapped special arrangements.
  • The service requester must fill out the assigned form (car reservation form – airport services form) and submit it prior to the desired date by two business days.
  • Consent of the area head must be secured on the request form or via email approvals.
  • The reservation fleet team receives the requester’s email and takes the below actions:
    • Checks the available capacity (vehicles, drivers) to fulfill the request
    • Calculates trip cost (as per the fleet service fees structure)
    • Providing the requester with the required amount and terms of payment. (fund reservation form for a business trip or collection advice form for personal trips)
  • The requester proceeds with the payment through departmental transfer (fund reservation form or depositing the amount at the cashier office/CIB on-campus branch).
  • The requester must send an email attaching the receipt as payment proof.
  • The requester will receive a confirmation email after payment is settled, including the information below:
    • Vehicle plate number and brand
    • Driver name and cell number
    • Operation supervisor contact for any emergency or complaint
  • In case of emergency reservations (not less than three hours before the intended service delivery time, before 3:00 pm, and only during working days), the following rules apply:
    • A premium charge applies with an additional 50% fee
    • For emergency reservations, contact the Fleet Team at the following numbers: +2.012.7000.1788/+2.012.10777825/+2.012.7000.1801
  • After fulfilling the service request, all service requesters must sign the Job Order Completion form.

Cancellation Procedures:

  • Requesters have to send a cancellation request to [email protected] 24 business hours before the determined trip date
  • In case the cancellation request is sent less than 24 business hours, 50% of the trip cost is deducted 
  • In case the cancellation is done after the driver arrives to the destination, the full trip cost is deducted
  • If the requester informed the driver of the cancellation directly, the driver should direct the requester to contact the reservation office at [email protected] to place a cancellation request. In case the requester doesn’t follow the instructions and the driver destinated, a full trip cost is deducted.

Modification Procedures:

  • Requesters have to send a modification request to [email protected] at least 24 business hours before the determined trip date 
  • In case the modification request is sent less than 24 business hours before the determined trip date, the new trip cost will be calculated and deducted in addition to any extra fee.
  • If the requester informed the driver of the modification directly, the driver should direct the requester to contact the reservation office at [email protected] to place the modification request. In case the requester doesn’t follow the instructions, and the driver will not change the destination.
     

Rules and Regulations:

  • All service requests related to medical cases must be approved by the AUC Clinic.
  • Fleet reservation office operating hours are from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday.
  • Private and business car reservations charges will be calculated based on the following rules:
    • A minimum of two hours will be charged for a single trip
    • A minimum of three hours will be charged for single trips exceeding 30 km
  • Private car reservation requests will receive confirmation only after all business requests are secured.
  • Car reservation requests cannot be made for more than 30 consecutive days.
  • For service request time extension, and in case of availability, the requester (business or private) will be charged for the extra time fee based on the prices indicated in the regular fees table.
  • If the extra charges are not paid, no future requests will be accommodated for the requester.
  • Drivers’ main and only responsibility is to commute requesters to the required destination safely.
  • Requesters must not ask for any additional tasks from the drivers. For instance, they are not allowed to carry bags or receive or give equipment, material, or money.
  • In case of transferring equipment, material, or money, the office or department must assign someone to join the driver during this trip to handle this task.
  • Requesters are asked to retain the vehicle clean.
  • AUC vehicles are intended to be used only to commute passengers along with their personal belongings; luggage is to be placed in the car trunk.
  • Drivers must keep the radio off unless the service requester requests otherwise.
  • The driver's maximum standby time for regular requests is 30 minutes and for the airport, arrivals are 120 minutes. For airport arrival service, if the rider is delayed inside the airport (for lost luggage), the rider should call the driver if the driver is needed to wait longer, and extra hourly fees will be applied.
  • A waiting charge of EGP 100/hr will be charged for two-way trips in the following cases:
    • The trip distance is less than 30 Km, and the time gap between the first pickup and the second pickup is less than three hours.
    • The trip distance is more than 30 Km, and the time gap between the first pickup and the second pickup is less than five hours.

Fleet Services Fee Structure:

Vehicle Type                                           Fees Fees 
 (AUC Departments) (Grant and Private )
Regular Car                                                           EGP 150/Hour   EGP 175/Hour   
 ComfortComfort
 EGP 250/Hour EGP 250/Hour 
 (Luxury)(Luxury)
   
Microbus                            EGP 170/Hour   EGP 300/Hour   
 (Comfort)     (Comfort)     
 EGP 200/Hour         EGP 350/Hour         
 (Luxury)(Luxury)
   
Minibus                  EGP 250/Hour   EGP 450/Hour   
 ComfortComfort
 EGP 300/Hour   EGP 500/Hour   
 (Luxury)(Luxury)
   
Big Bus                                                     EGP 650/Hour     EGP 1000/Hour     

 

Prices List for Traveling Outside Cairo:

FY26 price list for trips outside Cairo (for one-way trip - for round trip, double the quoted cost).

Ain El Sokhna, Ismailia, Suez and Delta

 CarMicrobusMinibus Big Bus
BusinessEGP 1400EGP 1900EGP 2700_
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 2200EGP 2500EGP 3200EGP 6700
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury
     
Personal and GrantEGP 1600EGP 3200EGP 4700 
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 2200EGP 3700EGP 5200EGP 10200
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury

 

 

Alexandria, Port Said, Ras Sedr and Damietta

 CarMicrobusMinibus Big Bus
BusinessEGP 2200EGP 2750EGP 3900_
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 3400EGP 3200EGP 4600EGP 9500
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury
     
Personal and GrantEGP 2500EGP 4600EGP 6700 
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 3350EGP 5300EGP 7400EGP 14400
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury

 

 

Minya

 CarMicrobusMinibus Big Bus
BusinessEGP 2300EGP 2950EGP 4200_
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 3700EGP 3400EGP 5000EGP 10600
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury
     
Personal and GrantEGP 2700EGP 5000EGP 7400 
 ComfortComfortComfort 
 EGP 3700EGP 5800EGP 8200EGP 16200
 LuxuryLuxuryLuxuryLuxury

 

Important Notes

  • The above rates only include the requesters to and from the destination. Any further car usage will be subject to an hourly fee.
  • The above rates only apply during working days and working hours. Otherwise, they will be subjected to an increase.
  • The driver’s per-diem will be charged to the service requester.

Inquiries

For any inquiries, send an email to [email protected].
 

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