Taba Border Crossing

Taba Crossing معبر طابا מעבר מנחם בגין
The Egyptian border terminal
Carries	Pedestrians, Vehicles, Containers
Crosses	Border between Egypt and Israel
Locale	Taba, Egypt Eilat, Israel
Official name	Taba Border Crossing מעבר מנחם בגין معبر طابا
Maintained by	Arab Republic of Egypt Israel Airports Authority
Characteristics
Total length	200 m (Israeli side)
Width	45 m (Israeli side)
History
Opened	26 April 1982
Statistics
Daily traffic	2,147 pedestrians in 2005 74 vehicles in 2005
Toll	E£75.00 (Inbound Egypt) ₪101.00 (Outbound Israel)
Taba Crossing Location of the Taba Crossing at Israel-Egypt border

The Taba Border Crossing (Arabic: معبر طابا‎‎, Hebrew: מעבר מנחם בגין‎‎ formerly Hebrew: מעבר טאבה‎‎) is an international border crossing between Taba, Egypt, and Eilat, Israel.

Opened on April 26, 1982 it is currently the only entry/exit point between the two countries that handles tourists. The site is at the bottom of Mount Tallul and was close to Raffi Nelson's Nelson Village and the Sonesta Hotel which both closed due to the handing over of the Sinai to Egyptian control in exchange for normalization of relations. Under terms of the deal, Israelis would be able to visit the Red Sea coast from Taba to Sharm el-Sheikh (and Saint Catherine's Monastery) visa free for visits up to fourteen days. In 1999, the terminal handled a record amount of 1,038,828 tourists and 89,422 vehicles.

The terminal is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year except for the holidays of Eid ul-Adha and Yom Kippur.

In February 2014, a coach taking tourists to Saint Catherine's Monastery in Sinai exploded in Taba shortly before crossing the border to Israel. Three South Korean nationals and one Egyptian national were killed, while 14 South Koreans were injured; the blast was blamed on terrorists.

In September 2016, the Israeli side of the crossing was renamed to "Menachem Begin Crossing" after the late prime minister, who signed the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.