Zambia Railways

Zambia Railways

We sell 444 Trains routes operated by Zambia Railways, on their fares and their conditions.

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Zambia Railways runs 444 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 16 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 228 km, about 1h 38m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 2 October 2026Priced for 2 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Zambia Railways runs

  • 444Routes we sell
  • 16Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 228 kmMedian route
  • 619 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Zambia Railways route we sell is 228 km, which is about 1h 38m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 7.5 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 countries on our network.
Busiest places
Choma, Kabwe, Kafue, Kapiri Mposhi, Livingstone, Mazabuka, Monze, Chongwe
Routes

Routes operated by Zambia Railways

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Zambia Railways, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Kitwe to Ndola train€11.881h 15m49 km
Ndola to Kitwe train€11.881h 13m49 km
Kitwe to Luanshya train€11.881h 12m43 km
Luanshya to Kitwe train€11.881h 11m43 km
Chunga to Kabwe train€17.391h 36m99 km
Kabwe to Chunga train€17.391h 41m99 km
Kabwe to Lusaka train€19.041h 42m108 km
Lusaka to Kabwe train€19.041h 45m108 km
Kabwe to Luanshya train€25.091h 59m146 km
Luanshya to Kabwe train€25.092h 2m146 km
Ndola to Kabwe train€27.832h 17m167 km
Kabwe to Ndola train€28.392h 11m167 km
Kitwe to Kabwe train€31.132h 18m185 km
Kabwe to Kitwe train€31.142h 27m185 km
Luanshya to Lusaka train€38.842h 52m253 km
Lusaka to Luanshya train€39.393h 3m253 km
Ndola to Lusaka train€41.592h 58m275 km
Lusaka to Ndola train€42.692h 55m275 km
Kitwe to Chunga train€43.243h 6m280 km
Kitwe to Lusaka train€44.343h 4m290 km
Chunga to Kitwe train€44.343h 9m280 km
Lusaka to Kitwe train€45.433h 11m290 km
Livingstone to Lusaka train€55.893h 23m375 km
Lusaka to Livingstone train€56.993h 38m375 km
Kabwe to Livingstone train€70.744h 57m468 km
Livingstone to Kabwe train€70.744h 33m468 km
Luanshya to Livingstone train€88.895h 46m591 km
Livingstone to Luanshya train€89.995h 49m591 km
Kitwe to Livingstone train€92.745h 54m615 km
Ndola to Livingstone train€92.745h 53m619 km
Livingstone to Ndola train€93.295h 51m619 km
Livingstone to Kitwe train€94.385h 33m615 km

The train gets you into Chongwe. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Chongwe for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km20045%Kafue, 42 km
200 to 600 km23252%Choma, 203 km
600 to 1,500 km123%Kalulushi, 606 km

On board

Common questions about Zambia Railways

What does Zambia Railways run?

Zambia Railways runs 444 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 16 places across 1 countries. Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Zambia Railways tickets cost?

The cheapest Zambia Railways fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 444 routes. The median route runs 228 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Zambia Railways tickets refundable?

Zambia Railways fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 444 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Zambia Railways service?

Zambia Railways publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 444 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 1h 38m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Zambia Railways runs?

The longest Zambia Railways route we sell runs from Livingstone to Ndola, 619 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 1h 38m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Zambia Railways operate?

Zambia Railways is based in Zambia and runs routes we sell in 1 countries. The places it calls at most often are Choma, Kabwe, Kafue. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

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