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 6 October 2026Priced for 6 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 country 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 14m49 km
Ndola to Kitwe train€11.881h 13m49 km
Kitwe to Luanshya train€11.881h 10m43 km
Luanshya to Kitwe train€11.881h 12m43 km
Chunga to Kabwe train€14.641h 36m99 km
Kabwe to Chunga train€14.641h 35m99 km
Kabwe to Lusaka train€15.741h 47m108 km
Lusaka to Kabwe train€15.741h 46m108 km
Kabwe to Luanshya train€20.692h 6m146 km
Luanshya to Kabwe train€20.692h 2m146 km
Kabwe to Ndola train€22.892h 17m167 km
Ndola to Kabwe train€22.892h 17m167 km
Kabwe to Kitwe train€25.092h 19m185 km
Kitwe to Kabwe train€25.092h 27m185 km
Lusaka to Ndola train€27.842h 41m275 km
Ndola to Lusaka train€27.842h 52m275 km
Luanshya to Lusaka train€33.892h 53m253 km
Lusaka to Luanshya train€33.892h 46m253 km
Livingstone to Lusaka train€37.193h 23m375 km
Lusaka to Livingstone train€37.193h 22m375 km
Chunga to Kitwe train€37.193h 20m280 km
Kitwe to Chunga train€37.193h 7m280 km
Kitwe to Lusaka train€38.293h 16m290 km
Lusaka to Kitwe train€38.293h 19m290 km
Kabwe to Livingstone train€60.844h 40m468 km
Livingstone to Kabwe train€60.844h 44m468 km
Livingstone to Luanshya train€76.795h 42m591 km
Luanshya to Livingstone train€76.796h 4m591 km
Kitwe to Livingstone train€79.545h 43m615 km
Livingstone to Kitwe train€79.545h 34m615 km
Livingstone to Ndola train€80.095h 57m619 km
Ndola to Livingstone train€80.096h 16m619 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 country 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 country 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

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

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Where to leave your bags in Chongwe

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