Cheapest€28.39
- National Railways of Zimbabwe NR355106:041h 58m08:02Harare StationGweru station
Door to door 2h 42mCO2 8.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Harare to Gweru costs €28.39 at the cheapest and takes 2h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 256 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 256 km
- Fastest
- 2h 34m
- Average
- 2h 42m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €28.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 8.4 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 42m | 1h 58m | 44m | €37.19 | 8.4 kg | 5 |
- 2h 42mFastest, by Train
- €37.19Cheapest, by Train
- 8.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 256 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Harare to Gweru | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept | Sun27 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €60.29 | €59.19 | €48.74 | €63.04 | €52.59 | €55.34 | €56.44 | €45.99 | €42.14 | €41.03 | €45.44 | €52.59 | €56.44 | €37.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €28.39
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Gweru is not something we sell.
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When to book Harare to Gweru
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €43.2490 days
- €39.9460 days
- €26.1945 days
- €28.9430 days
- €34.4421 days
- €37.1914 days
- €56.447 days
- €48.743 days
- €60.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €26.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 130 percent. The dearest point is €60.29, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €37.19Sun
- €45.99Mon
- €42.14Tue
- €41.04Wed
- €45.44Thu
- €52.59Fri
- €55.34Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €59.19Sept
- €37.19Oct
- €27.84Nov
- €37.74Dec
- €30.04Jan
- €24.54Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 256 km against 223 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kadoma, Redcliff, Kwekwe, Chegutu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Harare at 06:04 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Harare
Rail
- Harare Station
Coach
- Roadport
- Road Port
Air
- HRE
Gweru
Coach
- Kudzanai Bus terminus 1
- teminus
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 National Railways of Zimbabwe | €28.39 | 2h 34m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €24.00 | 85% |
| Taxes | €2.40 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 7% |
| Total you pay | €28.39 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Gweru?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Gweru on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Harare to Gweru
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Harare to Gweru?
The fastest journey from Harare to Gweru takes 2h 34m door to door, of which 1h 58m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Harare to Gweru?
The cheapest fare from Harare to Gweru is €28.39, checked on 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €47.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Harare to Gweru?
The cheapest way from Harare to Gweru is by train, at €37.19 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Harare to Gweru?
Fares from Harare to Gweru bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €26.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 130 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Harare to Gweru?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Harare to Gweru, at €37.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Harare to Gweru?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Harare to Gweru, at €24.54 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Harare to Gweru?
1 operators sell services from Harare to Gweru across 1 mode: National Railways of Zimbabwe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Harare to Gweru?
20 percent of the services we sell from Harare to Gweru are direct. The rest connect at Kadoma, Redcliff, Kwekwe, Chegutu, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Harare to Gweru use?
Services from Harare to Gweru by train leave from Harare Station and arrive at Gweru station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Harare to Gweru?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Harare to Gweru allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Harare to Gweru on 13 September 2026: 256 km of route against 223 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €28.39, and 2h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Gweru afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Gweru before you go?
Day trips that leave Gweru in the morning and cover a good part of Zimbabwe by evening.
See Gweru on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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