Mpanda to Dodoma

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Mpanda to Dodoma. From €70.74, fastest 4h 48m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Mpanda to Dodoma costs €70.74 at the cheapest and takes 4h 48m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 594 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked 9 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
594 km
Fastest
4h 48m
Average
5h 4m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€70.74
CO2 per passenger
19.6 kg
Door to door

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.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 50m4h 6m44m€91.6419.6 kg5
  • 4h 50mFastest, by Train
  • €91.64Cheapest, by Train
  • 19.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 594 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€70.74
  1. Tanzania Railways TR321206:314h 6m10:37Mpanda stationDodoma SGR Terminal

Door to door 4h 50mCO2 19.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

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.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

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 Mpanda to Dodoma
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mpanda to DodomaThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Train€207.14€158.19€166.44€158.19€109.79€109.24€106.49€101.54€114.19€97.14€108.69€91.64€94.94€94.39

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €70.74

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Dodoma. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Dodoma SGR Terminal

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Mpanda to Dodoma

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €68.5490 days
  2. €70.1960 days
  3. €66.8945 days
  4. €82.2930 days
  5. €93.2921 days
  6. €94.3914 days
  7. €106.497 days
  8. €166.443 days
  9. €207.141 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €66.89.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 210 percent. The dearest point is €207.14, 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.
€207.14€66.891371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €108.69Sun
  2. €91.64Mon
  3. €94.94Tue
  4. €94.39Wed
  5. €101.54Thu
  6. €114.19Fri
  7. €104.84Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €109.24Sept
  2. €78.99Oct
  3. €77.34Nov
  4. €81.74Dec
  5. €71.29Jan
  6. €62.49Feb

The route

MpandaMpandaDodomaDodoma
The journey

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 594 km against 517 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 Kondoa, Kibaigwa, Tabora, Singida. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Mpanda at 06:31 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.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Mpanda

Coach
  • Mpanda Bus Station
  • Mpanda Railway Station

Dodoma

Rail
  • Dodoma SGR Terminal
Coach
  • Hice stand Nanenane Dodoma
  • Dodoma Bus Station
Air
  • DOD

Landing at DOD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Dodoma

Settled in advance, so the ride into Dodoma costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Tanzania Railways€70.744h 48m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€62.5088%
Taxes€6.259%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€70.74100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Dodoma

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Mpanda to Dodoma

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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

The fastest journey from Mpanda to Dodoma takes 4h 48m door to door, of which 4h 6m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 4m, 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

The cheapest fare from Mpanda to Dodoma is €70.74, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €104.84. 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

The cheapest way from Mpanda to Dodoma is by Train, at €91.64 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 50m 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

Fares from Mpanda to Dodoma bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €66.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 210 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Mpanda to Dodoma?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Mpanda to Dodoma, at €91.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Mpanda to Dodoma?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mpanda to Dodoma, at €62.49 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

1 operators sell services from Mpanda to Dodoma across 1 modes: Tanzania Railways. 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

20 percent of the services we sell from Mpanda to Dodoma are direct. The rest connect at Kondoa, Kibaigwa, Tabora, Singida, with about 55 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 Mpanda to Dodoma use?

Services from Mpanda to Dodoma by Train leave from Mpanda station and arrive at Dodoma SGR Terminal. 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 Mpanda to Dodoma?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Mpanda to Dodoma 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 Mpanda to Dodoma on 9 September 2026: 594 km of route against 517 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.74, and 4h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Dodoma and elsewhere in Tanzania. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Dodoma before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

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