Trains in Madagascar
12 routes and 2 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
We sell 12 Trains routes in Madagascar, serving 5 places through 2 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €19.04 and the median route runs 126 km.
Trains in Madagascar, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 12Routes we sell
- 5Places served
- 2Operators
- 12Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 126 kmMedian route
- 152 kmLongest route
- 0Countries
The busiest Trains routes in Madagascar
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambatondrazaka to Moramanga train | €19.04 | 1h 50m | 126 km |
| Moramanga to Ambatondrazaka train | €19.04 | 1h 49m | 126 km |
| Moramanga to Toamasina train | €22.34 | 2h 4m | 152 km |
| Toamasina to Moramanga train | €22.34 | 2h 8m | 152 km |
| Fianarantsoa to Manakara train | €23.99 | 1h 51m | 123 km |
| Manakara to Fianarantsoa train | €23.99 | 1h 51m | 123 km |
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Antananarivo and elsewhere in Madagascar. None of it is ours to sell.

What to book in Antananarivo before you go
Day trips that leave Antananarivo in the morning and cover a good part of Madagascar by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 100% | Fianarantsoa, 123 km |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in Madagascar
What Trains routes are there in Madagascar?
We sell 12 Trains routes in Madagascar, serving 5 places, run by 2 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Trains tickets in Madagascar cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in Madagascar is €19.04 for one passenger, across the 12 routes we sell there. The median route runs 126 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of Madagascar by Trains?
0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Madagascar cross a border and 12 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Trains services in Madagascar?
2 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Madagascar: FCE, Madarail. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Trains route in Madagascar?
The longest Trains route we sell touching Madagascar runs from Moramanga to Toamasina, 152 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 126 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
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.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The train gets you into Antananarivo. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Rooms within reach of Soarano station
Sort by distance from Soarano station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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