Trains in Tanzania

772 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 772 Trains routes in Tanzania, serving 22 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €16.29 and the median route runs 379 km.

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

The network

Trains in Tanzania, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 772Routes we sell
  • 22Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 772Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 379 kmMedian route
  • 1,088 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Tanzania

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

The routes we sell in Tanzania, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar train€16.291h 27m74 km
Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam train€16.291h 29m74 km
Dar es Salaam to Morogoro train€36.642h 20m178 km
Morogoro to Dar es Salaam train€36.642h 17m178 km
Morogoro to Zanzibar train€37.732h 15m185 km
Zanzibar to Morogoro train€38.282h 25m185 km
Dodoma to Morogoro train€43.792h 34m224 km
Morogoro to Dodoma train€43.792h 42m224 km
Dar es Salaam to Dodoma train€53.693h 30m397 km
Dodoma to Dar es Salaam train€53.693h 28m397 km
Arusha to Zanzibar train€54.793h 38m418 km
Zanzibar to Arusha train€54.793h 38m418 km
Arusha to Dar es Salaam train€60.294h 5m479 km
Dar es Salaam to Arusha train€60.294h 7m479 km
Arusha to Mwanza train€64.693h 51m431 km
Mwanza to Arusha train€64.693h 47m431 km
Arusha to Dodoma train€66.343h 46m329 km
Dodoma to Arusha train€66.343h 30m329 km
Zanzibar to Dodoma train€71.294h 4m382 km
Dodoma to Zanzibar train€72.393h 56m382 km
Arusha to Morogoro train€80.094h 19m399 km
Morogoro to Arusha train€80.094h 4m399 km
Mwanza to Dodoma train€95.495h 9m514 km
Dodoma to Mwanza train€96.044h 57m514 km
Dar es Salaam to Mwanza train€111.997h 2m853 km
Mwanza to Dar es Salaam train€111.996h 30m853 km
Morogoro to Mwanza train€132.896h 16m712 km
Mwanza to Morogoro train€133.446h 17m712 km
Dar es Salaam to Kigoma train€143.348h 33m1,088 km
Kigoma to Dar es Salaam train€143.348h 16m1,088 km
Mwanza to Zanzibar train€147.747h 7m807 km
Zanzibar to Mwanza train€148.297h 4m807 km

The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Dar es Salaam are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

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

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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 km17623%Bagamoyo, 45 km
200 to 600 km40452%Dar es Salaam, 205 km
600 to 1,500 km19225%Bariadi, 605 km
Carriers

Train operators

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 RailwaysNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Tanzania

What Trains routes are there in Tanzania?

We sell 772 Trains routes in Tanzania, serving 22 places, run by 1 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 Tanzania cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Tanzania is €16.29 for one passenger, across the 772 routes we sell there. The median route runs 379 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 Tanzania by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Tanzania cross a border and 772 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 Tanzania?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Tanzania: Tanzania Railways. 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 Tanzania?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Tanzania runs from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, 1,088 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 379 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.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The journey ends at Dar es Salaam Central Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

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