Botswana Railway

Botswana Railway

We sell 88 Trains routes operated by Botswana Railway, on their fares and their conditions.

FrancistownFrancistownGaboroneGaborone

Botswana Railway runs 88 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 8 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 232 km, about 1h 39m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

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

Profile

What Botswana Railway runs

  • 88Routes we sell
  • 8Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 232 kmMedian route
  • 421 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Botswana Railway route we sell is 232 km, which is about 1h 39m 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 outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 7.7 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 countries on our network.
Busiest places
Francistown, Mahalapye, Palapye, Serowe, Gaborone, Mochudi, Mogoditshane, Tlokweng
Routes

Routes operated by Botswana Railway

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

Routes operated by Botswana Railway, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Palapye to Serowe train€11.881h 13m46 km
Serowe to Palapye train€11.881h 11m46 km
Francistown to Serowe train€26.192h 3m158 km
Serowe to Francistown train€26.192h 12m158 km
Francistown to Palapye train€26.192h 6m158 km
Palapye to Francistown train€26.192h 13m158 km
Mochudi to Palapye train€35.542h 40m231 km
Francistown to Mahalapye train€35.542h 39m227 km
Mahalapye to Francistown train€36.642h 48m227 km
Palapye to Mochudi train€37.192h 51m231 km
Mochudi to Serowe train€37.192h 54m233 km
Serowe to Mochudi train€37.742h 53m233 km
Tlokweng to Palapye train€39.942h 56m264 km
Gaborone to Palapye train€40.493h 11m265 km
Mogoditshane to Palapye train€40.492h 57m265 km
Tlokweng to Serowe train€41.593h265 km
Gaborone to Serowe train€42.142h 53m265 km
Mogoditshane to Serowe train€42.142h 56m263 km
Serowe to Mogoditshane train€42.142h 59m263 km
Serowe to Tlokweng train€42.143h 1m265 km
Palapye to Mogoditshane train€42.143h 9m265 km
Palapye to Tlokweng train€42.143h 6m264 km
Serowe to Gaborone train€42.692h 53m265 km
Palapye to Gaborone train€42.693h 11m265 km
Francistown to Gaborone train€55.893h 44m421 km
Gaborone to Francistown train€55.893h 59m421 km
Mochudi to Francistown train€60.294h 6m387 km
Francistown to Mochudi train€60.844h 4m387 km
Mogoditshane to Francistown train€65.244h 6m420 km
Tlokweng to Francistown train€65.244h 22m420 km
Francistown to Mogoditshane train€65.794h 31m420 km
Francistown to Tlokweng train€65.794h 23m420 km

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Gaborone is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Gaborone for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Gaborone Bus Rank and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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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 km3641%Palapye, 46 km
200 to 600 km5259%Francistown, 227 km

On board

Common questions about Botswana Railway

What does Botswana Railway run?

Botswana Railway runs 88 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 8 places across 1 countries. Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Botswana Railway tickets cost?

The cheapest Botswana Railway fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 88 routes. The median route runs 232 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Botswana Railway tickets refundable?

Botswana Railway fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 88 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Botswana Railway service?

Botswana Railway publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 88 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 1h 39m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Botswana Railway runs?

The longest Botswana Railway route we sell runs from Francistown to Gaborone, 421 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 1h 39m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Botswana Railway operate?

Botswana Railway is based in Botswana and runs routes we sell in 1 countries. The places it calls at most often are Francistown, Mahalapye, Palapye. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

Check-in is at three and you will be in Gaborone well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Gaborone Bus Rank

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

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