Chongwe to Kalulushi

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chongwe to Kalulushi. From €37.74, fastest 3h, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Chongwe to Kalulushi costs €37.74 at the cheapest and takes 3h door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 326 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
326 km
Fastest
3h
Average
3h 11m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€37.74
CO2 per passenger
10.8 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 September 29, 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
Train3h 18m2h 34m44m€47.0910.8 kg5
  • 3h 18mFastest, by Train
  • €47.09Cheapest, by Train
  • 10.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 326 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

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

Cheapest€37.74
  1. Zambia Railways ZR270807:3058m08:28Chongwe stationKabwe station
  2. Zambia Railways ZR813509:491h 32m11:21Kabwe stationKalulushi station

Changes at Kabwe, with 81 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 4h 35mCO2 10.8 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€44.34
  1. Zambia Railways ZR183306:242h 34m08:58Chongwe stationKalulushi station

Door to door 3h 18mCO2 10.8 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 modeled 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 modeled 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 traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chongwe to Kalulushi
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chongwe to KalulushiMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Train€78.99€76.24€65.79€81.74€76.24€66.89€56.44€51.49€47.09€52.59€60.29€58.64€64.69€47.09

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €37.74

Kalulushi is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Kalulushi Makeni

Hotels and apartments near downtown, 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi

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

  1. €47.6490 days
  2. €43.2460 days
  3. €32.2445 days
  4. €36.0930 days
  5. €42.6921 days
  6. €47.0914 days
  7. €56.447 days
  8. €65.793 days
  9. €78.991 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €32.24.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 145 percent. The most expensive point is €78.99, 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.
€78.99€32.241371421304560

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. €47.09Sun
  2. €51.49Mon
  3. €47.09Tue
  4. €52.59Wed
  5. €60.29Thu
  6. €58.64Fri
  7. €64.69Sat
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. €76.24Sep
  2. €41.04Oct
  3. €39.39Nov
  4. €34.44Dec
  5. €39.38Jan
  6. €37.74Feb

The route

ChongweChongweKalulushiKalulushi
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 326 km against 284 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 Luanshya, Kapiri Mposhi, Kabwe, Chunga. 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 Chongwe at 06:24 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.

Kalulushi

Bus
  • Kalulushi Makeni
  • New Eucalyptus Avenue
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
Zambia Railways€44.343h140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, 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€32.5086%
Taxes€3.259%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€37.74100%

Kalulushi is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Kalulushi?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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 Chongwe to Kalulushi

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

The fastest journey from Chongwe to Kalulushi takes 3h door to door, of which 2h 34m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 11m, 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

The cheapest fare from Chongwe to Kalulushi is €37.74, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €54.79. 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

The cheapest way from Chongwe to Kalulushi is by train, at €47.09 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 18m 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

Fares from Chongwe to Kalulushi bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €32.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 145 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chongwe to Kalulushi?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Chongwe to Kalulushi, at €47.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chongwe to Kalulushi?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chongwe to Kalulushi, at €34.44 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 service from Chongwe to Kalulushi?

1 operators sell services from Chongwe to Kalulushi across 1 mode: Zambia 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

20 percent of the services we sell from Chongwe to Kalulushi are direct. The rest connect at Luanshya, Kapiri Mposhi, Kabwe, Chunga, 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi use?

Services from Chongwe to Kalulushi by train leave from Chongwe station and arrive at Kalulushi 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Chongwe to Kalulushi 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 modeled 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 Chongwe to Kalulushi on September 13, 2026: 326 km of route against 284 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.74, and 3h 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 Kalulushi and elsewhere in Zambia. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Kalulushi before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line 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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