Francistown to Tlokweng runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:36 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €57.54 and €76.79, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 2m over 483 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 1 operator and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€57.54 to €76.79
- 135%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Francistown
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:36First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Botswana Railway runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Francistown to Tlokweng on your date, and you pay on their side.
See Francistown to Tlokweng on Bookaway
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €127.39Wed16
- about €140.04Thu17
- about €120.79Fri18
- about €100.44Sat19
- about €89.44Sun20
- about €105.94Mon21
- about €96.04Tue22
- about €83.39Wed23
- about €82.29Thu24
- about €91.09Fri25
- about €89.44Sat26
- about €85.59Sun27
- about €76.79Mon28
- about €78.99Tue29
- about €61.39Wed30
- about €69.64Thu1
- about €72.94Fri2
- about €67.44Sat3
- about €70.19Sun4
- about €53.14Mon5
- about €57.54Tue6
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Tlokweng. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Tlokweng for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Tlokweng with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Francistown to Tlokweng
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €58.6490 days
- €54.2460 days
- €58.6445 days
- €59.7430 days
- €57.5421 days
- €78.9914 days
- €96.047 days
- €120.793 days
- €127.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €54.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 135 percent. The most expensive point is €127.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Francistown to Tlokweng and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
483 km
420 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
103,417 → 55,508
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 483 km against 420 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 Palapye, Serowe, Mahalapye. 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.
Who runs this route
Tlokweng is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Tlokweng
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
Check Tlokweng on StasherOr try Bounce
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 Francistown to Tlokweng
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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
The fastest journey from Francistown to Tlokweng takes 4h 2m door to door, of which 3h 41m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 19m, 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
The cheapest fare from Francistown to Tlokweng is €53.14, as of September 15, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €83.94. 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
The cheapest way from Francistown to Tlokweng is by train, at €76.79 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 4h 25m 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
Fares from Francistown to Tlokweng bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €54.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 135 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Francistown to Tlokweng?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Francistown to Tlokweng, at €76.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 15, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Francistown to Tlokweng?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Francistown to Tlokweng, at €41.59 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
1 operators sell services from Francistown to Tlokweng across 1 mode: Botswana Railway. 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
25 percent of the services we sell from Francistown to Tlokweng are direct. The rest connect at Palapye, Serowe, Mahalapye, 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 Francistown to Tlokweng use?
Services from Francistown to Tlokweng by train leave from Francistown station and arrive at Tlokweng 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 Francistown to Tlokweng?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Francistown to Tlokweng 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Francistown to Tlokweng on September 15, 2026: 483 km of route against 420 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €53.14, and 4h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Tlokweng is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Tlokweng and across Botswana
Day trips that leave Tlokweng in the morning and cover a good part of Botswana by evening.
See Tlokweng on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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The two ends, compared
Francistown reaches 9 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 158 to 562 km. Tlokweng reaches 4 places in 1 countries, from 194 to 420 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Francistown
- 9Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Tlokweng
Leaving Tlokweng
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators