Korogwe to Zanzibar

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Korogwe to Zanzibar. From €20.14, fastest 1h 53m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Korogwe to Zanzibar costs €20.14 at the cheapest and takes 1h 53m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 158 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
158 km
Fastest
1h 53m
Average
1h 58m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€20.14
CO2 per passenger
5.2 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
Train2h 3m1h 19m44m€25.645.2 kg5
  • 2h 3mFastest, by Train
  • €25.64Cheapest, by Train
  • 5.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 158 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€20.14
  1. Tanzania Railways TR146606:311h 19m07:50Korogwe stationZanzibar station

Door to door 2h 3mCO2 5.2 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Korogwe to ZanzibarSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Train€61.39€37.19€37.19€30.04€34.99€39.39€33.89€30.59€25.64€29.49€26.74€32.79€32.79€34.99

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €20.14

The trip ends at KITUONI. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Zanzibar for the night the train gets in

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

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Booking window

When to book Korogwe to Zanzibar

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

  1. €26.7490 days
  2. €18.4960 days
  3. €20.6945 days
  4. €16.8430 days
  5. €27.2921 days
  6. €34.9914 days
  7. €33.897 days
  8. €37.193 days
  9. €61.391 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €16.84.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 265 percent. The most expensive point is €61.39, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€61.39€16.841371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 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. €30.59Sun
  2. €25.64Mon
  3. €29.49Tue
  4. €26.74Wed
  5. €32.79Thu
  6. €32.79Fri
  7. €33.89Sat
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. €37.19Sep
  2. €22.34Oct
  3. €23.44Nov
  4. €24.54Dec
  5. €20.69Jan
  6. €17.94Feb

The route

KorogweKorogweZanzibarZanzibar
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 158 km against 138 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Kibaha, Tanga, Bagamoyo, Handeni. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Korogwe at 06:31 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.

Korogwe

Bus
  • Korogwe Bus Stand
  • Rockhill

Zanzibar

Bus
  • KITUONI
  • Kiwengwa (117)
Air
  • ZNZ

Landing at ZNZ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from ZNZ into Zanzibar

Settled in advance, so the ride into Zanzibar costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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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
Tanzania Railways€20.141h 53m140 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€16.5082%
Taxes€1.658%
Our service fee€1.9910%
Total you pay€20.14100%

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

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near KITUONI

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

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Questions about Korogwe to Zanzibar

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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

The fastest journey from Korogwe to Zanzibar takes 1h 53m door to door, of which 1h 19m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 58m, 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

The cheapest fare from Korogwe to Zanzibar is €20.14, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €30.04. 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

The cheapest way from Korogwe to Zanzibar is by train, at €25.64 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 3m 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

Fares from Korogwe to Zanzibar bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €16.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 265 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Korogwe to Zanzibar?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Korogwe to Zanzibar, at €25.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Korogwe to Zanzibar?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Korogwe to Zanzibar, at €17.94 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

1 operators sell services from Korogwe to Zanzibar across 1 mode: Tanzania 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

20 percent of the services we sell from Korogwe to Zanzibar are direct. The rest connect at Kibaha, Tanga, Bagamoyo, Handeni, with about 63 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar use?

Services from Korogwe to Zanzibar by train leave from Korogwe station and arrive at Zanzibar 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Korogwe to Zanzibar 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 Korogwe to Zanzibar on September 12, 2026: 158 km of route against 138 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.14, and 1h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Zanzibar are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Zanzibar and across Tanzania

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

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