Luanshya to Lusaka

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Luanshya to Lusaka. From €33.89, fastest 2h 46m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Luanshya to Lusaka costs €33.89 at the cheapest and takes 2h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 291 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
291 km
Fastest
2h 46m
Average
2h 55m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€33.89
CO2 per passenger
9.6 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 46m2h 2m44m€43.249.6 kg5
  • 2h 46mFastest, by Train
  • €43.24Cheapest, by Train
  • 9.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 291 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€33.89
  1. Zambia Railways ZR623107:301h 20m08:50Luanshya stationKabwe station
  2. Zambia Railways ZR541310:1659m11:15Kabwe stationLusaka Central Train Station

Changes at Kabwe, with 86 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 4h 29mCO2 9.6 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€39.94
  1. Zambia Railways ZR309206:242h 2m08:26Luanshya stationLusaka Central Train Station

Door to door 2h 46mCO2 9.6 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.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

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 Luanshya to Lusaka
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Luanshya to LusakaThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€101.54€71.84€76.24€64.14€57.54€55.89€60.29€59.74€54.79€48.19€50.39€45.99€43.24€48.74

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €33.89

Lusaka is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Lusaka

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Booking window

When to book Luanshya to Lusaka

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

  1. €34.4490 days
  2. €36.0960 days
  3. €38.8445 days
  4. €34.9930 days
  5. €42.1421 days
  6. €48.7414 days
  7. €60.297 days
  8. €76.243 days
  9. €101.541 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €34.44.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 195 percent. The most expensive point is €101.54, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€101.54€34.991371421304560

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. €50.39Sun
  2. €45.99Mon
  3. €43.24Tue
  4. €48.74Wed
  5. €59.74Thu
  6. €54.79Fri
  7. €49.84Sat
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. €55.89Sep
  2. €36.64Oct
  3. €35.54Nov
  4. €31.14Dec
  5. €34.44Jan
  6. €33.89Feb

The route

LuanshyaLuanshyaLusakaLusaka
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 291 km against 253 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 Kitwe, Chongwe, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 72 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 Luanshya 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.

Luanshya

Bus
  • Wada Chovu bus terminal

Lusaka

Rail
  • Lusaka Central Train Station
Bus
  • Intercity Bus Terminal
  • Kulima Tower Bus Station
Air
  • LUN

The fare from LUN into Lusaka is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from LUN into Lusaka

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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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
Zambia Railways€39.942h 46m140 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€29.0086%
Taxes€2.909%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€33.89100%

We cannot promise Lusaka Central Train Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lusaka

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

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Questions about Luanshya to Lusaka

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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

The fastest journey from Luanshya to Lusaka takes 2h 46m door to door, of which 2h 2m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 55m, 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

The cheapest fare from Luanshya to Lusaka is €33.89, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €49.84. 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

The cheapest way from Luanshya to Lusaka is by Train, at €43.24 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 46m 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

Fares from Luanshya to Lusaka bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €34.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 195 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Luanshya to Lusaka?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Luanshya to Lusaka, at €43.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Luanshya to Lusaka?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Luanshya to Lusaka, at €31.14 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

1 operators sell services from Luanshya to Lusaka across 1 modes: 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

20 percent of the services we sell from Luanshya to Lusaka are direct. The rest connect at Kitwe, Chongwe, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, with about 72 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 Luanshya to Lusaka use?

Services from Luanshya to Lusaka by Train leave from Luanshya station and arrive at Lusaka Central Train 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 Luanshya to Lusaka?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Luanshya to Lusaka 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 Luanshya to Lusaka on September 9, 2026: 291 km of route against 253 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.89, and 2h 46m 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 Lusaka is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Lusaka

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

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