Luanshya to Madido

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Luanshya to Madido. From €32.79, fastest 2h 43m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Luanshya to Madido costs €32.79 at the cheapest and takes 2h 43m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 284 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
284 km
Fastest
2h 43m
Average
2h 51m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€32.79
CO2 per passenger
9.4 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 59m2h 15m44m€42.149.4 kg5
  • 2h 59mFastest, by Train
  • €42.14Cheapest, by Train
  • 9.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 284 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€32.79
  1. Zambia Railways ZR623107:301h 20m08:50Luanshya stationKabwe station
  2. Zambia Railways ZR594310:3357m11:30Kabwe stationMadido station

Changes at Kabwe, with 103 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 4h 44mCO2 9.4 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€38.84
  1. Zambia Railways ZR772606:242h 15m08:39Luanshya stationMadido station

Door to door 2h 59mCO2 9.4 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 Madido
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Luanshya to MadidoThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€99.34€69.64€74.59€62.49€56.44€54.79€58.64€58.09€53.14€47.09€49.29€44.89€42.14€47.64

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €32.79

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

A hotel room

A room in Madido for the night the train gets in

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Luanshya to Madido

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

  1. €33.3490 days
  2. €35.5460 days
  3. €37.7445 days
  4. €33.8930 days
  5. €41.5921 days
  6. €47.6414 days
  7. €58.647 days
  8. €74.593 days
  9. €99.341 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €33.34.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 198 percent. The most expensive point is €99.34, 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.
€99.34€33.891371421304560

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. €49.29Sun
  2. €44.89Mon
  3. €42.14Tue
  4. €47.64Wed
  5. €58.09Thu
  6. €53.14Fri
  7. €48.74Sat
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. €54.79Sep
  2. €35.54Oct
  3. €34.99Nov
  4. €30.04Dec
  5. €33.34Jan
  6. €33.34Feb

The route

LuanshyaLuanshyaMadidoMadido
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 284 km against 247 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 Kalulushi, Kitwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Kabwe. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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
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€38.842h 43m140 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€28.0085%
Taxes€2.809%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€32.79100%

A day in Madido hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Madido

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 Luanshya to Madido

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 Madido?

The fastest journey from Luanshya to Madido takes 2h 43m door to door, of which 2h 15m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 51m, 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 Madido?

The cheapest fare from Luanshya to Madido is €32.79, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €48.74. 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 Madido?

The cheapest way from Luanshya to Madido is by Train, at €42.14 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 59m 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 Madido?

Fares from Luanshya to Madido bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €33.34. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 198 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 Madido?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Luanshya to Madido, at €42.14. 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 Madido?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Luanshya to Madido, at €30.04 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 Madido?

1 operators sell services from Luanshya to Madido 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 Madido?

20 percent of the services we sell from Luanshya to Madido are direct. The rest connect at Kalulushi, Kitwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Kabwe, with about 47 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 Madido use?

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

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Luanshya to Madido 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 Madido on September 9, 2026: 284 km of route against 247 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €32.79, and 2h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Madido afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Madido before you go?

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

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