Cheapest€121.34
- Tanzania Railways TR277006:317h 26m13:57Mpanda stationZanzibar station
Door to door 8h 10mCO2 34.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Mpanda to Zanzibar costs €121.34 at the cheapest and takes 7h 43m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,033 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,033 km
- Fastest
- 7h 43m
- Average
- 8h 16m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €121.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 34.1 kg
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.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 8h 10m | 7h 26m | 44m | €147.74 | 34.1 kg | 5 |
- 8h 10mFastest, by Train
- €147.74Cheapest, by Train
- 34.1 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 1,033 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Mpanda to Zanzibar | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €273.14 | €283.04 | €251.14 | €169.19 | €188.99 | €183.49 | €174.69 | €196.69 | €167.54 | €187.89 | €158.19 | €147.74 | €162.59 | €168.64 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €121.34
The trip ends at KITUONI. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Zanzibar for the night the train gets in
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When to book Mpanda to Zanzibar
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €112.5490 days
- €93.2860 days
- €126.8445 days
- €114.1830 days
- €144.4421 days
- €168.6414 days
- €174.697 days
- €251.143 days
- €273.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €93.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 193 percent. The most expensive point is €273.14, 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.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €187.89Sun
- €158.19Mon
- €147.74Tue
- €162.59Wed
- €168.64Thu
- €196.69Fri
- €172.49Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €188.99Sep
- €129.59Oct
- €115.84Nov
- €130.14Dec
- €122.99Jan
- €107.04Feb
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
- 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 1,033 km against 899 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 Bagamoyo, Kilosa, Dodoma, Kibaigwa. 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Mpanda 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mpanda
Bus
- Mpanda Bus Station
- Mpanda Railway Station
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.
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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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania Railways | €121.34 | 7h 43m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €108.50 | 89% |
| Taxes | €10.85 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €121.34 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Zanzibar well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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 Mpanda 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
The fastest journey from Mpanda to Zanzibar takes 7h 43m door to door, of which 7h 26m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 8h 16m, 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
The cheapest fare from Mpanda to Zanzibar is €121.34, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €174.69. 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
The cheapest way from Mpanda to Zanzibar is by Train, at €147.74 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 10m 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
Fares from Mpanda to Zanzibar bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €93.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 193 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mpanda to Zanzibar, at €147.74. 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mpanda to Zanzibar, at €107.04 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
1 operators sell services from Mpanda to Zanzibar across 1 modes: 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
20 percent of the services we sell from Mpanda to Zanzibar are direct. The rest connect at Bagamoyo, Kilosa, Dodoma, Kibaigwa, 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar use?
Services from Mpanda to Zanzibar by Train leave from Mpanda 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Mpanda 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 Mpanda to Zanzibar on September 10, 2026: 1033 km of route against 899 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €121.34, and 7h 43m 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.
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