Trains in Burkina Faso
260 routes and 1 operator Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
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We sell 260 Trains routes in Burkina Faso, serving 16 places through 1 operator. 220 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €31.69 and the median route runs 598 km.
Trains in Burkina Faso, in numbers
- €31.69 to €103.19Fare range
- 260Routes we sell
- 16Places served
- 1Operators
- 40Domestic routes
- 220Cross border routes
- 598 kmMedian route
- 843 kmLongest route
€31.69 to €103.19 for one passenger across the 32 routes priced below, all of them on October 6, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The busiest Trains routes in Burkina Faso
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Ouagadougou is somebody else's catalog.

Day trips out of Ouagadougou and across Burkina Faso
Day trips that leave Ouagadougou in the morning and cover a good part of Burkina Faso by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 20 | 8% | Banfora, 78 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 112 | 43% | Houndé, 236 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 128 | 49% | Banfora, 600 km |
Where Burkina Faso connects to
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Côte d’Ivoire | 220 | 100% |
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitarail | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in Burkina Faso
What Trains routes are there in Burkina Faso?
We sell 260 Trains routes in Burkina Faso, serving 16 places run by 1 operator Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Trains tickets in Burkina Faso cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in Burkina Faso is €31.69 for one passenger, across the 260 routes we sell there. The median route runs 598 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of Burkina Faso by Trains?
220 of the Trains routes we sell touching Burkina Faso cross a border and 40 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Côte d’Ivoire. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Trains services in Burkina Faso?
1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Burkina Faso: Sitarail. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Trains route in Burkina Faso?
The longest Trains route we sell touching Burkina Faso runs from Dabou to Ouagadougou, 843 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 598 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
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.
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.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The train gets you into Ouagadougou. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in Ouagadougou for the night the train gets in
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