Trains in Mauritania

4 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 4 Trains routes in Mauritania, serving 2 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €97.69 and the median route runs 512 km.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Mauritania, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 4Routes we sell
  • 2Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 4Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 512 kmMedian route
  • 512 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Mauritania

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Mauritania, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Nouadhibou to Zouérat train€97.694h 24m512 km
Zouérat to Nouadhibou train€97.694h 30m512 km

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Nouakchott and elsewhere in Mauritania. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Nouakchott before you go

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

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
200 to 600 km4100%Nouadhibou, 512 km
Carriers

Rail operators

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
Société nationale industrielle et minièreNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Société nationale industrielle et minière

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Mauritania

What Trains routes are there in Mauritania?

We sell 4 Trains routes in Mauritania, serving 2 places, run by 1 operators. 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 Mauritania cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Mauritania is €97.69 for one passenger, across the 4 routes we sell there. The median route runs 512 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 Mauritania by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Mauritania cross a border and 4 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Mauritania?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Mauritania: Société nationale industrielle et minière. 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 Mauritania?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Mauritania runs from Nouadhibou to Zouérat, 512 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 512 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

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

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Garage Rosso

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

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