Trains in Tanzania

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

We sell 772 Trains routes in Tanzania, serving 22 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €15.19 and the median route runs 379 km.

Checked September 30, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Tanzania, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 772Routes we sell
  • 22Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 772Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 379 kmMedian route
  • 1,088 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Tanzania

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

The routes we sell in Tanzania, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar train€15.191h 24m74 km
Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam train€15.191h 27m74 km
Dar es Salaam to Morogoro train€33.332h 23m178 km
Zanzibar to Morogoro train€33.332h 16m185 km
Morogoro to Dar es Salaam train€33.892h 21m178 km
Morogoro to Zanzibar train€34.982h 19m185 km
Morogoro to Dodoma train€37.192h 43m224 km
Dodoma to Morogoro train€38.292h 40m224 km
Dar es Salaam to Dodoma train€49.293h 36m397 km
Dodoma to Dar es Salaam train€49.293h 36m397 km
Arusha to Zanzibar train€49.293h 38m418 km
Zanzibar to Arusha train€49.293h 37m418 km
Arusha to Dar es Salaam train€54.244h 2m479 km
Dar es Salaam to Arusha train€54.244h 5m479 km
Arusha to Mwanza train€54.794h 3m431 km
Mwanza to Arusha train€54.793h 42m431 km
Dodoma to Zanzibar train€60.293h 55m382 km
Arusha to Dodoma train€60.843h 32m329 km
Dodoma to Arusha train€60.843h 44m329 km
Zanzibar to Dodoma train€63.043h 45m382 km
Morogoro to Arusha train€68.544h 17m399 km
Arusha to Morogoro train€70.193h 53m399 km
Dodoma to Mwanza train€80.645h514 km
Mwanza to Dodoma train€80.645h 9m514 km
Dar es Salaam to Mwanza train€103.196h 37m853 km
Mwanza to Dar es Salaam train€103.196h 52m853 km
Mwanza to Morogoro train€111.446h 34m712 km
Morogoro to Mwanza train€111.996h 47m712 km
Zanzibar to Mwanza train€124.097h 43m807 km
Mwanza to Zanzibar train€124.647h807 km
Dar es Salaam to Kigoma train€131.248h 13m1,088 km
Kigoma to Dar es Salaam train€131.248h 40m1,088 km

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Dar es Salaam are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Dar es Salaam before you go?

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

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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
Under 200 km17623%Bagamoyo, 45 km
200 to 600 km40452%Dar es Salaam, 205 km
600 to 1,500 km19225%Bariadi, 605 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
Tanzania RailwaysNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Tanzania

What Trains routes are there in Tanzania?

We sell 772 Trains routes in Tanzania, serving 22 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 Tanzania cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Tanzania is €15.19 for one passenger, across the 772 routes we sell there. The median route runs 379 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 Tanzania by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Tanzania cross a border and 772 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 Tanzania?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Tanzania: Tanzania Railways. 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 Tanzania?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Tanzania runs from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, 1,088 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 379 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

The trip ends at Dar es Salaam Central Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

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