Cheapest€31.69
- Starline Passenger Services SP800306:092h 26m08:35New Swakopmund StationWindhoek Railway Station
Door to door 3h 10mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Swakopmund to Windhoek train
Trains from Swakopmund to Windhoek start at €31.69 and take 3h 10m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Swakopmund to Windhoek on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Swakopmund to Windhoek starts at €31.69 and takes 3h 10m door to door, run by 1 operator over 302 km, with around 1 departure a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 3h 10mDoor to door
- 2h 26mMoving
- €40.49 to €97.14From
- 06:09 to 06:09First and last departure
- 1Per day
- 10.0 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€40.49 to €97.14 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Buying this trip
We have not found anyone selling Swakopmund to Windhoek online. Tickets for this leg are bought at the station or from a local agent.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €97.14Sat19
- about €92.74Sun20
- about €70.19Mon21
- about €67.99Tue22
- about €74.04Wed23
- about €90.54Thu24
- about €57.54Fri25
- about €53.69Sat26
- about €50.94Sun27
- about €55.34Mon28
- about €40.49Tue29
- about €46.54Wed30
- about €57.54Thu1
- about €43.79Fri2
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starline Passenger Services | €31.69 | 2h 53m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Windhoek. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Swakopmund to Windhoek
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €46.5490 days
- €33.3460 days
- €26.7445 days
- €44.8930 days
- €48.1921 days
- €43.7914 days
- €57.547 days
- €70.193 days
- €97.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €26.74.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 263 percent. The most expensive point is €97.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €50.94Sun
- €55.34Mon
- €42.14Tue
- €46.54Wed
- €57.54Thu
- €48.19Fri
- €53.69Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Swakopmund
Rail
- New Swakopmund Station
- Nonidas
- Otavi Bahnhof
Windhoek
Rail
- Windhoek Railway Station
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 302 km against 263 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Swakopmund at 06:09 and the last at 06:09, across 1 departure The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Swakopmund to Windhoek
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 the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek take?
The Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek takes 3h 10m door to door, of which 2h 26m is spent moving. The route runs 302 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek cost?
The Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek starts at €31.69 for one passenger, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare is €31.69. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek?
1 operators run the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek: Starline Passenger Services. Between them they file around 1 departure a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek use?
The Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek leaves from New Swakopmund Station and arrives at Windhoek Railway Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek?
Fares for the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €26.74. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 263 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek produce?
The Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 302 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek?
Operators on the Train from Swakopmund to Windhoek publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 10m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
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.
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.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Swakopmund to Windhoek on September 18, 2026: 302 km of route against 263 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €31.69, and 3h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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