Trains to Lusaka

24 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

24 places connect to Lusaka by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 42 km away to 375 km, with a median of 187 km.

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

Fares

Arriving in Lusaka

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Lusaka, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Kafue to Lusaka train€11.881h 9m42 km
Chongwe to Lusaka train€11.881h 11m43 km
Mazabuka to Lusaka train€14.091h 28m76 km
Kabwe to Lusaka train€19.041h 41m108 km
Monze to Lusaka train€22.891h 56m129 km
Kapiri Mposhi to Lusaka train€28.392h 9m165 km
Choma to Lusaka train€35.542h 32m209 km
Ndola to Lusaka train€41.042h 53m275 km
Luanshya to Lusaka train€42.142h 54m253 km
Kalulushi to Lusaka train€47.643h 20m286 km
Kitwe to Lusaka train€48.193h 19m290 km
Livingstone to Lusaka train€55.343h 22m375 km
  • 24Places you can arrive from
  • 24Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

The train gets you into Lusaka. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Lusaka

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

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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 km1250%Kafue, 42 km
200 to 600 km1250%Choma, 209 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Lusaka that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Zambia24100%
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
Zambia RailwaysNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Lusaka

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Lusaka

Rail
  • Lusaka Central Train Station
Leaving

Leaving Lusaka

Common questions about Trains to Lusaka

Where can I travel to Lusaka by Trains from?

24 places connect to Lusaka by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 42 km away in a straight line and the furthest 375 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Lusaka cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Lusaka is €11.88 for one passenger, across 24 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 187 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Lusaka take?

The fastest Trains journey into Lusaka is 1h 9m door to door. The median origin sits 187 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Lusaka?

1 operators run Trains services into Lusaka on our network: Zambia Railways. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Lusaka use?

Trains services into Lusaka use 1 named terminals, among them Lusaka Central Train Station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

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, Door to door

Other ways to reach Lusaka

We cannot promise Lusaka Central Train Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lusaka

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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