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Zambia Railways
A beginner's guide to
Train travel in Tanzania & Zambia
The Mukuba Express from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri
Mposhi on the TAZARA Railway...& Photo courtesy of Burcu Canbulat
Across Africa by train...
Taking the train is a safe, pretty comfortable and above
all, fascinating way to get around Tanzania, and to travel
between Tanzania and Zambia.& This page explains routes, train times, fares and how to buy tickets.&
times, fares & tickets...
by Tazara train.
by Zambian Railways.
by local transport.
by Tanzania Railways.
by fast ferry.
visas, currency, time zone...
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Train operators :
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Railway Authority (TAZARA),
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Corporation Dar es Salaam-Kigoma/Mwanza,
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Zambia (no website).
Time zone:
GMT+2 all year
Dialling code:
Zambia dialling
code +260, Tanzania dialling code +255.
?1 = 9.5 Zambian
Kwacha = 2,600 Tanzanian Shillings. &
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Although tourist visas can be bought at border points &
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Page last updated:
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Kapiri Mposhi ()
The Tanzania & Zambia Railway
Authority (TAZARA) runs trains between Kapiri Mposhi, Mbeya and Dar es
Salaam, taking two nights.& The trains have sleeping-cars
and a restaurant car, and the journey is a great adventure, see
the travellers' reports below.&
The line is 1,860km long and was only opened in 1976, built with
Chinese funding and assistance.
2015:& Direct international trains
restored!& In August 2014 the Tazara
service was cut in two, with separate trains either side of the Tanzania/Zambia
border and passengers expected to switch trains at Nakondé.&
I'm pleased to say that (as expected) this arrangement didn't work well, and
direct Dar to Kapiri international trains were restored, running to the
pre-August timetable, with effect from 30 December 2014.
Salaam ► Mbeya ► Kapiri Mposhi
Mukuba or Kilimanjaro
Express train
1S, 2S, 2, 3, M or R
Mukuba or Kilimanjaro
Ordinary train
1S, 2S, 2, 3, R
&Dar es Salaam
15:50& Tuesdays
13:50&& Fridays
13:08&& Wednesdays
13:23&& Wednesdays
14:10&& Saturdays
14:40&& Saturdays
17:02&& Wednesdays
17:17&& Wednesdays
18:38&& Saturdays
18:53&& Saturdays
16:22&& Wednesdays
16:47&& Wednesdays
17:58&& Saturdays
18:18&& Saturdays
&Kapiri Mposhi
09:26*& Thursdays
13:37&& Sundays
1S = 1st class
4-& 2S = 2nd class 6-&
2 = 2& 3 = 3rd class
& M = & R = Restaurant
One of the two
Dar-Kapiri Mposhi train sets is Zambian and called the Mukuba Express
(= copper in the Bemba language), the other is Tanzanian
and called the Kilimanjaro.& You have a
50:50 chance of getting either trainset.&
Each train typically
consists of 3 x 1st class sleepers, 3 x 2nd class sleepers, 3 x 3rd
class seats cars, a 2nd class seats car, two restaurant cars, a
1st class lounge car and a couple of baggage vans.
You can check times
at , select Travel with us.
* = Expect an arrival closer to
Mposhi ► Mbeya ► Dar es Salaam
Mukuba or Kilimanjaro
Express service
1S, 2S, 2, 3, M or R
Mukuba or Kilimanjaro
Ordinary train
1S, 2S, 2, 3, R
&Kapiri Mposhi
16:00&& Tuesdays
14:00&& Fridays
08:39&& Wednesdays
09:09&& Wednesdays
09:13& Saturdays
09:23& Saturdays
&Tunduma (border)&
10:14&& Wednesdays
10:29&& Wednesdays
10:30& Saturdays
10:45& Saturdays
14:13&& Wednesdays
14:28&& Wednesdays
14:32& Saturdays
15:00& Saturdays
&Dar es Salaam
12:10&& Thursdays
15:46& Sundays
Mposhi (New) station is 2km from Kapiri Mposhi (Zambia
Railways) station.&
One way per person.&
Express train fares.& Ordinary train fares are
around 20% less.
&Dar es Salaam to Kapiri
104,000 Tanzanian shillings (?40 or $64) in 1st class
84,600 Tanzanian shillings (?32 or $52) in
78,700 Tanzanian shillings in a 2nd class seat.
72,600 Tanzanian shillings in a 3rd class seat.
Salaam to Mbeya:
47,200 Tanzanian shillings (?18 or $29) in 1st class
39,200 Tanzanian shillings (?15 or $24) in
36,300 Tanzanian shillings in a 2nd class seat.
33,300 Tanzanian shillings in a 3rd class seat.
&Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es
1st class sleeper, express =
333 Zambian kwacha
$59)2nd class sleeper =
272 kwacha (?30 or&$48)
2nd class seat =
252 kwacha
3rd class seat =
233 kwacha
Mposhi to Mbeya:
1st class sleeper = 191 Zambian kwacha (?21 or $34)2nd class sleeper =
152 kwacha (?17 or& $27)
2nd class seat =
143 kwacha
3rd class seat =
132 kwacha
On Tazara,
Children under 7 travel free, under 15 pay half fare.&
Bookings open 1 month in advance.The sleepers are
single sex, so men and women will be in separate compartments
unless your party books the complete compartment.
You can check prices at
, select Travel with us.
How to buy tickets for journeys starting in Dar es
You cannot buy
tickets online, you should buy them at the station or by
phone.& Call Dar Es
Salaam ticket office on +255 22 26 2191 for westbound
journeys, or call the station master at Dar on +255 78 7099
064, reserve by phone and collect and pay for tickets when
you get there.& An email from Tazara customer relations
also suggests that bookings can be made on any of the following
numbers, although this hasn't been confirmed:&&
+255 , +255 , +255
+255 .& Please let me know if one of these
works for you.& Alternatively, you can buy tickets before
you get to Tanzania by contacting a good local travel agency.&
Contact the highly-recommended Sykes Travel Ltd, , tel +255 22 211 5542 or email
Booking opens 1 month in advance of departure.&
on ticket buying would be appreciated.
How to buy tickets for journeys starting in Zambia...
You cannot buy tickets online, you
should buy them at the station or by phone.& Call the Kapiri (Zambia) booking office on
+260 211 220 646.& One report suggests the
Kapiri ticket office answered the phone promptly and made a
first class booking, with payment to be made at the station
on the day.& The same report suggests places in first
class were available even booking at the station one day
before travel.&
on ticket buying would be appreciated.
Tazara train
from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi in Tanzania.
&Photo courtesy of
Adam Young.
The Mukuba train from Kapiri Mposhi
to Dar es Salaam.
&Photo courtesy of Ivor Ines
The Mukuba train
on the Tazara railway in Tanzania.
&Photo courtesy of Ivor Ines
On board the Mukuba:& This is a cosy first
class sleeper.& Each passengers gets 2 blankets, 2
sheets, mineral water & toilet roll.&Photo courtesy of Ivor Ines
Travellers' reports...
Here are some real
accounts of trips on the Tazara Railway.&
photos are always very welcome!
Traveller Geoff Edwards reports from a trip
on Tazara:&
Buying the
tickets:& &Booking tickets was done easily through
Sykes Travel Agents via email. The tickets can only be
booked a month in advance but can be collected at the
offices in Dar.& Booking through the travel agent meant
that the price was 87,500 Tanzanian Shillings per person in
1st class sleeper rooms.& We booked four places between
the two of us which allowed us to have the whole compartment
to ourselves. If budget allows, I would recommend doing
this. You may lose out a bit on the opportunity to meet new
people but the extra freedom and comfort it allowed us was
very worthwhile. You have more space to spread out your
things and can lie down and watch the country go by as you
On board the
train:& Due to a local strike, we eventually left 8
hours late, so instead of leaving at 14h30 we left a little
after midnight. As much as this was an inconvenient event,
it did not take away from the great time we had on the rest
of the trip.& The 1st class sleeper cars are clean and
comfortable. We had a sheet, pillow, bottle of water and
roll of toilet paper for each bed (No blanket). The carriage
was kept clean by a couple of friendly staff members and the
bathrooms were adequate, although occasionally lacked
running water. The lights in the compartment worked in the
evenings, and we had a ceiling fan which worked for about
half the trip.&
Food & drink
on board:& There was a dining car and a bar
carriage on the train. We never went to eat in the dining
car but spent some time in the bar. Drinks started off cold
but as the trip progressed the ice melted and the drinks got
a bit warmer.& We were served food in our carriage. An
attendant comes around and asks if you will be having the
meal, and then brings it to your compartment about 30
minutes later. Breakfast was an omelette and two slices of
toast, with tea or coffee. At supper time there was a choice
of two meals. We had chicken both nights (I think the other
options were steak and fish) which was very tasty and came
with either rice or chips and some vegetables. The meals
were not too expensive (15 000 Zambian Kwacha on the Zambian
side) but you might want to bring some snacks for lunches
(as we did) to avoid unnecessary costs.&
Crossing the
border was very simple, but was made a bit awkward by
the timing of the crossing. We crossed the border around
midnight so at 11pm a Tanzanian official came around and
stamped all passports, and the Zambian official waited until
7am to do his rounds and stamp the passports into the
country. Being South African we didn’t need to pay for
visas.& Money changers also jump aboard around the
border, but offer very poor exchange rates. You need the
currency of the country that you are currently in, but try
exchange as little as possible, and rather wait until you
are in a bigger centre to exchange money.&
The scenery
was really beautiful and changed as you moved through the
countries. Tanzania started off dry and sparsely inhabited,
and then moved into a mountainous region filled with tunnels
and bridges, and then the Zambian countryside is lush bush
with a lot more signs of population. It was a fabulous and
relaxing way to see a lot of the country from the comfort of
your bed! Bring plenty of books as it affords you time to
catch up on those books you always meant to read.&
We arrived in
Kapiri Mposhi at around midnight again ( which meant that,
apart from the initial 8 hour delay, the train kept good
time and arrived almost on schedule). There were buses
waiting outside the station ready to take people to Lusaka
or wherever there next destination was.& Overall, the
trip was an adventure out of a different era. The train felt
like quite a anachronism compared to the plane trip and the
hustle and bustle of Dar es Salaam. We thoroughly enjoyed
the trip and would recommend it to anyone with a desire to
see Africa.& Things I would recommend bringing on the
train:& Blanket or sleeping bag, bottled water, good
books, torch or headlamp, and an interesting travelling
Ivor Morgan
reports from a trip on Tazara:
Buying the
tickets:& &I had originally planned to travel
southbound on the Tazara, starting in Dar Es Salaam.& I
tried emailing the& travel agents listed on Seat 61:
Inihotours.co.tz did not respond at all, but Sykes responded
very promptly, with helpful information and a price of 350,000
TSh for a 1st class 4-berth sleeper.& However, as we
eventually travelled northbound I didn’t book with them as
they couldn’t help with northbound bookings.& To book a
departure from Kapiri, I called the number for
Tazara in Kapiri Mposhi listed on Seat61 and got through
immediately – the woman on the end told me the booking clerk
was away on a 2 months training course, but she gave me a
mobile number for someone else.& I got through to him
immediately, he confirmed the price as 237,200 kwacha per
first class berth, and I booked a compartment. I asked about
payment, and he said it was fine to pay at the station on the
...Arriving at the station in Kapiri
Mposhi:& We actually
reached Kapiri Mposhi the day before
departure. The same man I’d spoken to on the phone was working
in the ticket office, and it was no problem to get our ticket
issued. I’m not sure he had formally made a reservation for us
in advance, but there was no problem getting space one day
beforehand, and some other tourists also managed to get berths
in first class even just a few hours before departure.&
We were told to be at the station 2 hours before departure.& We
had to get our ticket endorsed by the ticket office man,
then have our passport details entered in the manifest at the
adjacent reservations office.& Some people had old-style
cardboard tickets, but we only had a piece of paper like a
receipt, so I was a bit concerned about the difference.&
It turned out that both are valid, though I couldn’t work out why
some people got issued one type, and others the other!&
As noted on Seat61, the Tazara station is a couple of km from
the old RSZ station
in the centre of town. There aren't many shops around the Tazara station, so if
you need supplies for the journey, buy them
the town centre first.& Also, the few ‘hotels’ in Kapiri Mposhi are
along the main drag, there’s nothing near the Tazara station.
...What was the Tazara train like?&
&We travelled on the Zambian-operated Mukuba express.& The
train consisted of : 3 luggage vans (2 of these were left at
the border); 6 1 restaurant between
economy & 2 1 ‘super-seater’ car (reclining seats
with 2 overhead TVs); 3 2nd class sleepers (6 berth
compartments); another (more upmarket) 3 1st
class sleepers (4 berth); a lounge/ and a staff car.&
There was an attendant for each 1st class sleeper or two, who
was generally very helpful, and swept the corridors and
compartments a couple of times each day. The main compartment
and corridor lights worked during the night (but not the
individual reading lights, nor power sockets). Our carriage
had running water (most of the time) in the shower and in the
washroom. There was no running water in the toilet, but a
bucket full of water was provided for flushing. I am not sure
if even the other 1st class carriages had functioning showers,
but the staff seemed to be very good about keeping the water
buckets in the toilets topped up, and the toilets themselves
reasonably clean.& There was no security chain on the
compartment door, but the main lock did function (after a bit
of fiddling around). We could lock it ourselves from inside
when leaving, and then just needed to ask the attendant to
open it with the staff key when we returned. The window and
screen both worked, and locked in position, so the compartment
was fairly secure.& At the start of the journey, each
berth was provided with 2 blankets, 1 sheet, 1 pillow, 1
pillowcase, and a bottle of water.& There was also one
toilet roll per compartment.
...Crossing the Zambian/Tanzanian border:&
Crossing the border at Nakonde
(Zambian side) / Tunduma (Tanzanian side) was pretty
straightforward. Moneychangers boarded at Nakonde, exchanging ZMK for TSH, and also selling Tanzanian SIM cards. (As other
Seat61 correspondents have noted, the restaurant car only
accepts currency from the country it is in, so you need to
change money at the border). The Zambian authorities came down
the train, and stamped us out before the train moved on.& On
the Tanzanian side, I was a bit worried that we pulled out of
Tunduma before we had seen an immigration official. However,
the staff said they had boarded the train, and would make
their way along it while we were moving.& Which, sure enough,
was what happened. We didn’t have visas for Tanzania, but it
was no problem to get them on the train for $50 each, paid in USD.
was told by Sykes Travel in Dar that you can get
Zambian visas on the train when going the other way. A bit
later on, we passed the Kilimanjaro Express going the other
way, and all the immigration officials jumped off our train,
and on to the Kilimanjaro for a ride back to the border.
...What's the scenery like?&
The terrain is fairly flat on the Zambian side, so the train
moves fairly fast. However, as it approaches the border, the
terrain gets more hilly, and it slowly creeps and crawls over
the Southern Highlands.& Some of the track speed limit signs
were as low as 20km/hour, but the route through the hills is
very scenic.& There were lots of damaged railway wagons
alongside the track, presumably the result of previous
derailments and crashes.& However, we
only saw wrecked freight wagons so hopefully passenger
carriages have a better safety record!& We seemed to be
keeping to time for the travel between stations
but we had a lot of long waits while we
were at various stations.
I estimated this as ~12 hours due
to a derailment of a freig ~6hrs due to
‘miscellaneous’; and ~6 hrs because we had to keep waiting for
a Rovos cruise train ahead of us, which was running to a slower
timetable but was still given priority – which was very
annoying. We eventually reached Dar Es-Salaam almost exactly
24 hours late...& Unfortunately, the late running meant
it was dark most of the time we were passing through the Selous Game Reserve, but we did see some wildlife
including warthogs,
baboons, guinea fowl and various deer on the outskirts of the
reserve in the morning.& As noted by other Seat61
correspondents, the restaurant car serves basic but good
r the lounge/bar car could be pleasant,
but is ruined by the TV screens playing loud B-movies.&
There were 4 other western tourists travelling from Zambia
through to Dar, and another 5 or so got on in Mbeya. The train
itself was reasonably well-used
but not full in 1st & 2nd.
Economy seemed much more crowded, especially as a lot of
people seemed to bringing farm produce with them which was
stacked up in the vestibules and elsewhere.
...Summing up: &Guidebooks
and some websites including the UK Foreign Office seem
to discourage train travel in Tanzania – but this seems
misguided.& The Tazara was very pleasant, and although I
haven’t been on a bus in Tanzania, I’m sure the train was more
comfortable.& Trains in
Tanzania may be less safe than those in Europe, but air & bus travel in Africa
is hardly risk-free either, a point
the guidebooks and FCO often seem to miss.& Despite the 24
hour delay, the Tazara was a very pleasant and relaxing way to
Traveller Adam Young writes:&
&The service to Mbeya is fantastic. The train goes through
the Selous game park and I've seen elephants, monkeys,
gibbons, zebra, giraffes, bok things (it's difficult to
get a good ID from a moving train!) and various bird life.
A very cheap safari. Hard sleep (6 beds per cabin) is good
and people are always very friendly and like most train
trips it is a good chance to meet local people.& I've
been delayed for over 12 hours on this route, but hey,
this is Tanzania and is all part of the fun.&Andrew Kerr
reports (August 2008):& &We travelled from
Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhe in Zambia.&
The dining car contract has been renewed, so getting food
was not a problem.& Someone had their back pack
stolen out of a compartment window while they were
sleeping when we were in a station. This was entirely
preventable, as there are closeable metal grilles that can
keep out mosquitos and wandering hands. In addition, the
doors are lockable when you leave your compartment, you
just need to get your carriage attendant to open again
when you return (which was easy).& Our journey took
72 hours instead of 45, as a goods train had derailed
further up the line so we waited for 15 hours, and then
later we also ran out of fuel!& But I’d do it again:
amazing scenery and I met so many interesting people, both
other backpackers and locals.& I managed to buy a
first class sleeper ticket on the day I travelled but I
think I was lucky in getting this.
Chris Cummins reports:& &We travelled
on the Tazara train from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi.&&Prospective travellers should
be aware that currently there is no restaurant car on the
train, the contract has run out and is still under
negotiation.&&Not knowing this, we arrived with only a
small amount of food.&&We also struggled for most of the
journey to buy any food from vendors as they mainly sell
large bags of potatoes, etc, there was not much other
foods available.&&The ones who do sell the suspect looking
roast chicken or fruit do not come down to the end of the
train to the sleeping cars, they stay up the front and
serve the seated passengers.&&There are little or no food
vendors allowed on the platforms at each station.& We
were lucky to buy some rice mixed with boiled cabbage from
a tin shed kitchen adjacent to a platform, which kept us
going. Take all you need to eat and drink.& We
eventually made it to Kapiri Mposhi over 12 hours late due
to numerous stops for repairs.& We departed Dar an
hour late and stopped in many places so workers could get
out and hit the brakes with rocks picked up from the
ballast.&&At one stage the engine was taken away for 4
hours while we sat in the middle of nowhere in the dark
until it came back. We had a sleeper cabin and booked all
4 berths so we would not have to share, at each stop in
the night we kept the door locked and many tried to look
for a bunk with us only to be firmly told by the wonderful
carriage hostess (one in each carriage) to go away.&&At no
time though did we feel unsafe or have anything stolen
either on the local trains or over 6 weeks travel in
Arriving in
Kapiri Mposhi was the usual chaos but we easily found a
mini bus to Lusaka and arrived there safely 2 and 1/2
hours later along a good road. Although we did squeeze 26
people and all their luggage into a Toyota Coaster.&
A train ride on Tazara from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi...&
Salaam station...
Photo courtesy of Tim Roberts
Dar es Salaam station...
Photo courtesy of Tim Roberts
class passenger lounge at Dar es
Salaam station.&
Photo courtesy of Tim Roberts
The Mukuba in the platform at
Dar es Salaam station.
Photo courtesy of Tim Roberts
class sleeper on the Mukuba.
Photo courtesy of Tim Roberts
Breakfast, served in a
first class sleeper.
Photo courtesy of Burcu Canbulat
The Mukuba
Express from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi.&
Photo courtesy of Jean-Michel Stobino
A first class
sleeper on the Mukuba Express
Photo courtesy of Jean-Michel Stobino
Lounge car on the Mukuba Express
Photo courtesy of Burcu Canbulat
Mukuba Express at Mbeya.&
The attendant's uniform is the colour of the Zambian
flag.& Courtesy of Alister Renaux.
restaurant car on the Mukuba Express...
Photo courtesy of Jean-Michel Stobino
'Super seater' 2nd class seats...
Photo courtesy of Ivor Ines
board the train from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya...&
Photo courtesy of David Eerdmans.
The Tazara
train from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya...
Photo courtesy of
Sebastiaan van Kooij
First class sleeper corridor...
Photo courtesy of Jean-Michel Stobino
Kapiri Mposhi station...
Photo courtesy of Ivor Ines
- Kapiri Mposhi - Lusaka -
Zambian Railways...
Zambia Railways Ltd ()
passenger trains between Livingstone, Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi
(change for TAZARA trains to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania) and
Kitwe-Nkana.& Originally Zambian Railways, the route was concessioned to a
company called Zambian Rail Systems, but they were sacked a year or two ago and
it's now back to Zambian Railways Ltd.& If you have
any feedback or further information about these services, or any
photos that could be used on this page, please
Please double-check all train times locally.
&Livingstone ► Lusaka ► Kitwe
&&&&&&&&&&&
&Kitwe ► Lusaka
► Livingstone
Golden Jubilee
Golden JubileeExpress
&Livingstone
20:00 See notes
18:00& Sun, Tues, Thus
Kitwe-Nkana
16:00 See notes
13:20 See notes
06:27& next morning
arr / dep&&
18:55 See notes
14:20 See notes
Kapiri Mposhi&&
arr / dep&&
23:57 See notes
&Kapiri Mposhi&&
21:45 See notes
06:56 See notes
03:30 See notes
07:36 See notes
18:00& Mon, Wed, Fri
&Kitwe-Nkana
06:00 See notes
Livingstone
02:00 See notes
06:27& next morning
You can try checking times & fares at the Zambian Railways website
, but info is
incomplete.
Ordinary train once or twice a week.& Economy class seats only, no
sleepers or first class, using ex-South African carriages.& Leaves
Livingstone northbound on Monday & Friday one week, on Wednesdays the next, a
total genius idea -
you'll just have to ask them which week is which.& Southbound days from
Golden Jubilee Express:& Introduced October 2014, with smartly refurbished ex-South
African carriages and even (allegedly) air-conditioning.& Economy seats, Standard seats, Business class seats and
Sleeper class with 6 & 3 berth compartments, .& It originally ran weekly all the way between
Livingstone & Kitwe, but revised in May 2015 to operate overnight
Livingstone-Lusaka three days per week, it no longer extends to Kitwe.
xx:xx = exact time not known, check locally.
In Kapiri Mposhi, trains use the 'old' station, not the 'new'
(Tazara) station.
&One way per person in Kwacha...
Ordinary train
Jubilee Express
&Livingstone - Lusaka
&Livingstone - Kapiri Mposhi
&Livingstone - Kitwe-Nkana
&Lusaka - Kapiri Mposhi
?1 = 9.5 Kwacha, $1 = 6.3 Kwacha
under 6 travel free,& children under 15 pay half fare.&
Just buy tickets at the station.
How to buy tickets...
It's easiest to by tickets when you get there, at the station.&
However, you could also try calling the departure station, using
these numbers (
would be appreciated):
Lusaka& +260 211 228023
Livingstone& +260 213 321001
Kabwe& +260 215 224027
Until 2006, there were four classes of accommodation, sleeper
class with 2-berth & 4-berth
compartments, 1st & 2nd class upholstered reclining
seat, and economy class with basic hard seats.& All this disappeared in 2006,
with the concessioning to Zambian Rail Systems, with their ordinary train just
offering economy class seats using
ex-South African economy seats cars.& However, with the concession
terminated and Zambian Railways Ltd back in charge, there's an ordinary train
with economy seats and a weekly express service with economy, standard and
business class seats plus sleeper class with 3 & 6 berth compartments.&
The photos below show the Jubilee Express introduced in October 2014,
courtesy of traveller Anna Zavyalova.
Jubilee Express logo...
The Jubilee Express...
Sleeper class...&
Two views of a 6-berth sleeper on Zambian Railways' Jubilee Express
train.& You may be allocated to a 3 or 6 berth compartment.
In Standard class, I
think they've nailed the problem of what to do with the gaps between
windows - add a nice picture...
Standard class seats
on the Jubilee Express...
Economy class seats
on the Jubilee Express...
Traveller's
reports...
So far, all these reports refer
only to the ordinary train, with economy seats only.
Patrice Etienne reports from a Livingstone-Lusaka journey:& &The train left Livingstone station at 20:00 and
it stopped only 5 minutes later, due to a problem with
the engine.& After an hour it started again and there
was no more problems to Lusaka, where we arrived at 16:00 the
next day.&
Economy class bench seats throughout the whole train: no sleepers, only
benches.& The staff invite foreigners to sit in their
wagon, where there is plenty of space so it is possible to
lie on the bench for the night.& Which is welcome because the
train shakes a lot during all the journey.& So I suppose the
local passengers have a strong back pain after the night
sitting on the benches!& Note that at that time of the year (October) the night on
the train was cold, and some windows are broken so there was
a continuous air flow, so advice is to take trousers and
No food nor drink on board but possibility to buy it at
So, a slow and shaky rodeo train, but it's really worth
taking, as the itinerary and slow pace of the train
enable you to see a probably more authentic part of Zambia
than in a bus on the road: scenery, villages in the bush,
people, children waving hands with amusement... and poverty too.&
Remember that in this area, you can face big delays on the
buses too,
as well as discomfort, broken aircon.... and sometimes road hazards...&Traveller Dennis Niccoll from
Canada reports:& &At
Kitwe station there is detailed information posted about
prices but nothing about schedule.& The ticket office seemed
permanently closed, so I asked around and was eventually
directed to the parcel office.& There, a lady told me that
the train leaves at 9 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday and,
with a lot of prompting, that it is scheduled to arrive in
Livingstone at noon on following day.&& She said there was
no first class or sleeper.& I was worried about how bad third class
would be so I arrived early to check it out before
committing to the trip.& Locals I had spoken to said that
there was no way they would take the train, and that I
certainly should not take it! I arrived early on Friday
morning and got a good look at the train from behind a
fence.&&& Most cars had seats with padded backs.& Coaches
looked in good condition with clear, unbroken windows.& It
was not too crowded so I would at least be able to get a
seat.& I decided to go and joined the ticket line, which
moved slowly and as I got near the front realized that there
was nobody selling tickets – we moved up as people in front
gave up!& A guard standing nearby said to buy the ticket
from the conductor on board.& I found a good seat facing
forward in a car near the back to avoid noise, soot and
smell from the engine.& Seating was 2 person bench seats
facing each other.& The train left on time at 09:00, but it
soon stopped for no obvious reason.& According to my map, we
almost right at the Congo border on the route to Ndola.& I
bought my ticket from the conductor and paid only 27,500
Kwacha (about CAD7.30).& Later, a man came up to me and
started talking about lights.& I eventually realized he
worked on the train and that only 3 of the 12 cars had
lights that worked at night and that he was strongly
advising me to move to a car with lights!& We went back one
car but it had only hard seat backs, so we went toward the
front of the train.& He found me a space on 3-person bench
with seats facing each other.& We were stopped a long
time in Kabwe (1
hours).& I slept on and off sitting
uncomfortably on my bench, and we reached Lusaka at about
04:15 and left at 06:15.& I never could get any idea of when
we would arrive in Livingstone. It had long been obvious
that the scheduled 12-noon arrival was out of the
question.&& I got estimates of 22, 23, then, as they say,
‘zero one’.& We arrived at ‘zero two’ on Sunday, 41 hours
after leaving Kitwe.& I decided it was too risky to
walk or take a taxi to look for a hotel at this time of
night, so I went with many others to the third class waiting
room.& It’s a shed-like place with a concrete floor open on
one side and with only one bench seat to hold 4 of the 50+
people waiting. I sat on cold and
unsleeping till six when it started to get light.& By 6:30
it was light enough to walk into town, eat (no food on the
train), find a hotel, and visit the excellent railway
- Victoria
Falls to Livingstone by foot & taxi...
Falls (Zimbabwe) and Livingstone (Zambia) are about 13km apart
either side of the Zim/Zam border across the Zambezi river.& Although linked by a
railway line there are currently no passenger trains between the two places
other than irregular steam
specials.& However, you can easily walk from central
Victoria Falls to the Zimbabwe border post, pass through
Zimbabwe customs, walk across the famous road and rail bridge spanning the Zambezi
river gorge (resisting the urge to bungy-jump) to the Zambian border post.& There are then
taxis from the Zambian frontier the few miles into Livingstone.
Pictured right:& The famous bridge across the
Zambezi in no man's land, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe.&
Sadly, these days you're more likely to bungy-jump off it than
cross it by train!
Dar es Salaam - Kigoma, Mwanza, Moshi, Arusa
Trains aren't running from Dar to Moshi
or Arusha at the moment, but here's what should currently be running to northern
Salaam ► Kigoma / Mwanza
1st & 3rd class
&Dar es Salaam
17:00& Tuesdays & Fridays
17:00& Tuesdays & Fridays
08:10&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
08:10&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
18:25&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
18:25&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
20:10&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
21:30&& Wednesdays & Saturdays
&Kigoma&arrive
07:25&& Thursdays & Sundays
&Mwanza&arrive
07:25&& Thursdays & Sundays&&
* Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Railways station is about 8 km (5 miles) from the Dar es Salaam Tazara
1st class consists of 2-&
2nd class converts to 6-berth sleeper compartmen
3rd class is basic seating.
Change at Tabora for
Mpanda.& A train departs Tabora on Wednesdays & Saturdays at 21:00 arriving Mpanda
10:30 next day.
A train leaves Mpanda on
Thursdays & Sundays at
13:00 arriving Tabora at 02:45 next day, connecting with the train to Dar es Salaam.
&Kigoma / Mwanza
► Dar es Salaam
&Mwanza depart
18:00& Thursdays & Sundays
&Kigoma departs
17:00&& Thursdays & Sundays
04:30&& Fridays & Mondays
04:00&& Fridays & Mondays
07:25&& Fridays & Mondays
07:25&& Fridays & Mondays
18:40&& Fridays & Mondays
18:40&& Fridays & Mondays
es Salaam * arrive&&
08:50&& Saturdays & Tuesdays
08:50&& Saturdays & Tuesdays
One way per person...
es Salaam to Kigoma
60,000 Shillings (?28 or $45) 1st class sleeper&
40,000 Shillings (?20 or $35) 2nd class sleeper
19,900 Shillings
3rd class seat.
es Salaam to Mwanza
74,800 Shillings (?29 or $47) 1st class sleeper&
? Shillings (?20 or $35) 2nd class sleeper
? Shillings
3rd class seat.
On board the train
from Dar to Mwanza...
The Dar to Mwanza
train...& Photo courtesy of Roger Crawford
Mwanza railway
station...& Photo courtesy of Roger Crawford
1st class sleeper...&
Photo courtesy of Roger Crawford
3rd class...&
Photo courtesy of Roger Crawford
Restaurant car...&
Photo courtesy of Roger Crawford
Travellers' reports...
The Tanzanian
Railways train to Mwanza.
courtesy of Andy Allsebrook
Traveller Roger
Crawford reports (January 2013):& &Services from Mwanza to
Tabora to Dar es Salam resumed around 3 weeks ago.& Services
depart Mwanza each Thursday and Sunday at 1800 hrs. On most
occasions it will leave on time but I have observed over the last 3
weeks that the departure time can be hit and miss, either late or
the next day depending upon how late it is running from Dar.&
There is first, second and third class.& First sleeper is just
one carriage and bare essentials. Need to bring all your own linen.
Most bedding is torn and fairly ordinary.& Mwanza station has
also received a coat of paint to celebrate the reopening of the rail
service to Tabora/Dar.&
Travellers Andy Allsebrook, Tim Lonsdale
& Steven ‘Bungle’ Hoyland travelled from Dodoma to Mwanza:&
&The train ride was one of the most wonderfully Africa experiences of
the whole trip. From the disorganised beginnings to the chaotic,
scrambling end we never felt more like we were off the beaten track
and truly amongst everyday African life. We departed around 8am (I
forget the day we left – they all had begun to blend into one by then)
and trundled slowly across the sparse Africa landscape. Occasional
stops were made in what seemed like the middle of nowhere but out of
the baking scrubland impromptu markets erupted at the arrival of the
train. The standard meal off the train was greasy goat and soggy,
undercooked chips served in a plastic bag with far too much salt.
Meals on the train were brought to our couchette (which we shard we 3
other passengers). It was usually of a rather high standard (fish and
rice or chicken and rice) and was incredibly cheap. The train had a
bar which was jam packed with drunken Africans who would want to
engage in banter (always friendly) every time we headed up there for a
beer. We would have loved to have sat and drank with them but there
was simply no room.
Moving between carriages to get to the bar was a
mission in itself – the gaps between them were unguarded and each
carriage change required a leap of faith which left ones heart
pounding. Unfortunately, after about 10 hours the bar had been drunk
dry and I had to resort to reading my Jilly Cooper novel (having
travelled from Rwanda English language novels were hard to find so
forgive me). Around 10 hours into the journey we stopped in a large
town (I forget its name) [probably Tabora] to await the arrival of a
train from the lake. Having been
given no indication as to how long
this would be we& were reluctant to leave the train for too long. One
of our party of 3 would leave the train to get cold drinks/goat when
needed but no one wanted to stray too far for fear of being trapped in
the town with no name. We needn’t have worried. The train remained at
this station, unmoving, from around 6pm to 11am the next morning with
absolutely no explanation. Africa is as Africa does however and the
stoical, unblinking acceptance shown by the families around us made
the journey bearable. We struck up conversations, wandered to station
and drank warm cokes (the fridge in the shop had by now broken down).
The night was spent sweating on a red leather couchette bed while we
conversed in the pitch dark with the young African doctors who were
taking the train home. They laughed at us when we said we did not believe in God. But it was a friendly laugh, almost one of pity. In
the night a rat appeared in our compartment, scuttling from under the
bed to under the sink and back again. Then into the space between to
carriage walls. Sleep was difficult with a rat inches from your head.
We spent the next full day and half of the next night until we arrived
in Dodoma, hot, filthy, starving, thirsty, tired, angry and
approximately 20 hours late. But after a shower and a beer we looked
back on it as the best journey so far in Africa and it turned out to
be one of the best of the trip.&
Pictured, right:& The train from Dar to Kigoma, showing 2nd class 6-berth sleeper.&
Photos courtesy of Graham Sowa, read his blog at
Dar es Salaam
waterfront, with St Joseph's cathedral and one of the fast
ferries to Zanzibar. Courtesy of Ivor Ines
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar by ferry...
There's a twice-daily fast ferry between Dar
es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar, departing at 14:00 & 16:00,
journey time 1 hour 30 minutes.& Departures from Zanzibar at
10:00 & 13:00.& Fare $55 economy class or $65 first class.&
Traveller Ivor Morgan
reports:& &There seem to be several companies operating on this
route, so there are quite a number of sailings each day, not just 2.
Most ferries are fast catamarans taking 1.5 – 2hrs. However, there is
at least one much slower boat, the MV Flying Horse, so check which one
you’re booking on before you pay for a ticket.& The ferries leave
from what I assume is the old port area, on Sokoine Drive, just across
the road from St Joseph’s Cathedral. I think the Central Line station
is within walking distant of the port (although I didn’t have time to
check).& The Tazara station is about 5km away, requiring a taxi
ride.& Unfortunately, the ferry area is plagued with touts, and
you should only buy tickets directly from the ferry companies, who all
have office booths in a long, low building opposite the cathedral.&
Other than the all-inclusive ticket price, there are no more fees to
pay, although the various touts may try to charge you for “departure
tax”, Yellow Fever cards, etc, etc.!& We paid only $35 per person
one-way in economy (“VIP class” is hardly worth the extra $15), but I
think the prices might have been reduced as it was Ramadan.& On
arrival in Zanzibar, foreigners (but not locals) need to show their
passports and complete Immigration cards again, even though you’ve
already entered Tanzania on the mainland. However, there are no fees
to pay, and no need for a new visa.&
Guidebooks
get the most from a trip to Southern Africa, you'll need a good
guidebook - and I think the Lonely Planet guides are about the best ones out
in Tanzania & Zambia
◄◄
Hotel search & price comparison.
checks all the main hotel booking sites at once to find the widest choice of
hotels & the cheapest seller.& It was named as the World's Leading Hotel
Comparison Site at the World Travel Awards 2013 and I highly recommend it, both
to find hotels in even the smallest places and to check that another retailer
isn't selling your hotel for less!
is my favourite booking site.& It's really clear and you can usually book with free
cancellation and so confirm your accommodation at no risk months before train
booking opens.
Other hotel sites worth trying...
is the place to find independent travellers' reviews of all
the main hotels.
is my own preferred hotel booking
system (Hotels Combined being a search/comparison
system).& It has a simple interface, a good
selection in most countries worldwide, useful online
customer reviews of each hotel, and decent prices,
usually shown inclusive of unavoidable extras such as
taxes (a pet hate of mine is systems that show one
price, then charge you another!).
Backpacker
hostels...
:& If you're on a tight budget,
don't forget about backpacker hostels.& Hostelbookers
offers online booking of cheap private rooms or dorm beds in
backpacker hostels in most cities at rock-bottom prices.
Overland travel by train & bus around
Africa is an essential part of the
experience, so once there, don't cheat
and fly, stay on the ground!& But a
long-haul flight might be unavoidable to
reach Dar es Salaam in the first place.& For
flights to Tanzania, compare airlines .
Take out decent travel insurance, it's essential...
Never travel overseas without travel insurance from a reliable
insurer, with at least ?1m or preferably ?5m medical cover.& It should also cover
cancellation and loss of cash and belongings, up to a sensible
multi-trip policy is usually cheaper than several single-trip
policies even for just 2 or 3 trips
a year, I have an annual policy myself.& Here are some suggested insurers.&
Seat61 gets a small commission if you buy through these
the UK, try
to compare prices & policies from many
different insurers.
If you have a pre-existing medical condition or are over 65
(no age limit), see
you live in
Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or the EU, try
If you live in the USA try
Carry a spare credit card, designed for foreign travel with no currency
exchange loading & low or no ATM fees...
It costs nothing to take out an extra credit card.&
If you keep it in a different part of your luggage so you're
not left stranded if
your wallet gets stolen, this is a form of extra travel insurance in itself.& In addition,
some credit cards are significantly better for
overseas travel than others.& Martin Lewis's
explains which UK credit cards have the lowest currency
exchange commission loadings when you buy something
overseas, and the lowest cash withdrawal fees when you use
an ATM abroad.& Taking this advice can save you quite a
lot on each trip compared to using your normal high-street
bank credit card!
You can avoid ATM charges and expensive exchange rates with a
Caxton FX euro currency Visa Card, or their
multi-currency 'Global Traveller' Visa Card, see
Get an international SIM card
to save on mobile data and phone calls...
Mobile phones can cost a fortune to use abroad, and if you're
not careful you can return home to find a huge bill.&
, which can slash costs by up to 85%.& Go-Sim
cuts call costs in 175 countries worldwide,
and you can receive incoming calls and texts for free in 75 countries.& It's pay-as-you-go, so no nasty
when you get home.& It also allows cheap data access for laptops
& PDAs.& A Go-Sim account and any credit on it doesn't
expire if it's not used between trips, unlike some
others, so a Go-Sim phone number becomes your 'global phone
number' for life.}