Trains route

Dar es Salaam → Dodoma

Tanzania's sleek new electric train to the capital.

TRC (standard gauge)
3.5-4 hours
$10-30

The standard gauge railway (SGR) is the newest travel experience in Tanzania: tilting electric multiple units, airline-style seating, onboard screens announcing the next stop, and a smooth 160 km/h glide across the Maasai steppe. The Dar es Salaam to Dodoma run compresses a former two-day journey into a morning or afternoon, calling at Morogoro under the Uluguru mountains and dodging giraffe and zebra near Mikumi. It connects cleanly with onward SGR sections toward Tabora and Isaka for Mwanza and Kigali roads.

Operator: TRC (standard gauge)
Frequency: Daily
Typical duration: 3.5-4 hours
Price range: $10-30
Luggage: About 30 kg; extra pieces need a small fee

Service classes

Business
Economy

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Dar es Salaam → Dodoma — photograph 2 — Alex Levis, via Pexels

Dar es Salaam → Dodoma — photograph 3 — bareed_shotz, via Pexels

Dar es Salaam → Dodoma — photograph 4 — Alex Levis, via Pexels

Dar es Salaam → Dodoma — photograph 5 — Alex Levis, via Pexels

Dar es Salaam → Dodoma — photograph 6 — Yapı Merkezi Tanzania on Youtube, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Booking information

Book online at trc.co.tz or at the SGR terminal north of the city centre. E-tickets are checked with ID at the gate - arrive 30-45 minutes before departure for security screening.

Good to know

The fastest land link to the capital and comfortably the easiest way to reach Dodoma's wineries and government quarter. Luggage racks are modest - big backpacks go overhead or in the end-of-car racks. An evening service is being added as more rolling stock arrives.

Times and fares are curated guidelines, not a live timetable. Always confirm before you travel.

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Dar es Salaam → Dodoma

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Other trains routes

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Dar es Salaam → Nakonde (Zambia border) via Mbeya

Dar es Salaam → Mwanza via Isaka