Time To Take The Train - Nampula to Cuamba

The hustle and bustle along the railway track - a moving market

Departing Nampula, there is a train running to Cuamba. Trains depart daily (except possibly Sunday( at 5am but only run 2nd and 3rd class tickets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I have been warned that 3rd class only is often pretty rough.

I am told the train departs at 4am but it doesn't pull out of Nampula till 5am. Better to be too early than too late.

highlight of the day - a train passes through

The trip takes just over 10 hours and makes a delightful treat after the lousy chapas journeys. Every station is like a market stall, selling a variety of locally produced onions, casava, carrots, garlic, peppers, maize, etc. Each station seems to have their own speciality produce.

A second class ticket cost Mtc331.