metro.ad / Kampala
🇺🇬 Uganda
2 transit systems in Kampala — 1 in service and 1 under construction or planned.
🚆 Commuter rail · Metre-gauge suburban · URC
A limited, sometimes-intermittent commuter service run by Uganda Railways Corporation on existing metre-gauge tracks, relaunched to ease congestion while larger mass-transit plans advance.
Length
Kampala–Namanve / Port Bell
Stations
—
Since
relaunched 2015
🚌 Bus rapid transit · BRT · GKMA
Uganda's first planned bus-rapid-transit network for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, in detailed design with World Bank support to tackle severe congestion — a pilot for East Africa's fast-growing secondary cities.
Length
Metropolitan corridors
Stations
—
Target
in design
Whether you’re visiting Kampala for the first time or getting around every day, Met Road makes the city easy to move through. Below is every rapid-transit line we track in Kampala, with live status, so you always know what’s running and what’s on the way.
The easiest way in from the airport is usually a ride-hailing app (Uber, Bolt or a local equivalent) — fixed prices, no haggling, and ideal with luggage. Licensed airport taxis are also available; always agree the fare before you set off.
Does Kampala have public rail or rapid transit?
Yes — 1 system is in service: Kampala commuter rail. A further 1 is under construction or planned.
Tell me about Kampala commuter rail.
A limited, sometimes-intermittent commuter service run by Uganda Railways Corporation on existing metre-gauge tracks, relaunched to ease congestion while larger mass-transit plans advance.
When will Greater Kampala BRT open?
Uganda's first planned bus-rapid-transit network for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, in detailed design with World Bank support to tackle severe congestion — a pilot for East Africa's fast-growing secondary cities. It is currently in design — and, as with many African rail projects, the timeline is ambitious and may slip.