Data story

The fastest train in every country

104 countries, ranked by the speed their quickest train actually averages. Not top speed.

“Fastest train” usually means a headline top speed: a number a train might touch on one perfect stretch of track. It says little about actually getting somewhere. So this ranks the 104 countries in the atlas that have a day intercity train by a more honest figure: the speed their quickest one averages from origin to destination on its fastest scheduled run. The gap between the two is the story.

Countries ranked: 104
Fastest average: 307 km/h
Median country: 84 km/h
Average ≥ 200 km/h: 6 countries

The fastest sustained run on Earth

China's Jinghu High-Speed averages 307 km/h from Beijing to Shanghai — 88% of its 350 km/h top speed, held for 1,318 km.

Top speed is a sprint, not a journey

The Shanghai Maglev touches 431 km/h, the highest on the map — but as a 30 km airport run it averages just 225. What a journey feels like is the average, not the peak.

The fastest train isn't where you'd expect

The United States' quickest, the Acela, averages 110 km/h end to end — behind 33 other countries, from Morocco to Uzbekistan to Russia.

Average speed of the fastest train in each country

Solid gold is the speed each country's fastest train averages end to end; the faint bar and tick mark its headline top speed. 104 countries, fastest first.

How we measured it

Average speed is route length divided by the fastest scheduled end-to-end journey time; figures are approximate published values, not live timetables. Only intercity day trains are ranked — night sleepers and purely scenic lines are journeys, not speed runs. Where a train crosses borders it counts for every country it serves, so a country's “fastest train” is the fastest one you can board there, domestic or international. Because a cross-border service is credited to every country it touches, 16 countries rank on an international train whose speed is reached partly abroad — these are marked † in the table below and shown next to the fastest train running wholly within their own borders. Every number comes from the open TrainRouter Atlas (CC BY 4.0, archived at DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21322030) — free to check or reuse.

Every country, ranked

16 countries (marked †) are fastest-served by an international train that reaches its high average largely outside their own borders (the UK and Belgium via Eurostar, Norway via the Oslo–Stockholm run). Each of those rows also lists the fastest train running wholly within that country (or notes where the atlas has none), so you can read both figures.

#	Country	Fastest train	Avg	Top
1	🇨🇳 China	Jinghu High-SpeedBeijing–Shanghai · 1,318 km · 4 h 18 min	307	350
2	🇫🇷 France	TGV inOuiParis–Bordeaux · 537 km · 2 h 04 min	260	320
3	🇪🇸 Spain	AVEMadrid–Barcelona · 621 km · 2 h 30 min	248	300
4	🇯🇵 Japan	Sanyo ShinkansenOsaka–Fukuoka · 553 km · 2 h 21 min	235	300
5	🇹🇼 Taiwan	THSRTaipei–Kaohsiung · 345 km · 1 h 34 min	220	300
6	🇬🇧 United Kingdom†	EurostarLondon–Paris · 492 km · 2 h 18 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: LNER, 165 km/h	214	300
7	🇮🇹 Italy	FrecciarossaRome–Naples · 225 km · 1 h 10 min	193	300
8	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	Haramain High-SpeedMecca–Medina · 450 km · 2 h 20 min	193	300
9	🇧🇪 Belgium†	EurostarLondon–Brussels · 373 km · 1 h 57 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: Intercity, 103 km/h	191	300
10	🇦🇹 Austria	KoralmbahnGraz–Klagenfurt · 127 km · 41 min	186	250
11	🇷🇺 Russia	SapsanMoscow–St. Petersburg · 650 km · 3 h 30 min	186	250
12	🇰🇷 South Korea	KTXSeoul–Busan · 417 km · 2 h 15 min	185	305
13	🇭🇰 Hong Kong†	Guangzhou–Hong Kong XRLGuangzhou–Hong Kong · 142 km · 47 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	181	300
14	🇮🇩 Indonesia	WhooshJakarta–Bandung · 142 km · 47 min	181	350
15	🇱🇺 Luxembourg†	TGV Paris–LuxembourgParis–Luxembourg · 385 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	178	320
16	🇹🇷 Türkiye	Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)Ankara–Konya · 306 km · 1 h 45 min	175	250
17	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	AfrosiyobTashkent–Bukhara · 600 km · 3 h 40 min	164	250
18	🇩🇪 Germany	ICEHamburg–Berlin · 286 km · 1 h 45 min	163	230
19	🇨🇭 Switzerland†	TGV LyriaParis–Geneva · 500 km · 3 h 8 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: IC 1, 102 km/h	160	320
20	🇳🇱 Netherlands†	Eurostar (Thalys)Paris–Amsterdam · 524 km · 3 h 25 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: Intercity Direct, 109 km/h	153	300
21	🇲🇦 Morocco	Al BoraqTangier–Casablanca · 323 km · 2 h 10 min	149	320
22	🇸🇪 Sweden	SJ X2000Stockholm–Gothenburg · 455 km · 3 h 05 min	148	200
23	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	Etihad RailAbu Dhabi–Fujairah · 250 km · 1 h 45 min	143	200
24	🇷🇸 Serbia	SokoBelgrade–Subotica · 182 km · 1 h 19 min	138	200
25	🇫🇮 Finland	InterCity 25Helsinki–Oulu · 690 km · 5 h 24 min	128	200
26	🇵🇱 Poland	Express InterCity PremiumWarsaw–Katowice · 298 km · 2 h 20 min	128	200
27	🇩🇰 Denmark	Lyntog Copenhagen–AarhusCopenhagen–Aarhus · 330 km · 2 h 39 min	125	180
28	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Tanzania SGRDar es Salaam–Dodoma · 460 km · 3 h 42 min	124	160
29	🇬🇷 Greece	Hellenic InterCityAthens–Thessaloniki · 481 km · ≈ 4 h	120	200
30	🇮🇪 Ireland	InterCityDublin–Cork · 266 km · 2 h 15 min	118	160
31	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+Kyiv–Lviv · 575 km · ≈ 5 h	115	160
32	🇨🇿 Czechia	SC PendolinoPrague–Ostrava · 356 km · 3 h 7 min	114	160
33	🇵🇹 Portugal	Alfa PendularLisbon–Braga · 390 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min	111	220
34	🇺🇸 United States	AcelaBoston–Washington, D.C. · 735 km · 6 h 42 min	110	257
35	🇨🇦 Canada	VIA Rail CorridorToronto–Montreal · 541 km · 4 h 56 min	110	160
36	🇮🇱 Israel	Jerusalem High-Speed LinkTel Aviv–Jerusalem · 57 km · 32 min	107	160
37	🇷🇴 Romania	Bucharest–Constanța InterCityBucharest–Constanța · 225 km · 2 h 07 min	106	160
38	🇭🇺 Hungary†	RailjetVienna–Budapest · 243 km · 2 h 20 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: InterCity Debrecen, 95 km/h	104	230
39	🇧🇾 Belarus	Minsk–Brest Business ClassMinsk–Brest · 346 km · 3 h 20 min	104	140
40	🇱🇦 Laos†	Laos–China RailwayKunming–Vientiane · 1,035 km · ≈ 10 h · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	104	160
41	🇳🇴 Norway†	Oslo–StockholmOslo–Stockholm · 562 km · 5 h 30 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: Vestfoldbanen, 78 km/h	102	200
42	🇦🇺 Australia	The ProspectorPerth–Kalgoorlie · 653 km · 6 h 45 min	97	160
43	🇪🇪 Estonia	ElronTallinn–Tartu · 185 km · 1 h 55 min	97	120
44	🇲🇾 Malaysia	KTM ETSKuala Lumpur–Butterworth · 380 km · 4 h	95	140
45	🇮🇳 India	Vande Bharat ExpressNew Delhi–Varanasi · 759 km · 8 h	95	130
46	🇰🇪 Kenya	Madaraka ExpressNairobi–Mombasa · 472 km · ≈ 5 h	94	120
47	🇱🇹 Lithuania	LTG LinkVilnius–Kaunas · 102 km · 1 h 5 min	94	160
48	🇸🇰 Slovakia	ZSSK InterCityBratislava–Košice · 445 km · 4 h 51 min	92	160
49	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Baku–Ganja ExpressBaku–Ganja · 363 km · ≈ 4 h	91	160
50	🇨🇱 Chile	Tren Santiago–ChillánSantiago–Chillán · 398 km · 4 h 25 min	90	160
51	🇱🇻 Latvia†	LTG LinkVilnius–Riga · 360 km · 4 h 13 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: Krustpils–Rēzekne railway, 85 km/h	85	120
52	🇸🇮 Slovenia	InterCity SlovenijaLjubljana–Maribor · 156 km · 1 h 52 min	84	160
53	🇪🇬 Egypt	Talgo IntercityCairo–Alexandria · 208 km · 2 h 30 min	83	160
54	🇲🇽 Mexico	Tren MayaCancún–Palenque · 900 km · ≈ 11 h	82	160
55	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Warri–Itakpe TrainWarri–Itakpe · 326 km · ≈ 4 h	82	100
56	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Ferrocarril Ezequiel ZamoraCaracas–Cúa · 41 km · 31 min	79	120
57	🇵🇦 Panama	Panama Canal RailwayPanama City–Colón · 77 km · 1 h	77	88
58	🇩🇿 Algeria	Algiers–Oran ExpressAlgiers–Oran · 421 km · 5 h 30 min	77	160
59	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BDŽ Fast Train BurgasSofia–Burgas · 458 km · 6 h	76	130
60	🇬🇪 Georgia	Tbilisi–Batumi IntercityTbilisi–Batumi · 378 km · 4 h 59 min	76	120
61	🇿🇦 South Africa	GautrainJohannesburg–Pretoria · 56 km · 45 min	75	160
62	🇮🇷 Iran	Raja Tehran–IsfahanTehran–Isfahan · 450 km · 6 h 30 min	69	160
63	🇲🇪 Montenegro	Podgorica–Nikšić linePodgorica–Nikšić · 56 km · 50 min	67	100
64	🇦🇷 Argentina	Tren a Mar del PlataBuenos Aires–Mar del Plata · 400 km · 6 h	67	120
65	🇭🇷 Croatia	Zagreb–Rijeka lineZagreb–Rijeka · 229 km · 3 h 30 min	65	140
66	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	Sonar Bangla ExpressDhaka–Chattogram · 321 km · 4 h 55 min	65	100
67	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Tulpar-TalgoAlmaty–Shymkent · 700 km · 11 h	64	160
68	🇵🇰 Pakistan	Subak RaftarLahore–Rawalpindi · 290 km · 4 h 35 min	63	105
69	🇩🇯 Djibouti†	Addis–Djibouti RailwayAddis Ababa–Djibouti · 756 km · ≈ 12 h · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	63	120
70	🇪🇹 Ethiopia†	Addis–Djibouti RailwayAddis Ababa–Djibouti · 756 km · ≈ 12 h · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	63	120
71	🇲🇲 Myanmar	Yangon–Mandalay ExpressYangon–Mandalay · 620 km · 10 h	62	100
72	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Capital ConnectionPalmerston North–Wellington · 136 km · 2 h 15 min	60	100
73	🇺🇾 Uruguay	AFE Tacuarembó–RiveraTacuarembó–Rivera · 130 km · 2 h 10 min	60	90
74	🇹🇳 Tunisia	SNCFT Grandes LignesTunis–Sfax · 270 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min	60	120
75	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Yal DeviColombo–Jaffna · 397 km · 6 h 40 min	60	120
76	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo–Maglaj lineSarajevo–Maglaj · 148 km · 2 h 33 min	58	70
77	🇨🇺 Cuba	Tren FrancésHavana–Santiago de Cuba · 854 km · 15 h	57	100
78	🇧🇷 Brazil	Estrada de Ferro CarajásSão Luís–Parauapebas · 892 km · ≈ 16 h	56	80
79	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Skopje–Gevgelija lineSkopje–Gevgelija · 173 km · 3 h 15 min	53	120
80	🇦🇴 Angola	Caminho de Ferro de MoçâmedesNamibe–Menongue · 756 km · ~15 h	50	90
81	🇹🇭 Thailand	Eastern LineBangkok–Aranyaprathet · 255 km · 5 h 15 min	49	100
82	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	Trans-Caspian ExpressAshgabat–Turkmenbashi · 580 km · 12 h	48	100
83	🇸🇳 Senegal	Dakar TERDakar–Diamniadio · 36 km · 45 min	48	160
84	🇰🇭 Cambodia	Royal Railway Southern LinePhnom Penh–Sihanoukville · 264 km · 5 h 40 min	47	60
85	🇬🇦 Gabon	TransgabonaisLibreville–Franceville · 648 km · 14 h	46	80
86	🇨🇩 DR Congo	Matadi–KinshasaMatadi–Kinshasa · 366 km · 8 h	46	60
87	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	Sitarail VoyageursOuagadougou–Bobo-Dioulasso · 340 km · 8 h	43	70
88	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Hai Phong LineHanoi–Hai Phong · 102 km · 2 h 25 min	42	60
89	🇲🇨 MC†	Riviera LineNice–Ventimiglia · 34 km · ≈ 50 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	41	120
90	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Tren de la MuerteSanta Cruz–Puerto Quijarro · 650 km · 16 h	41	60
91	🇿🇲 Zambia†	TAZARADar es Salaam–Kapiri Mposhi · 1,860 km · 46 h · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	40	100
92	🇽🇰 Kosovo	Pristina–Peja linePristina–Peja · 80 km · 2 h	40	80
93	🇸🇩 Sudan	Port Sudan–AtbaraPort Sudan–Atbara · 474 km · 12 h	40	60
94	🇲🇷 Mauritania	Mauritania Iron Ore TrainNouadhibou–Zouérat · 704 km · ≈ 18 h	39	60
95	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	Dushanbe–Kulob ExpressDushanbe–Kulob · 270 km · 7 h	39	80
96	🇲🇩 Moldova†	Chișinău–Iași Cross-BorderChișinău–Iași · 130 km · 3 h 30 min · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	37	80
97	🇵🇭 Philippines	PNR CommuterCalamba–Lucena · 90 km · 2 h 33 min	35	60
98	🇬🇭 Ghana	Accra–Tema ShuttleAccra–Tema · 32 km · 1 h	32	80
99	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	La GazelleBrazzaville–Pointe-Noire · 510 km · ≈ 16 h	32	70
100	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Nampula–CuambaNampula–Cuamba · 348 km · 12 h	29	60
101	🇵🇪 Peru	Tren MachoHuancayo (Chilca)–Cuenca · 57 km · 2 h	29	40
102	🇳🇵 Nepal†	Janakpur RailwayJaynagar–Bijalpura · 52 km · ≈ 2 h · int'l; fastest all-domestic: no wholly-domestic intercity line in the atlas	26	80
103	🇺🇬 Uganda	Kampala–Mukono commuterKampala–Mukono · 27 km · 1 h 10 min	23	60
104	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Dia TsaraMoramanga–Toamasina · 249 km · 12 h	21	40

The same ranking, domestic trains only

The table above answers “what is the fastest train you can board in this country”, which credits an international service to every country it serves. The commonest objection to it is a fair one: the United Kingdom's entry is a Franco-British train that earns most of its average on French track, and the same goes for Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway. So here is the other reading — the fastest train that never leaves the country. 95 countries have one in the atlas; the 9 that do not are served only by trains from across a border.

#	Country	Fastest domestic train	Avg	Top
1	🇨🇳 China	Jinghu High-SpeedBeijing–Shanghai · 1,318 km · 4 h 18 min	307	350
2	🇫🇷 France	TGV inOuiParis–Bordeaux · 537 km · 2 h 04 min	260	320
3	🇪🇸 Spain	AVEMadrid–Barcelona · 621 km · 2 h 30 min	248	300
4	🇯🇵 Japan	Sanyo ShinkansenOsaka–Fukuoka · 553 km · 2 h 21 min	235	300
5	🇹🇼 Taiwan	THSRTaipei–Kaohsiung · 345 km · 1 h 34 min	220	300
6	🇮🇹 Italy	FrecciarossaRome–Naples · 225 km · 1 h 10 min	193	300
7	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	Haramain High-SpeedMecca–Medina · 450 km · 2 h 20 min	193	300
8	🇦🇹 Austria	KoralmbahnGraz–Klagenfurt · 127 km · 41 min	186	250
9	🇷🇺 Russia	SapsanMoscow–St. Petersburg · 650 km · 3 h 30 min	186	250
10	🇰🇷 South Korea	KTXSeoul–Busan · 417 km · 2 h 15 min	185	305
11	🇮🇩 Indonesia	WhooshJakarta–Bandung · 142 km · 47 min	181	350
12	🇹🇷 Türkiye	Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)Ankara–Konya · 306 km · 1 h 45 min	175	250
13	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	LNERLondon–Newcastle · 432 km · 2 h 37 min	165	200
14	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	AfrosiyobTashkent–Bukhara · 600 km · 3 h 40 min	164	250
15	🇩🇪 Germany	ICEHamburg–Berlin · 286 km · 1 h 45 min	163	230
16	🇲🇦 Morocco	Al BoraqTangier–Casablanca · 323 km · 2 h 10 min	149	320
17	🇸🇪 Sweden	SJ X2000Stockholm–Gothenburg · 455 km · 3 h 05 min	148	200
18	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	Etihad RailAbu Dhabi–Fujairah · 250 km · 1 h 45 min	143	200
19	🇷🇸 Serbia	SokoBelgrade–Subotica · 182 km · 1 h 19 min	138	200
20	🇫🇮 Finland	InterCity 25Helsinki–Oulu · 690 km · 5 h 24 min	128	200
21	🇵🇱 Poland	Express InterCity PremiumWarsaw–Katowice · 298 km · 2 h 20 min	128	200
22	🇩🇰 Denmark	Lyntog Copenhagen–AarhusCopenhagen–Aarhus · 330 km · 2 h 39 min	125	180
23	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Tanzania SGRDar es Salaam–Dodoma · 460 km · 3 h 42 min	124	160
24	🇬🇷 Greece	Hellenic InterCityAthens–Thessaloniki · 481 km · ≈ 4 h	120	200
25	🇮🇪 Ireland	InterCityDublin–Cork · 266 km · 2 h 15 min	118	160
26	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Kyiv–Lviv Intercity+Kyiv–Lviv · 575 km · ≈ 5 h	115	160
27	🇨🇿 Czechia	SC PendolinoPrague–Ostrava · 356 km · 3 h 7 min	114	160
28	🇵🇹 Portugal	Alfa PendularLisbon–Braga · 390 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min	111	220
29	🇺🇸 United States	AcelaBoston–Washington, D.C. · 735 km · 6 h 42 min	110	257
30	🇨🇦 Canada	VIA Rail CorridorToronto–Montreal · 541 km · 4 h 56 min	110	160
31	🇳🇱 Netherlands	Intercity DirectAmsterdam–Breda · 123 km · 1 h 8 min	109	200
32	🇮🇱 Israel	Jerusalem High-Speed LinkTel Aviv–Jerusalem · 57 km · 32 min	107	160
33	🇷🇴 Romania	Bucharest–Constanța InterCityBucharest–Constanța · 225 km · 2 h 07 min	106	160
34	🇧🇾 Belarus	Minsk–Brest Business ClassMinsk–Brest · 346 km · 3 h 20 min	104	140
35	🇧🇪 Belgium	IntercityBrussels–Ostend · 123 km · 1 h 12 min	103	160
36	🇨🇭 Switzerland	IC 1Zurich–Geneva · 280 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min	102	200
37	🇦🇺 Australia	The ProspectorPerth–Kalgoorlie · 653 km · 6 h 45 min	97	160
38	🇪🇪 Estonia	ElronTallinn–Tartu · 185 km · 1 h 55 min	97	120
39	🇲🇾 Malaysia	KTM ETSKuala Lumpur–Butterworth · 380 km · 4 h	95	140
40	🇮🇳 India	Vande Bharat ExpressNew Delhi–Varanasi · 759 km · 8 h	95	130
41	🇭🇺 Hungary	InterCity DebrecenBudapest–Debrecen · 221 km · 2 h 20 min	95	160
42	🇰🇪 Kenya	Madaraka ExpressNairobi–Mombasa · 472 km · ≈ 5 h	94	120
43	🇱🇹 Lithuania	LTG LinkVilnius–Kaunas · 102 km · 1 h 5 min	94	160
44	🇸🇰 Slovakia	ZSSK InterCityBratislava–Košice · 445 km · 4 h 51 min	92	160
45	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Baku–Ganja ExpressBaku–Ganja · 363 km · ≈ 4 h	91	160
46	🇨🇱 Chile	Tren Santiago–ChillánSantiago–Chillán · 398 km · 4 h 25 min	90	160
47	🇱🇻 Latvia	Krustpils–Rēzekne railwayRēzekne–Krustpils · 95 km · ≈ 1 h 07 min	85	120
48	🇸🇮 Slovenia	InterCity SlovenijaLjubljana–Maribor · 156 km · 1 h 52 min	84	160
49	🇪🇬 Egypt	Talgo IntercityCairo–Alexandria · 208 km · 2 h 30 min	83	160
50	🇲🇽 Mexico	Tren MayaCancún–Palenque · 900 km · ≈ 11 h	82	160
51	🇳🇬 Nigeria	Warri–Itakpe TrainWarri–Itakpe · 326 km · ≈ 4 h	82	100
52	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Ferrocarril Ezequiel ZamoraCaracas–Cúa · 41 km · 31 min	79	120
53	🇳🇴 Norway	VestfoldbanenOslo–Skien · 170 km · 2 h 10 min	78	200
54	🇵🇦 Panama	Panama Canal RailwayPanama City–Colón · 77 km · 1 h	77	88
55	🇩🇿 Algeria	Algiers–Oran ExpressAlgiers–Oran · 421 km · 5 h 30 min	77	160
56	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BDŽ Fast Train BurgasSofia–Burgas · 458 km · 6 h	76	130
57	🇬🇪 Georgia	Tbilisi–Batumi IntercityTbilisi–Batumi · 378 km · 4 h 59 min	76	120
58	🇿🇦 South Africa	GautrainJohannesburg–Pretoria · 56 km · 45 min	75	160
59	🇮🇷 Iran	Raja Tehran–IsfahanTehran–Isfahan · 450 km · 6 h 30 min	69	160
60	🇲🇪 Montenegro	Podgorica–Nikšić linePodgorica–Nikšić · 56 km · 50 min	67	100
61	🇦🇷 Argentina	Tren a Mar del PlataBuenos Aires–Mar del Plata · 400 km · 6 h	67	120
62	🇭🇷 Croatia	Zagreb–Rijeka lineZagreb–Rijeka · 229 km · 3 h 30 min	65	140
63	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	Sonar Bangla ExpressDhaka–Chattogram · 321 km · 4 h 55 min	65	100
64	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Tulpar-TalgoAlmaty–Shymkent · 700 km · 11 h	64	160
65	🇵🇰 Pakistan	Subak RaftarLahore–Rawalpindi · 290 km · 4 h 35 min	63	105
66	🇲🇲 Myanmar	Yangon–Mandalay ExpressYangon–Mandalay · 620 km · 10 h	62	100
67	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Capital ConnectionPalmerston North–Wellington · 136 km · 2 h 15 min	60	100
68	🇺🇾 Uruguay	AFE Tacuarembó–RiveraTacuarembó–Rivera · 130 km · 2 h 10 min	60	90
69	🇹🇳 Tunisia	SNCFT Grandes LignesTunis–Sfax · 270 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min	60	120
70	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Yal DeviColombo–Jaffna · 397 km · 6 h 40 min	60	120
71	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo–Maglaj lineSarajevo–Maglaj · 148 km · 2 h 33 min	58	70
72	🇨🇺 Cuba	Tren FrancésHavana–Santiago de Cuba · 854 km · 15 h	57	100
73	🇧🇷 Brazil	Estrada de Ferro CarajásSão Luís–Parauapebas · 892 km · ≈ 16 h	56	80
74	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Skopje–Gevgelija lineSkopje–Gevgelija · 173 km · 3 h 15 min	53	120
75	🇦🇴 Angola	Caminho de Ferro de MoçâmedesNamibe–Menongue · 756 km · ~15 h	50	90
76	🇹🇭 Thailand	Eastern LineBangkok–Aranyaprathet · 255 km · 5 h 15 min	49	100
77	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	Trans-Caspian ExpressAshgabat–Turkmenbashi · 580 km · 12 h	48	100
78	🇸🇳 Senegal	Dakar TERDakar–Diamniadio · 36 km · 45 min	48	160
79	🇰🇭 Cambodia	Royal Railway Southern LinePhnom Penh–Sihanoukville · 264 km · 5 h 40 min	47	60
80	🇬🇦 Gabon	TransgabonaisLibreville–Franceville · 648 km · 14 h	46	80
81	🇨🇩 DR Congo	Matadi–KinshasaMatadi–Kinshasa · 366 km · 8 h	46	60
82	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	Sitarail VoyageursOuagadougou–Bobo-Dioulasso · 340 km · 8 h	43	70
83	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Hai Phong LineHanoi–Hai Phong · 102 km · 2 h 25 min	42	60
84	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Tren de la MuerteSanta Cruz–Puerto Quijarro · 650 km · 16 h	41	60
85	🇽🇰 Kosovo	Pristina–Peja linePristina–Peja · 80 km · 2 h	40	80
86	🇸🇩 Sudan	Port Sudan–AtbaraPort Sudan–Atbara · 474 km · 12 h	40	60
87	🇲🇷 Mauritania	Mauritania Iron Ore TrainNouadhibou–Zouérat · 704 km · ≈ 18 h	39	60
88	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	Dushanbe–Kulob ExpressDushanbe–Kulob · 270 km · 7 h	39	80
89	🇵🇭 Philippines	PNR CommuterCalamba–Lucena · 90 km · 2 h 33 min	35	60
90	🇬🇭 Ghana	Accra–Tema ShuttleAccra–Tema · 32 km · 1 h	32	80
91	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	La GazelleBrazzaville–Pointe-Noire · 510 km · ≈ 16 h	32	70
92	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Nampula–CuambaNampula–Cuamba · 348 km · 12 h	29	60
93	🇵🇪 Peru	Tren MachoHuancayo (Chilca)–Cuenca · 57 km · 2 h	29	40
94	🇺🇬 Uganda	Kampala–Mukono commuterKampala–Mukono · 27 km · 1 h 10 min	23	60
95	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Dia TsaraMoramanga–Toamasina · 249 km · 12 h	21	40

What is the fastest train in the world?

By the speed it actually averages end to end, China's Jinghu High-Speed: 307 km/h sustained over 1,318 km from Beijing to Shanghai, which is 88% of its 350 km/h top speed. By peak speed alone the answer is the Shanghai Maglev at 431 km/h, but it only holds that for a 30 km airport hop and averages 225 km/h.

What is the difference between top speed and average speed?

Top speed is the fastest a train is certified to run, usually for a few minutes on the best stretch of track. Average speed is the distance divided by the scheduled journey time, so it absorbs every stop, curve, junction and slow approach. It is the number that decides how long your day takes, and it is typically 60 to 80% of the headline figure.

How fast is the fastest train in America?

The Acela averages 110 km/h end to end — 33 countries have a faster flagship service, among them Morocco, Uzbekistan and Russia. Its top speed is higher than that average suggests; the constraint is shared, curved track rather than the train itself.

How many countries have high-speed trains?

Of the 104 countries ranked here, 6 have a flagship service that averages 200 km/h or more, and 2 average 250 km/h or more. The median country's fastest train averages 84 km/h, and 63 countries have nothing quicker than 100 km/h.