Coming to Lope

Lope is situated at the heart of Gabon in the province of Ogooue-Ivindo, 350 km away from Libreville.
You can go to Lope either by car or by train.

If you decide to come by road without owning a private car, you can hire an all-terrain vehicle in Libreville. Be aware that rental costs are very high in Gabon and that you may pay some fees concerning the authorisation for leaving Libreville. Moreover, make sure you have enough fuel cans for the round trip because fuel sold outside big cities is often of poor quality.

If you decide to come by train, the national railway company SETRAG (Société d'Exploitation du TransGabonais) will take care of your trip. Its motto: « If nothing against it ». You have been warned!
The train ticket can be bought either to the commercial agency situated in Libreville city centre or at any train station. The last stops are Owendo (Libreville suburbs) and Franceville. Lope is about mid-flight, between Ayem and Offoue, making you arriving usually in the dead of night. Rather uncomfortable but such is Gabon.

Here new SETRAG website: https://www.setrag.ga/

Schedule and prices (in FCFA) during OFF-SEASON (mid-October to mid-July):

Day	Categoy	Departure OWENDO	Arrival to Lope	VIP Class	First class	Second class
Sunday	Omnibus	6.50 pm	1.17 am	25 500 F	21 400 F	15 000 F
Monday	Express		1.03 am	29 150 F	25 500 F	19 050 F
Tuesday	Omnibus		1.17 am	25 500 F	21 400 F	15 000 F
Wednesday	Express		1.03 am	29 150 F	25 500 F	19 050 F
Thursday	Omnibus		1.17 am	25 500 F	21 400 F	15 000 F
Friday	Express		1.03 am	29 150 F	25 500 F	19 050 F

Day	Category	Departure FRANCEVILLE	Arrival to Lope	VIP Class	First class	Second class
Sunday	Express	7.50 pm	1.32 am	35 000 F	30 700 F	23 000 F
Monday	Omnibus	7 pm	1.15 am	30 700 F	25 700 F	18 100 F
Tuesday	Express	7.50 pm	1.32 am	35 000 F	30 700 F	23 000 F
Wednesday	Omnibus	7 pm	1.15 am	30 700 F	25 700 F	18 100 F
Thursday	Express	7.50 pm	1.32 am	35 000 F	30 700 F	23 000 F
Friday	Omnibus	7 pm	1.15 am	30 700 F	25 700 F	18 100 F

Schedule and prices (in FCFA) during HIGH SEASON (mid-July to mid-October):

Day	Category	Departure OWENDO	Arrival to Lope	First class	Second class
Monday	Express	4 pm	Between midnight and 1 am	25 500 F	19 050 F
Wednesday	Omnibus			21 400 F	15 000 F
Friday	Express			25 500 F	19 050 F
Sunday	Omnibus			21 400 F	15 000 F

Day	Category	Departure OWENDO	Arrival to Lope	First class	Second class
Lundi	Omnibus	6 pm	Between midnight and 1 am	30 700 F	23 000 F
Mercredi	Express			30 700 F	23 000 F
Vendredi	Omnibus			30 700 F	23 000 F
Dimanche	Express			25 700 F	18 100 F

Make sure you have enough change when buying the train ticket and weighing your luggage because SETRAG rarely has it to repay the difference!

Luggage transportation: Aboard the train, you are allowed to take two hand luggages weighing no more than 22 lbs. Heavier pieces must be checked in and weighed at least 1h30 before the train departure but we recommend you to do it much more in advance so as to be sure that there is place left. Like this, you will avoid the scramble in the final straight ;)

Have a nice trip!