Getting around
Metro and trams in cities: Africa
Metro, light rail, monorail and tram networks of the destinations in this guide with 300,000 people or more, as OpenStreetMap maps them: lines in service with a stop in the city, and the number of their stations inside it. The kind of each line is OpenStreetMap's: a network whose name says "Metro" or "Stadtbahn" can be mapped as light rail, and a Stadtbahn as a metro.
Questions and answers
- Does Abuja have a metro?
- OpenStreetMap maps no line in Abuja as a metro; it maps light rail: Abuja Rail Mass Transit (1 line). Abuja travel guide →
- Does Addis Ababa have a metro?
- OpenStreetMap maps no line in Addis Ababa as a metro; it maps light rail: Addis Ababa Light Rail (2 lines). Addis Ababa travel guide →
- Does Cairo have a metro?
- Yes. OpenStreetMap maps a metro network in Cairo: الشركة المصرية لإدارة وتشغيل المترو (3 lines, 61 stations in the city). It also maps a monorail: مونوريل القاهرة (1 line). Cairo travel guide →
- Does Cape Town have a metro?
- OpenStreetMap maps no line in Cape Town as a metro; it maps trams: Century City Tramway (1 line). Cape Town travel guide →
- Does Casablanca have a metro?
- OpenStreetMap maps no line in Casablanca as a metro; it maps trams: Casa Tramway (4 lines). Casablanca travel guide →
- Does Giza have a metro?
- Yes. OpenStreetMap maps a metro network in Giza: الشركة المصرية لإدارة وتشغيل المترو (2 lines, 17 stations in the city). Giza travel guide →
- Does Lagos have a metro?
- Yes. OpenStreetMap maps a metro network in Lagos: Lagos Rail Mass Transit (1 line, 5 stations in the city). Lagos travel guide →
- Does Rabat have a metro?
- OpenStreetMap maps no line in Rabat as a metro; it maps trams: STRS (2 lines). Rabat travel guide →
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), OpenStreetMap data of 21 September 2026. All questions · Metro and trams in cities: Europe, A-M · Metro and trams in cities: Europe, M-Z · Metro and trams in cities: Asia and Oceania, A-H · Metro and trams in cities: Asia and Oceania, I-O · Metro and trams in cities: Asia and Oceania, P-Z · Metro and trams in cities: the Americas, A-M · Metro and trams in cities: the Americas, M-Z · Cities with a metro by country: Europe · Cities with a metro by country: Asia and Oceania · Cities with a metro by country: the Americas · Cities with a metro by country: Africa · Ferries from cities in Europe, A-B