How to Get to Luxembourg: Airport, Trains and Buses

Luxembourg may be one of Europe's smallest countries, but it is exceptionally well connected. Bordered by Belgium, France and Germany, the Grand Duchy can be reached comfortably by air, rail, coach or car, and once you arrive all domestic public transport is free of charge — a policy in place since March 2020. Here is how to get there.

By air

Luxembourg Airport (LUX), also called Findel, is the country's only international airport and lies roughly 6 km east of Luxembourg City — barely 15 to 20 minutes from the centre. The national carrier Luxair operates a broad European network, and the airport is also served by airlines including Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet.

Getting into town could not be simpler. Since 2 March 2025 the tram runs all the way to the airport, with a terminus at Findel-Luxembourg Airport, while bus lines 16 and 29 also link the terminal to the centre and the central station, departing every 10 to 15 minutes. Both tram and buses are completely free.

If you cannot find a convenient flight to Findel, several alternative airports lie within reach. The nearest are Frankfurt-Hahn and Saarbrücken in Germany, both well placed for low-cost carriers. For wider intercontinental links, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris-Charles de Gaulle are larger hubs, each offering onward rail or coach connections to the Grand Duchy. From CDG and Frankfurt in particular, a high-speed train can complete the final leg in a couple of hours, making them realistic options when no direct flight to Luxembourg is available.

By train

Luxembourg's railway, the CFL (Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois), links the capital to all its neighbours from the central station (Gare de Luxembourg), a short walk or tram ride south of the old town.

• Paris: Direct TGV services from Paris-Est reach Luxembourg in around 2h15 (fastest journeys about 2h11), with roughly six trains a day.
• Brussels: Direct trains take around 3 hours, with the fastest closer to 2h45.
• Trier (Germany): A frequent regional service covers the trip in about 50 minutes, running hourly.
• Metz and Nancy: Regular cross-border trains connect these French cities in well under an hour to around 90 minutes.

Because domestic travel is free, your CFL ticket only needs to cover the portion of the journey outside Luxembourg's borders.

By bus

Long-distance coaches are the budget option. FlixBus is the main operator, with daily departures linking Luxembourg to Paris (around 5 hours), Brussels (about 2h45) and Cologne (roughly 5h40), among more than 130 destinations. Coaches generally arrive at the station area near the Gare. Fares can be very low, often from around €15-25 when booked ahead.

By car

Luxembourg is encircled by motorways from all three neighbours, and cars pay no tolls on the country's roads — a welcome contrast to France's péages. The A4 and A3 arrive from France, the A6 from Belgium, and the A1 from Germany. Driving times are short: Trier is under an hour, Metz around 50 minutes, and Brussels about two hours.

A practical bonus for drivers: fuel in Luxembourg is often noticeably cheaper than in surrounding countries, so it is worth filling up before you leave. Park on the city's edge and the free tram and buses will carry you the rest of the way into town.

Once you arrive

The single fact that shapes every visit is that all domestic public transport is free. There are no tickets to buy, no validation machines to find and no zones to worry about: simply board any bus, tram or train within the country. The only exception is first class on trains, which still requires a supplement. This makes a car far less essential than in most countries, and it means that even budget travellers can move around the capital and the wider Grand Duchy without spending a cent.

Whichever route you choose, the moment you set foot in the Grand Duchy the network is yours at no cost — making Luxembourg one of the easiest capitals in Europe to explore.