The City of Luxembourg is served by an efficient network of buses run by the "Autobus municipaux de la Ville de Luxembourg". The main centre of the capital city is very compact and eminently walkable, in spite of the cliffs and ramparts which so characterise the old fortress city. (cf City map). There is no underground or tramway service, but there are very interesting plans to improve on the existing link from the airport to the railway station
Unless you can show a pass, a ride on a City
bus will set you back a flat fare of 1.50 € (± £1). This "billet
courte-distance" (i.e. short distance ticket) is valid for one hour (or
10 km) from purchase on the whole of Luxembourg's public transport network,
and also allows transits between city and country buses and trains. Readers
might like to know that a block of 10 such tickets can be purchased in advance
for the cost of 10.00 €.
Dogs may also be taken on City buses, but you'll have to pay the above short-distance
ticket for the dog, which is then valid all day on all forms of public transport.
You
might like to know that you can order the "Nightrider"
nightbus (or www.nightrider.lu)
to fetch you and take you wherever you want to be taken in Luxembourg City,
almost like a taxi. This service operates Friday night and Saturday night between
7 p.m. and 4 a.m. Just order the bus on Freephone 8002 1010 at least 20 minutes
before your intended departure. Costs for this service: Single journey 10 €,
return Journey 15 €.
For further details on all City Bus services, see www.autobus.lu
or telephone: (+352) 4796 2975.
The Luxembourger is justly proud of the geographical variety of his small country. Especially if you're only on a short visit to the country, you should not miss out on visiting the Ardennes hills and forests, the wine-making valley of the Moselle, or the lovely "Little Switzerland" - also known as Müllerthal - and the "Minette", the Land of the Red Earth. From the capital, you are no more than 1 hour away from anywhere within Luxembourg. Browse our Country Picture Gallery if you feel you need convincing that a trip to Luxembourg's countryside (some ten minutes from the City Centre) is worth the effort ;-)
A so-called "Billet réseau"
(i.e. network ticket) is available at railway
stations throughout the country, and at the airport.
It covers unlimited travel on all forms of public transport (city buses, trains
and country coaches) for one day (which is considered to last until 8 am the
next morning) throughout the country. It is not valid on sightseeing buses.
You can purchase a single ticket for 5.00 € [roughly £3.50], or a
block of 5 such tickets for the cost of 4 single issue tickets: 20.00 €
[± £14.50]. For other currencies, check out Olsen & Associates'
excellent Currency converter
You may use the "Oeko-Pass" ticket in First Class accommodation (available
on trains, but not on buses), by paying a supplement of 2.50 € [supplement
payable in railway stations and on the trains themselves].
Other forms of such network tickets include monthly tickets (45
€). People over 65 years of age, and mini-groups (eg large families) can
benefit from a reduction of 50% (you'll need to prove your age, e.g. with your
passport).
It is also well worth investigating the LuxembourgCard
which also includes free transport, and in addition gives you free entry to
40 attractions thoughout the country for about five pounds a day for a single
user, or ten pounds a day for a family of five.
See also: www.cfl.lu (for national train
timetables)
and: www.horaires.lu (for national bus
timetables) Alas, this site is only available in French/German, so if you're
unable to understand those languages, the short instructions are to select "departure"
and "arrival" destinations in the 2 selection boxes sub: "Fahrpläne zu
Direktverbindungen suchen". That will bring up a list of links to the timetables
for those destinations.
For bus and train timetables you might also want to check out: www.mobiliteit.lu which gives an English-language interface to all public transport in Luxembourg!
Since May 1999, the Luxembourg Railways run to the "Horaire Cadencé"
schedule, meaning that there is at least 1 train every hour to every station
at the same time of every hour between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. This represents a great
improvement on the previous system, and deserves a full round of applause for
the Luxembourg Railways! Timetable Details can be found at: www.cfl.lu
The Information service of CFL, the Luxembourg National Railways (also giving Country Bus information), can be contacted direct by Tel: (+ 352) 4990-4990 or (+ 352) 4990-5572 [every day GMT: 5 a.m. to 19 p.m.] and by Fax: (+ 352) 49 35 32.
Talking about Railways, it is perhaps well worth duplicating
here some of the links presented elsewhere on this site:
The Railserver of the Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) at: www.bahn.de
offers a most useful email service with timetables from all German stations
(and many a Belgian and French station too), to Luxembourg.
In this context, the Belgian Railways website
is also worthy of note, as is the French equivalent service offered at www.sncf.fr.
You might also like to know that dogs are allowed to travel on
Luxembourg's trains and buses but must pay a "short distance" ticket at a cost
of 1.50 euros roughly equivalent to 1 UKP. That ticket is then valid in the
same way as the "network ticket", i.e. from the day of purchase until 8 a.m.
the next morning, and is equally valid on Luxembourg's national trains and buses,
as on the Luxembourg City buses.
Just for completeness sake, we have placed here a Railway Network Map, albeit that this is now somewhat superseded by a newer more schematic map, but the old version may be easier to get to grips with if you are not entirely familiar with the geographical layout of Luxembourg's Railway Network. We also have added a schematic plan of public transport in Luxembourg, which includes both trains and national coaches.
For those who have a keen interest in Luxembourg's
railways, you might like to have a look at the Train
1900, and check out: trainsluxemburg.atspace.com/index.htm
last revised: May 17, 2007
