Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, all local public transport is free of charge. Therefore, FIP 50 Tickets and FIP Coupons of CFL are only required for first class journeys or for cross-border connections. The TGV connections to/from France cannot be used within Luxembourg with a CFL FIP Coupon. Instead, expensive FIP Global Fare tickets must be purchased.

Identify Train Operators and Search Connections

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CFL Website

You can use the journey planner to search for trips and trains. For each train in a connection, the operator (Provider) is indicated.

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DB Website

You can search for trains using the journey planner. In the More Information section for each train, the operator is specified. For cross-border connections, multiple operators are often involved.

(The operator information is correct in almost all cases. Outside Germany, operator details may be incorrect if train numbers are used more than once.)

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The main north-south line runs through the entire country and partly through the mountains, for example in Clervaux. Several branch lines diverge from this main line, which are usually rather slow but pass through some beautiful places, such as between Kautenbach and Wiltz.

Belgium

From Liers, Liège or Brussels, cross-border SNCB trains can be used to reach Luxembourg. There are also cross-border connections in the west of the country from Arlon to Luxembourg via Athus or Sterpenich (fr).

In 2nd class, the FIP Coupon of SNCB is sufficient for the entire route, as public transport in Luxembourg is free in 2nd class. For 1st class, an additional FIP Ticket for CFL is required.

When using FIP 50 Tickets, a ticket up to the border point (Gouvy (fr) or Sterpenich (fr)) or to the first stop in Luxembourg is required for cross-border journeys. An exception is travel via Athus. Here, free travel in Luxembourg applies up to the station Athus in Belgium. Tickets in Belgium therefore only need to be purchased until/from here. In 1st class, a ticket is also required in the Luxembourg section.

Germany

From Germany, cross-border regional trains run from Koblenz / Wittlich / Trier to Luxembourg. For the section in Germany, a FIP Ticket (FIP Coupon or FIP 50) of DB is required.

Once a day, there is also a direct train of CFL from Düsseldorf to Luxembourg. On the section Düsseldorf – Koblenz, this is operated as an IC long-distance train of DB.

Even though travel in 2nd class is free in Luxembourg, a ticket or FIP Coupon is required for cross-border journeys from the border point. This means that either a through ticket or at least a valid FIP Coupon of DB or a DB travel concession must be available. A Deutschlandticket is also sufficient. In 1st class, this is also required for the Luxembourg section.

France

SNCF operates international TGV trains from Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Montpellier or Marseille to Luxembourg. For these, expensive FIP Global Fare tickets must be purchased. There are also various regional train connections from France to Luxembourg via Rodange or Bettembourg, which can be used with FIP. FIP Tickets of SNCF are valid and from the border point, normal FIP 50 Tickets and FIP Coupons of CFL are valid in the Luxembourg section.

Even though travel in 2nd class is free in Luxembourg, a ticket or FIP Coupon is required for cross-border journeys from the border point. This means that either a through ticket or at least a valid FIP Coupon of SNCF must be available. In 1st class, this is also required for the Luxembourg section.

Travel on the spur lines from Volmerange-les-Mines and Audun-le-Tiche to Luxembourg is fully covered by CFL. No additional ticket is required here (except for 1st class).