🇱🇺 Luxembourg · Getting around
Transport and the shape of the city in Luxembourg
Public transport across the whole country is free, a growing tram serves the city, and the real congestion is at the borders — where much of the workforce commutes in each day.
The thing people get wrongSince 2020 Luxembourg made public transport free nationwide: trams, buses and second-class trains cost nothing. It genuinely changes how you plan a move — where you live can be a transport decision without a fare attached.
Indicative figures
- Public transportFreeTrams, buses and 2nd-class trains nationwide since 2020.
- Cross-border commuters200,000+/dayFrom France, Belgium and Germany.
- Centre to Findel airport~20 – 25 minBy tram line 1 or bus, free.
- Luxembourg to Paris~2h10TGV, direct.
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Free public transport
Public transport within Luxembourg — the Luxembourg City tram, buses across the country, and second-class travel on the national railway (CFL) — has been free for everyone since 2020, with no ticket required. Only first-class rail and journeys that cross the border are paid. It is the country's headline mobility policy and the single easiest thing about settling in: you can try neighbourhoods and commutes without a fare card.
- Trams, buses and second-class CFL trains are free, no ticket needed.
- First class and cross-border legs still require a ticket.
- No pass to buy — it applies to residents and visitors alike.
The tram and the city network
Luxtram's line 1 now runs more than 16 kilometres across the city, from Findel airport through Kirchberg, the city centre and the station to the Cloche d'Or business district and the national stadium, with interchanges for trains, buses and park-and-ride along the way. The airport extension opened in March 2025. Buses fill in the rest of the city and the country, and the funicular and lifts connect the plateaux to the valley districts. For getting around the compact city, the tram plus walking covers most of it.
- Tram line 1: Findel airport – Kirchberg – centre – Gare – Cloche d'Or – Stade de Luxembourg.
- The Pfaffenthal funicular and public lifts connect upper and lower town.
- The centre is walkable; the plateaux and valley are joined by lifts.
Cars, parking and the border commute
A car is optional in the city and often a liability: parking is regulated and scarce on the plateaux, and peak congestion is concentrated on the motorways that carry more than 200,000 cross-border commuters in from France, Belgium and Germany each day. If you do bring or buy a car you register it locally and take out local insurance. Many residents keep one for weekends and use the free network for the commute.
- Resident parking is zoned and limited; check your district's rules.
- Peak congestion is at the borders and on the approach motorways.
- Register a car locally and insure it locally if you keep one.
Cycling, the airport and getting out
Cycling infrastructure is improving and the vel'OH! bike-share, with electric bikes, covers the city, though the hills and valleys make it more effort than a flat Dutch city. Luxembourg Airport (Findel) has been on the tram since March 2025 and is also served by buses, all free. High-speed and regional trains reach Paris, Brussels, Trier and Metz, and the central location makes weekend travel across the region easy, though the cross-border legs are paid.
- vel'OH! bike-share serves the city; expect hills.
- Findel airport is on tram line 1 and several bus routes, free of charge.
- TGV to Paris and frequent trains to Brussels, Trier and Metz.