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Weekend getaways in Luxembourg

Places within easy reach of Luxembourg, with how long they take, how to get there and what a weekend costs. Filter by time and mode.

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11 getaways from Luxembourg

  • Moselle wine villages

    35 min · Bus, Car

    Riverside vineyards, crémant cellars to visit, and the village where the Schengen Agreement was signed.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€220
    Bus or car east to Remich, Grevenmacher and Schengen
    May to October; the wine festivals in autumn

  • Mullerthal and Echternach

    45 min · Bus, Car

    Little Switzerland: sandstone gorges, mossy forest and waterfalls on a waymarked trail, and an abbey town on the German border.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €10–€200
    Bus to Echternach, then the Mullerthal Trail on foot
    April to October

  • Trier

    50 min · Train, Bus, Car

    Germany's oldest city, with the Porta Nigra Roman gate, imperial baths and a cathedral, and cheaper shopping.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€200
    Regional train from Luxembourg station; the cross-border leg is paid
    All year; the Christmas market in December

  • Metz

    50 min · Train, Car

    Yellow-stone Lorraine with a soaring Gothic cathedral and the Centre Pompidou-Metz.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€200
    TER train from Luxembourg station; the French leg is paid
    All year

  • Vianden

    1 h · Bus, Car, Train

    A restored hilltop castle over the Our river, a chairlift and walks in the Ardennes.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €15–€220
    Train to Ettelbruck, then the bus; or drive north
    Spring to autumn

  • Clervaux and the Éislek

    1 h · Train, Car

    A small Ardennes town with a castle housing The Family of Man photography exhibition, and forest hiking all round.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €10–€200
    Direct train north from Luxembourg station
    May to October

  • Saar loop and Saarburg

    1 h · Car

    The Saar's dramatic hairpin seen from a treetop walkway, and a waterfall running through the middle of Saarburg.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €30–€220
    Car east into Germany
    Spring to autumn

  • Cochem and the German Moselle

    2 h · Car, Train

    A castle above a winding river, steep vineyards and half-timbered wine towns.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €130–€350
    Car along the river, or train via Trier and Koblenz
    May to October

  • Strasbourg

    2 h 10 min · Train, Car

    La Petite France's canals, the cathedral and Alsatian food and wine.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €140–€380
    Train via Metz, or the motorway through Lorraine
    All year; December for the market

  • Paris

    2 h 10 min · Train, Car

    A little over two hours by high-speed train. Book early for the lower fares.

    Stay
    1–3 nights
    Per person
    €160–€480
    Direct TGV from Luxembourg station
    All year

  • Brussels

    3 h 10 min · Train, Car, Bus

    Grand-Place, comic-strip murals and art nouveau, and the EU quarter many Luxembourg residents already know from work.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €120–€350
    Intercity train from Luxembourg station, or the motorway
    All year

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.