Luxembourg Airport

Luxembourg Airport is at Findel, about 6 km east of Luxembourg City. Tram line T1 reaches the Theater stop in the city center in about 16 minutes, and bus 29 links the airport with Central Station in under 22 minutes. By car or taxi, the trip usually takes 15 to 20 minutes outside rush hour.

Luxembourg Airport sits at Findel on the eastern edge of Luxembourg City, about 6 km from the center and close to the Kirchberg business district. It is reached from junction 9 of the A1 motorway toward Trier. The tram and city buses connect it directly with Kirchberg, the city center and Central Station.

Luxembourg Airport has two linked terminals. Terminal A is the main building with check-in, security, the arrivals hall and most gates. Terminal B is a smaller gate building for Schengen flights on smaller aircraft, connected to Terminal A by a covered footbridge. All passengers check in and arrive through Terminal A.

Luxair, the national airline, has the most flights, serving cities across Europe and holiday spots around the Mediterranean, North Africa and Cape Verde. Other airlines include Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Finnair, LOT, SAS, Aegean, Ryanair, easyJet and Volotea. All passenger flights check in at Terminal A.

Yes. Since March 2025 the airport has been the terminus of tram line T1, which runs through Kirchberg and the city center to Central Station and beyond. Trams run about every 8 minutes for most of the day, and the trip to the Theater stop in the center takes about 16 minutes. The tram is free.

Yes. Public transport in Luxembourg has been free since March 2020, covering trams, buses and trains across the country. You can board tram T1 or buses 16 and 29 at the airport without a ticket, and ride on into Kirchberg, the city center and Central Station. Check mobiliteit.lu for current timetables.

Taxis wait outside Terminal A, the building that holds the arrivals hall. The drive to Luxembourg City center usually takes 15 to 20 minutes depending on traffic. You can also order a taxi through local apps such as WEBTAXI or through Uber, which in Luxembourg sends licensed taxis rather than private cars.

Yes, the Uber app has been available in Luxembourg since June 2024 through a partnership with WEBTAXI. Rides booked in the app are carried out by licensed WEBTAXI vehicles, and the fare is shown before you confirm. The WEBTAXI app also remains available, with its own options such as electric cars.

Luxembourg is in the Schengen Area, so flights from other Schengen countries have no passport control. Non-EU visitors arriving from outside Schengen are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System, which records fingerprints and a facial image instead of stamping passports. The ETIAS travel authorization is not yet in operation.

Regional bus line 302 connects the airport with Trier in Germany, and other regional lines link Luxembourg with towns in Germany, France and Belgium. The airport is also reached from junction 9 of the A1 motorway, which continues toward Trier. Check mobiliteit.lu for current timetables before you travel.

Luxembourg uses Central European Time (UTC+1) and moves to summer time (UTC+2) from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October. The currency is the euro. Luxembourgish, French and German are all official languages of the country. Weather is changeable, so pack a layer for rain in any season.

Luxembourg Airport is operated by lux-Airport, the Société de l'Aéroport de Luxembourg. It handled about 5.3 million passengers in 2025. The airport has a single 4,002 m runway and is the base of Luxair and the cargo airline Cargolux, which makes it one of Europe's main air freight hubs.