Luxembourg to Amsterdam and the Netherlands by train: three routes compared

There is no direct train from Luxembourg to the Netherlands, but three good routes: through Brussels with a high-speed Eurostar, through Brussels with the cheaper Eurocity Direct, or through Liège and Maastricht with a flexible fixed fare. Here they are side by side.

Updated November 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Via Brussels

Take the hourly InterCity to Brussels-Midi (about 3h15 — see Luxembourg to Brussels and Belgium), then either the Eurostar high-speed train (formerly Thalys) to Amsterdam Centraal, or the hourly Eurocity Direct to Amsterdam Zuid and Schiphol. Eurostar is fastest and arrives in the centre but needs a reservation; the Eurocity Direct is more flexible and usually cheaper, but ends at Amsterdam Zuid, from where you take the metro or a train to the centre.

Via Liège and Maastricht

The cheapest and most flexible route: InterCity from Luxembourg to Liège, a regional train to Maastricht, then a Dutch InterCity to Amsterdam — about 6h10 with two changes, at a fixed fare of €52.10 in 2nd class, valid on any train that day and impossible to sell out. It is also the natural route to Maastricht, Eindhoven and the south of the Netherlands. Book on NS International.

Rotterdam, Utrecht and the rest

Rotterdam is on the Eurostar line from Brussels; Utrecht, Arnhem and Groningen are reached via the InterCity routes. NS International and Trainline sell tickets to any Dutch station.

Luxembourgish for the trip

A few sentences from the official dictionary, each with its native recording — the kind you will use on the platform and on the bus. More in Luxembourgish on the bus and the train.

Also useful on the road, each with native audio: good morning, good evening, yes and no, nice to meet you — and the words for food, times and dates, the weather and money.

The verbs you need on any journey: fueren (to go by vehicle), huelen (to take), ukommen (to arrive), waarden (to wait), bezuelen (to pay) and reesen (to travel).

Learning Dutch?

16Word teaches Dutch too — with a full set of free resources: Dutch resources, Dutch verb tables, a free Dutch level test, the inburgering vocabulary path and guides to the inburgering exam and Dutch for public-sector jobs. Luxembourgish and Dutch are relatives — see Luxembourgish vs Dutch.

Moving to Luxembourg, or crossing its borders every week? The country runs on Luxembourgish, French and German, and a little of each goes a long way. On Edluxio you can book 1-to-1 online lessons with independent teachers — native speakers for languages, and professionals from many fields — and practise the conversations you will actually have. Book a trial lesson; if your first lesson isn’t right for you, you get a full refund.

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