Luxembourg to Trier and the Moselle: trains in 50 minutes, buses from €3

Germany’s oldest city is a short hop from Luxembourg: 50 minutes by hourly train for €5.90, or a cross-border bus from €3. Here is how to get to Trier and along the Moselle, by train and by bus.

Updated November 3, 2026 · 4 min read

By train

Trains to Trier leave Luxembourg every hour and take about 50 minutes; a second, slower local train adds another hourly departure. The fare is fixed — €5.90 in 2nd class, €12 in 1st — and good for any train that day, so you can buy on the spot. The line follows the Moselle from Wasserbillig, on the border, through the vineyards; the same trains continue to Koblenz (Luxembourg to Germany by train).

By cross-border bus

Several RGTR lines link Luxembourg with Trier and the German Moselle: 302 from Howald, 303 from Kirchberg, 306 from Esch-Belval via Cloche d’Or — and 301 to Longuich and Schweich, 305 to Saarburg, 331 Grevenmacher–Konz and 332 Grevenmacher–Nittel. Inside Luxembourg they are free; for the German part you need a RegioZone ticket (€3 for two hours, €5 a day, €40 a month), bought in the CFL go app. Inspectors may check from the last stop before the border.

The Moselle: two countries, one river

The Moselle forms the border between Luxembourg and Germany for about 40 km. On the Luxembourg side, wine villages such as Remich, Grevenmacher and Schengen — where the agreement on open borders was signed in 1985 — are easy day trips by free bus (Day trips from Luxembourg City). The Moselle’s white wines and crémant are the region’s pride; the Luxembourgish saying e Fësch muss schwammen — a fish must swim, in wine — is in food and drink sayings.

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).

Trier is German-speaking, and Luxembourgish and the Moselle Franconian dialects across the river are close relatives — see is Luxembourgish a language or a dialect?. Thousands of Germans cross every day to work in Luxembourg — Commuting to Luxembourg from France, Belgium or Germany.

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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