If you have been on the Rick Steves tour of Belgium and Holland, is there a time when you could make a side trip to Luxembourg? I looked at first city and last city (go early or stay over), but this didn't seem to make visiting Luxembourg very doable. Thanks for your experiences and suggestions
Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
36299 posts
Brussels, where you may well fly into, has direct trains to Luxembourg City.
How many days will you give Luxembourg? Do you want to visit the countryside or just Luxembourg City?
Or is it a dip your toe in to say you have been to a small country?
Posted by
Sydney, Australia
231 posts
Luxembourg is 3 hrs by rail from Brussels. It's a slow train and stops at many smaller stations. But it's the best solution there is, unless you want to drive, which will be faster. It's fairly isolated, which is why their little pocket of culture continues to exist intact. The only other option is to reach it from Trier (Germany), but Trier is not that easy to get to either. It is at the end of the Mosel River, lined with vineyards, and very picturesque, so there are tourists, and it is worth seeing in its own right (Roman ruins).
Hm, what about the airport? Could you fly into Luxembourg (open jaw) and leave from Amsterdam? I don't know the RS tour myself, does that fit in for you?
Lavandula