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There are
regular Eurostar high-speed trains from
London to Brussels throughout the day, taking as little as 1 hour 51
minutes. InterCity trains run from Brussels to
Luxembourg every hour, taking 3 hours. Here
is a selection of journey times from London to Luxembourg.
You can double-check them for your own date of travel at
www.b-rail.be
(click 'choose your language' then 'Europe' at the top). If you prefer to
take Eurostar to Paris then a 200mph TGV from Paris to
Luxembourg, journey time similar but less frequent and less
flexible, see here.
London ►
Luxembourg
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Eurostar (30 minute check-in) |
Mondays-Fridays |
Saturdays |
Sundays |
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London St Pancras
depart |
06:50 |
08:04* |
08:57 |
10:57 |
12:57 |
15:04 |
16:04 |
17:04 |
07:57 |
08:57 |
10:57 |
12:57 |
16:04 |
08:57 |
12:57 |
15:04 |
16:04 |
17:04 |
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Pick
up at Ebbsfleet (near M25)
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07:04 |
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09:15 |
11:15 |
13:15 |
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09:15 |
11:15 |
13:15 |
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09:15 |
13:15 |
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Brussels Midi/Zuid
arrive |
10:08 |
11:05* |
12:05 |
14:05 |
16:08 |
18:05 |
19:05 |
20:05 |
11:05 |
12:08 |
14:05 |
16:08 |
19:11 |
12:08 |
16:08 |
18:05 |
19:05 |
20:05 |
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Change trains in Brussels
onto the hourly InterCity train to Amsterdam, no
reservation required. Stop off if you like. |
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Brussels Midi/Zuid
depart |
10:33 |
11:33 |
12:33 |
14:33 |
16:33 |
18:33 |
19:33 |
20:33 |
11:33 |
12:33 |
14:33 |
16:33 |
19:33 |
12:33 |
16:33 |
18:33 |
19:33 |
20:33 |
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Luxembourg arrive |
13:40 |
14:45 |
15:40 |
17:40 |
19:40 |
21:40 |
22:40 |
23:40 |
14:40 |
15:40 |
17:40 |
19:40 |
22:40 |
15:40 |
19:40 |
21:40 |
22:40 |
23:40 |
* Runs
on Mondays & Tuesdays 16 February to 3 April 2012 and Mondays to
Fridays from 4 April onwards. ** Runs on
Mondays & Tuesdays 18 Feb to 3 April, Mondays to Fridays
from 4 April.
*** Only runs on Thursdays
& Fridays. **** Only runs on Fridays from
16 February onwards, no service before 16 Feb or on any day
other than Fridays.
No service on 25
December.
Advice on changing
trains at Brussels Midi
How to buy tickets
Find a hotel in Luxembourg
Ashford (Kent): Outbound, only the 06:50 Eurostar calls at Ashford (07:57
Saturdays), at 07:24 (08:24 Saturdays). Inbound, only
the daily 16:56 Eurostar from Brussels calls at Ashford
(17:33).
Luxembourg ► London
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Mondays-Fridays |
Saturdays |
Sundays |
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Luxembourg depart |
06:50 |
08:20 |
10:20 |
11:20 |
12:20 |
13:24 |
14:20 |
15:20 |
06:20 |
10:20 |
12:20 |
15:20 |
08:20 |
10:20 |
11:20 |
12:20 |
14:20 |
15:20 |
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Brussels Midi/Zuid arrive |
09:45 |
11:27 |
13:27 |
14:27 |
15:27 |
16:27 |
17:27 |
18:27 |
09:27 |
13:27 |
15:27 |
18:27 |
11:27 |
13:27 |
14:27 |
15:27 |
17:27 |
18:27 |
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Change trains in Brussels.
Remember the 30 minute Eurostar check-in!
Stop off in Brussels if you like. |
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Brussels Midi/Zuid
depart |
10:56 ** |
12:56 |
14:56 |
15:56 *** |
16:56 |
17:56 |
18:56
**** |
19:52 |
10:56 |
14:52 |
16:56 |
19:52 |
12:56 |
14:52 |
15:56 |
16:56 |
18:56 |
19:52 |
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Drop
off at Ebbsfleet
(near M25) |
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13:45 |
15:45 |
16:45 *** |
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18:46 |
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20:45 |
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15:45 |
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20:45 |
13:45 |
15:45 |
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20:45 |
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London St Pancras
arrive |
11:57 ** |
14:03 |
16:03 |
17:03
*** |
18:12 |
19:05 |
19:57
**** |
21:03 |
11:57 |
16:03 |
18:06 |
21:03 |
14:03 |
16:03 |
16:57 |
18:06 |
19:57 |
21:03 |
Fares...
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1. Eurostar fare from London to
Any Belgian Station, including Arlon: |
From £44.50 one-way or £80 return 2nd class.
Child, youth & senior fares
From £114.50 one-way or £204 return 1st class.
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2. Arlon (the last station
in Belgium) to Luxembourg: |
Approximately 9.60 euros (£9) one way, 19.20 euros (£18) return.
This is a
flexible fare, valid on any train. The price
doesn't change, it's always this price even bought
on the day of travel. |
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Booking tips:
- For London
to Luxembourg, simply buy a ticket to
Any Belgian Station at
www.eurostar.com, this is valid to any Belgian station including
the last stop in Belgium before
Luxembourg, which is Arlon. You can print out your
own ticket or collect it at St Pancras.
- Booking opens
120 days before departure.
- Business
Premier & Standard Premier = 1st class with drinks &
meals. Standard = 2nd class.
- Buy your
Arlon-Luxembourg ticket online within 30 days of travel
at
www.b-europe.com
(click 'Choose your language' then 'Europe')
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Tips on choosing a
specific Eurostar seat
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Buying connecting train tickets within the UK |
Advance reservation for Eurostar is compulsory, and you need
to book Eurostar in advance to get the cheapest prices.
But the hourly InterCity train from Brussels to Luxembourg
is of the 'turn up, hop on' variety, with no seat
reservation required or even possible. You can buy a Eurostar
ticket
from London to Any Belgian Station, which is valid to any
rail station in Belgium including Arlon, which is the last stop in Belgium before
Luxembourg. So to reach Luxembourg you only
need a Eurostar ticket to Any Belgian Station plus a ticket from Arlon
to Luxembourg. You can buy the Arlon-Luxembourg ticket
in advance either at the station in Brussels or online and
travel from Brussels to Luxembourg on the direct train using
this combination of tickets, there's no need to get off the
train in Arlon. Read on...
You can buy a Eurostar ticket to
a destination called 'Any Belgian station'. This is
cheaper than paying for a normal onward ticket for the
Belgian section of the Brussels-Luxembourg journey. So here's the best way to get your tickets
to Luxembourg as cheaply as possible:
-
Step 1, buy
a
Eurostar ticket to 'Any Belgian Station' online at
www.eurostar.com. This is valid to any station
in Belgium using any suitable connecting train within 24 hours of arrival
in Brussels, and (on your return journey) within the 24
hours before your Eurostar departure from Brussels back to
London. So it's valid to the last station In
Belgium before Luxembourg, which is Arlon. Now all you
need is a ticket for the Arlon-Luxembourg bit.
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Step 2, buy your Arlon-Luxembourg ticket
at the Belgian Railways website,
www.b-europe.com,
any time within 30 days of travel. First click 'Choose
your language', then click 'Europe' at the top. Using
the online booking system, simply type 'Arlon' and select to
'Luxembourg.lu', and enter your dates of travel. In the search
results, pick any train departure, it doesn't matter which
train as the ticket will be an 'open' ticket valid for any
train on that date. You pay by credit card and print
out your own ticket in .PDF format, easy! Once bought
the ticket is non-refundable, only valid on the date chosen,
and the date cannot be changed There's no need to get
off the train in Arlon, you can simply travel
from Brussels to Luxembourg on the direct hourly InterCity
train using the combination of your Eurostar ticket to Any
Belgian station and your Arlon-Luxembourg ticket.
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If you want to
stop off in Brussels for more than 24 hours even just in one
direction, buy a London-Brussels ticket at
www.eurostar.com then buy a separate Brussels-Luxembourg
ticket at
www.b-europe.com
for around 35 euros one-way or 41 euros
return.
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If you have any
difficulties, you can also buy
an Arlon-Luxembourg ticket at
www.raileurope.co.uk,
for around £9 each way, plus postage fee, or you can even
buy it at
the ticket office in Brussels as you pass through, which is easy,
as no reservation is needed for the Brussels-Luxembourg
train, you just buy a ticket and hop on. The price
doesn't change, even on the day of departure.
To buy tickets
by phone, call Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines
are open 08:00-21:00 Mondays-Fridays, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays,
no longer open on Sundays). You may have to remind
them that a Eurostar ticket to Any Belgian station is valid all the way to Arlon,
don't let them charge you twice for this section!
On board the Brussels - Luxembourg
InterCity train...
The
Brussels-Luxembourg InterCity trains run hourly throughout
the day. There's no catering on board, so bring your
own food & drink for the journey.
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| A modern air-conditioned
InterCity train from Brussels to Luxembourg... |
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2nd class
on the InterCity train from Brussels to Luxembourg... |
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1st class
on the InterCity train from Brussels to Luxembourg... |
On board Eurostar...
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A
Eurostar at St Pancras International...
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Eurostar
1st class...
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Eurostar
2nd class...
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You can travel to Luxembourg via
Paris if you prefer, using Eurostar to Paris Gare du Nord
in 2 hours 15 minutes, a 10 minute walk to the Gare de
l'Est, then a high-speed TGV from Paris to Luxembourg
taking just 2 hours 6 minutes. This route is
less frequent, as there are only five daily TGVs
from Paris to Luxembourg compared to hourly InterCity trains
from Brussels to Luxembourg. It's less flexible,
as TGVs are 'reservation compulsory' and your ticket will
only be valid on one specific train, whereas the InterCity
trains from Brussels are 'walk up, hop on' with flexible
fares valid on any train. It's also usually more
expensive than going via Brussels, but if you book in
advance you can get special cheap deal on the TGV that
make the price similar to the Brussels route. The
key advantages are that you can arrange to stop off in
Paris if you like. All the Paris-Luxembourg TGVs are
fully refurbished with interiors by designer Christian
LaCroix. To check train times & fares and book
London-Luxembourg tickets via Paris, simply use
www.raileurope.co.uk
or call Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848.
A TGV for Paris about to leave Luxembourg. The
journey takes just 2 hours 6 minutes... |
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Luxembourg station. It's a 15 minute walk to the
old town... |
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A statue in central Luxembourg... |
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Other hotel sites
worth trying...
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www.tripadvisor.com
is a good place to find independent travellers' reviews of the
main hotels, and it has the low-down on destination sights &
attractions, too.
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www.booking.com is my own preferred hotel booking system
(Hotels Combined being a search/comparison system). It
has a simple interface, a good selection in most countries
worldwide, useful online customer reviews of each hotel, and
decent prices, usually shown inclusive of unavoidable extras
such as taxes (a pet hate of mine is systems that show one
price, then charge you another!).
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    Take a good guidebook.
For the independent traveller, I think this usually means either the Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide. I
personally prefer the Lonely Planet, others prefer
the Rough Guide. Both guidebooks provide the same excellent
level of practical information and historical background.
However, for Luxembourg the Bradt guide is also worth considering as
it covers Luxembourg in depth, not just
as an adjunct to Belgium. Whichever you buy, you won't regret buying one!
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