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Bus 16 to Hamilius via KirchbergorBus 302 to Trier (Germany)?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg reaches Hamilius, the tram and bus interchange a few steps from Place d'Armes, and the Gare centrale five tram minutes down the same line; the Bus 302 to Trier (Germany) does not. Trier, in Germany, via Munsbach and Wasserbillig — nowhere in Luxembourg city. The line's other end is the Howald business park south of the city, not the center.

The Bus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg is quicker: 25 min against 45 min. The Bus 302 to Trier (Germany) varies between 41 and 48 minutes.

Bus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg: 04:58–00:07. Bus 302 to Trier (Germany): 12:29–20:29, Monday to Friday working days only.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 16 to Hamilius via KirchbergBus 302 to Trier (Germany)Difference
1€0€3€3
2€0€6€6
3€0€9€9
4€0€12€12
5€0€15€15
6€0€18€18
7€0€21€21
8€0€24€24

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · AVL (Autobus de la Ville de Luxembourg), on the national free fareBus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg
From
Quai 1 on the terminal forecourt beside Parking P1, the quay the Administration signs "City Centre via Kirchberg"
To
Hamilius in 22 to 29 minutes and Stäreplaz/Étoile four minutes later, via Hôpital Kirchberg, the Kirchberg boulevards, Rout Bréck-Pafendall and Fondation Pescatore; on to Belair, Strassen and Bertrange
Luggage
Carried free by regulation; an ordinary city bus with space by the doors and no racks.
Runs
04:58–00:07
Journey
22–29 min

It is free. Nobody sells a ticket for it and nobody should ask you for one.

It goes to the upper town, not the station: for the Gare centrale take bus 29 from quay 3 or stay on the tram.

The airport's FAQ says lines 16 and 29 both "pass by the Luxembourg Central Train Station". Only the 29 does; the 16 runs through Kirchberg to Hamilius.

Every 15 to 20 minutes by day on weekdays, every 30 in the evening and all weekend; the tram from the same forecourt is every 8.

The 00:07 is the last thing to leave the airport at night, one minute after the last tram. Then nothing until 04:42.

Bus 6 follows the same road from quay 1 to Luxexpo, Kirchberg and Hamilius (22 to 28 minutes, 05:13 to 22:44, Sundays from 09:43) and is equally free; take whichever comes first.

Bus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg: price for every party size →

See the Administration's line 16 page
bus · RGTR, the State's regional bus network, on the RegioZone fareBus 302 to Trier (Germany)
From
Quai 5 on the route de Trèves (N1) above the forecourt, past Parking P1 and across the pedestrian crossing at the north end
To
Trier Christophstraße, beside Trier Hauptbahnhof, in 41 to 48 minutes; Trier Hochschule, Zurlaubener Ufer and Nordallee before it; Munsbach and Wasserbillig on the Luxembourg side
Luggage
Carried free by regulation on the Luxembourg side; a regional coach-style bus, with room for cases.
Runs
12:29–20:29
Journey
41–48 min

Weekdays only, afternoons only. Twelve buses from 12:29 to 20:29 on Monday to Friday working days; none at the weekend, none on public holidays, none before 12:29. A morning arrival waits, or goes by tram and train.

Buy before you board. The driver sells nothing: the Administration withdrew on-board paper tickets and the mKaart. The CFL go app is the practical way from the airport; a Deutschland-Ticket also works.

EUR 3 is for the German stops. Inside Luxembourg — to Munsbach or Wasserbillig — the same bus is free, like everything else.

Children under 12 ride free with a ticket-holder aged 12 or over.

Quay 5 is not on the forecourt: it is up on the route de Trèves, a short walk north past Parking P1 with a pedestrian crossing. Allow five minutes from the terminal.

Toward the airport it starts from Trier Theodor-Heuss-Allee, eight runs from 05:15 to 09:15 on weekday mornings, 43 to 54 minutes to the airport's quay 6. The 301 and 303 to Trier that other guides name start at Kirchberg and do not stop at the airport.

Bus 302 to Trier (Germany): price for every party size →

RegioZone two-hour ticket, EUR 3

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