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Tram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centraleorBus 29 to the Gare centrale?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Bus 29 to the Gare centrale is quicker: 21 min against 26 min. The Tram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centrale varies between 23 and 32 minutes.

Tram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centrale: 05:03–00:06. Bus 29 to the Gare centrale: 04:42–23:49.

Priced against each other

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Where each one leaves you
tram · Luxtram S.A., on the national free fareTram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centrale
From
The "Findel – Luxembourg Airport" tram stop at the eastern end of the terminal forecourt, a short walk past the bus quays and Parking P1
To
Hamilius in the upper town in 26 minutes, with Stäreplaz/Étoile three minutes before it and Place de Paris and the Gare centrale five minutes after; Luxexpo, the Philharmonie and Rout Bréck on the way; on to Bonnevoie, Howald and the Stadion
Luggage
Carried free by regulation, provided it does not take a seat or block the aisle. No racks and no luggage charge.
Runs
05:03–00:06
Journey
23–32 min

It is free, and that is the law, not a promotion. Nobody at the stop or on the tram should be selling anything; the only ticket sold in the country is first class on a train.

Hamilius is the upper town, the Gare Centrale is the station quarter: five tram minutes apart on the same line. Stay on past Hamilius for the station.

Twenty-six minutes to Hamilius is the scheduled time on every departure; the airport's 10 km is to the station, which is 31 to 32 minutes.

Last from the airport 00:06 every day, first 05:03 on weekdays and about 05:05 at weekends. Between those nothing public leaves Findel.

The stop is not at the terminal door: it is at the far end of the forecourt beyond the bus quays. Follow the signs for "Tram" or "T1".

The tram reached the airport on 2 March 2025. Guides written before then send you to a bus; the bus still runs, but the tram is the one every eight minutes.

Tram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centrale: price for every party size →

See Luxtram's hours and headways
bus · AVL (Autobus de la Ville de Luxembourg), on the national free fareBus 29 to the Gare centrale
From
Quai 3 on the terminal forecourt beside Parking P1, signed "Via Train Station"
To
The bus station in front of the Gare centrale (quay 2) in 18 to 23 minutes, via Findel village, Cents and the Cents-Hamm railway halt; on to Bonnevoie, Howald P+R and Hesperange
Luggage
Carried free by regulation; an ordinary city bus with space by the doors and no racks.
Runs
04:42–23:49
Journey
18–23 min

It is free, and it is the fastest thing to the station: 18 to 23 minutes against the tram's 31.

It does not go to the upper town. Hamilius and Place d'Armes are the tram or the 16; from the Gare centrale the tram is five minutes on to Hamilius, also free.

The first bus of the morning from the airport, 04:42 on weekdays and 04:49 at weekends, twenty minutes before the tram.

Last 23:49 every day, seventeen minutes before the last tram, which also serves the Gare centrale.

Cents-Hamm is a railway halt on the way, ten to thirteen minutes out, for CFL trains without going to the main station.

Bus 29 to the Gare centrale: price for every party size →

See the Administration's line 29 page

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