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Car hire and driving in Luxembourg

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Luxembourg traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LUX means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804.

Drives from Luxembourg

Car rental from Luxembourg: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Luxembourg to TrierGermany40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Luxembourg to MetzFrance55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Luxembourg to SaarbrückenGermany76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Luxembourg to NancyFrance103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Luxembourg to LiègeBelgium121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Luxembourg to AachenGermany130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Luxembourg to NamurBelgium131 km (82 mi)about 2 h
Luxembourg to KoblenzGermany132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Luxembourg to MaastrichtThe Netherlands141 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Luxembourg to BonnGermany143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Luxembourg to CharleroiBelgium150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Luxembourg to ReimsFrance157 km (97 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Luxembourg to LondonUnited Kingdom490 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Luxembourg to BerlinGermany603 km (374 mi)about 9 h 11 min
Luxembourg to MadridSpain1,279 km (795 mi)about 19 h 31 min
Luxembourg to KyivUkraine1,737 km (1,079 mi)about 26 h 29 min
Luxembourg to RomeItaly990 km (615 mi)about 15 h 6 min
Luxembourg to ParisFrance287 km (179 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Luxembourg to HamburgGermany513 km (319 mi)about 7 h 49 min
Luxembourg to BucharestRomania1,614 km (1,003 mi)about 24 h 37 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Luxembourg?

The right, as everywhere in Luxembourg.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.