CFL (Société nationale des chemins de fer luxembourgeois) is the Luxembourgish state railway and the main railway company in Luxembourg.
Summary
- Free travel also without FIP in second class
- Surcharge for first class possible
Validity of FIP Tickets
FIP Coupon: ✅FIP Coupon for Relatives: ⛔FIP 50 Tickets: ✅
Train Categories and Reservations
Ticket and Reservation Purchase
Ticket purchase is only relevant for first class.
CFL offers affordable ticket options for first class starting from €3. These tickets are not route-dependent but are valid for a certain period for the entire network. These tickets can (e.g. due to booking fees) be cheaper than FIP 50 Tickets for first class. More information on the CFL website
Online
DB Website FIP (International)Cross-border FIP 50 Tickets between Germany and Luxembourg for the entire route (not valid in the issuing country of the FIP Card)Reservation Costs1st Class:
€ 6,902nd Class:
€ 5,50
FIP 50 Tickets
Online FIP 50 Tickets for journeys within Germany and neighboring countries can be booked via Deutsche Bahn. The tickets must include at least one section within Germany. The FIP 50 ticket is issued for the entire route. The ticket is not valid in the country where the FIP Card was issued; an additional ticket is required there.
Employees of ÖBB, SBB, and PKP can also book tickets that are only valid for the German section of the route. For the section within their own country, an additional ticket is required, as the ticket price is calculated starting from the German border. The ticket is not valid in the country where the FIP Card was issued.
Booking is only possible via the link. Discounts do not need to be selected—they are applied automatically.
FIP 50 Tickets can be purchased for the following countries, as long as a section in Germany is included:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Italyonly Brenner route with Austria and ECE Frankfurt – Milan
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Switzerland
Reservations
The reservation price is charged per journey. For connections with transfers, you only pay once for multiple trains.
Seat reservations can be purchased via the Deutsche Bahn website. To do so, select the “Seat reservation only” option in the search.
SNCB International WebsiteOnly for cross-border connections to/from Belgium
When using a FIP Coupon for SNCB, CFL, or NS, you can book a cross-border ticket on the website that takes the free travel into account for the Belgian, Luxembourgish, or Dutch section. To do this, select one of the following discounts for the travelers:
- 100% Discount Belgium (SNCB)
- 100% Discount Luxembourg (CFL)
- 100% Discount Netherlands (NS)
This allows you to book cross-border trains from Belgium, for example to Lille in France (except for the TGV, which has a Global Fare and is not operated by SNCB), at a very low price. For sections, where no discount is selected, the full fare will be charged instead of the FIP 50 fare.
Telephone
On the Train
Tickets for first class travel or upgrades from second to first class must be purchased before boarding the train.
Discounts
For public fares, children up to 6 years travel free of charge, children between 6 and 12 years receive a 50% discount on the adult fare. From 12 years, the regular adult fare applies.1 Travel in second class is generally free of charge, so this is only relevant for first class.
Special Tariff Conditions
CFL Bus Luxembourg - Saarbrücken
On the CFL express bus between Luxembourg and Saarbrücken, free travel is not generally possible. Fares can be found on the CFL website.There are no further FIP discounts on this connection.
CFL Bus Lorraine Express
CFL operates an express bus between Luxembourg and Lorraine TGV station in France as a TGV feeder. Free travel is not generally possible on this bus. Fares can be found on the CFL website. The buses require a reservation and a ticket can be purchased up to 2.5 hours before departure.We have no official information regarding the validity of FIP discounts.
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