CFL

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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
  • Employees of SNCB / NMBS and NS can get an Unlimited Pass.

Validity of FIP Tickets

Validity FIP Coupon

First select the issuer of your FIP Card. If you are eligible, you can request the FIP Coupons through your employer. Please note that we are unable to assist with the issuance of FIP Coupons. You can find an overview of all FIP Coupons in the FIP Application.

Please select a FIP Card issuer first.

Validity FIP Reduced Ticket

Railway companies typically offer a discount with FIP, also known as FIP50 or FIP75. The discount is usually 50 %, sometimes 75 %. To find out what discount applies to you, first select the issuer of your FIP Card. You can find an overview of all discounts in the FIP Application.

Please select a FIP Card issuer first.

Important Information

Luxembourg offers free public transport for domestic journeys regardless of FIP. This includes all train services (except TGV), trams, and buses. Travel with CFL is therefore free of charge in second class and no additional ticket is required. Travel in first class requires a FIP Coupon or FIP 50 Ticket for first class. For journeys beyond Luxembourg, e.g. towards Germany or Belgium, a ticket from the border point is required. This means that, for example, a through ticket, a valid FIP Coupon, or a national travel concession is needed for journeys to Germany to travel into the neighboring country. A ticket from the first station after the border is not sufficient.

Employees of SNCB / NMBS and NS can get an Unlimited Pass, which allows them to use CFL trains in Luxembourg for the entire year. However, this pass is subject to a charge for NS employees. 1

Train Categories and Reservations

InterCity (IC)

FIP accepted No reservation possible

InterCity trains connect Luxembourg with Liège and Brussels in Belgium.

Regionalexpress (RE)

FIP accepted No reservation possible

Trains stopping at some stations.

Regionalbahn (RB)

FIP accepted No reservation possible

Trains stopping at all stations.

Bus

FIP not accepted No reservation possible

CFL also operates interregional bus lines. These do not accept FIP, but due to free public transport, no ticket is required.

Funicular Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg

FIP accepted No reservation possible

The funicular connects the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway stop with the interchange platform on the Kirchberg plateau.

Ticket and Reservation Purchase

Ticket purchase is only relevant for first class.

Personal Tip

CFL offers affordable first class ticket options starting from €3. These tickets are not route-dependent, but valid for a specific period for the entire network. Tickets can be purchased on the CFL website.

At CFL Ticket Offices, first class tickets are available with a 50% discount on presentation of your FIP Card.

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)
FIP 50 Tickets
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 CFL, DSB, NS, ÖBB, PKP, and SBB 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 are only sold if no association tickets are offered for that connection. See Journeys in Transport Associations in Germany.

FIP 50 Tickets can be purchased for the following countries, as long as a section in Germany is included:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Franceonly regional trains between Germany and France
  • Germany
  • Italyonly Brenner route with Austria and ECE Frankfurt – Milan
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
ticket selection
Important Information
If an error occurs while booking trains requiring reservations, it may be that reservations are not yet available for that connection. Please observe the relevant advance booking deadlines and, in this case, try again later, check the connection on the operator's website, or use other booking methods.
To Booking WebsiteAdditional Information

SNCB International Website

Only for cross-border connections to/from Belgium
FIP 50 Tickets FIP 75 Tickets

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.

Book an SNCB FIP Ticket
To Booking Website

Telephone

CFL Telephone

FIP 50 Tickets Booking Fee € 5
Due to the booking fee, it may be worthwhile to purchase a regular first class ticket via the CFL app or ticket machine.

CFL offers a booking hotline where FIP 50 Tickets can be purchased. The hotline is available in Luxembourgish, French, German, and English.

+352 (0) 2489 2489

To authenticate FIP eligibility, a photo of the inside of the FIP Card for all travelers must be sent by email to callcenter@cfl.lu during the booking process. Payment is then made by credit card via a 15-minute payment link sent by email.

CFL charges a booking fee of €5 per booking.

Personal Tip
To avoid additional costs when calling abroad, you can use the app Satellite. It offers 100 free minutes per month for international calls. A German residence is required for registration and registration may take a few days.
Additional Information

On-Site

CFL Ticket Office

FIP 50 Tickets

CFL ticket offices are located at Luxembourg and Belval-Université stations.

FIP 50 Tickets

At CFL Ticket Offices, first class tickets for Luxembourg are available with a 50% discount. Standard ticket prices can be found on the CFL website.

Additional Information

On the Train

Tickets for first class travel or upgrades from second to first class must be purchased before boarding the train.

Discounts

The FIP Discount generally applies to adult fares and not to children’s fares. For this reason, it should be checked whether public fares are cheaper. The discounts in the following table therefore only apply to public fares and are not additionally applicable to FIP. More information in the FAQs.

Travel in second class is generally free of charge.

For 1st class, the following child discounts apply:

AgeDiscount
0–11 yearsFree (when accompanied by a person holding a valid 1st class ticket, limited to two children)2
from 12 yearsRegular price2

Accompaniment of Young Children

Children who have not yet reached the age of 4 must be accompanied by a person who is at least 12 years old.2

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.

Connections - AJC

This operator is part of AJC (Agreement on Journey Continuation). More information in the FAQ.

Sources

  1. FIP Guide Community: SNCB Unlimited Pass ↩︎

  2. CFL – Children and Young People ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎