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Arriving by Air Rail Travel provides services in Wallonia.
Belgium’s principal airport is Belgium is at the heart of Europe’s Bus terminuses are usually
Brussels National Airport, high-speed train networks. close to train stations.
known locally as Zaventem. Eurostar services between Luxembourg benefits from an
Flights into Luxembourg Brussels’ Gare du Midi and extensive bus network, which
arrive at Findel Airport, which London’s St. Pancras station take compensates for the more
is 6 km (4 miles) east of around 2 hours. The Thalys limited railroad system. One-day
Luxembourg City. network links Brussels with passes are available, and can be
Airlines flying to Belgium Amsterdam, Paris, and Cologne. used on both long-distance and
and Luxembourg include Within Belgium, train services inner-city buses and trains from
Brussels Airlines (Belgium) are operated by Belgian the time of purchase until 8am
and Luxair (Luxembourg), National Railways (Société the next day. Benelux Tourrail
British Airways, bmi regional, Nationale de Chemins de Fer passes are valid on buses
KLM, and Lufthansa. Brussels Belges/Belgische Spoorwegen). operated by Chemins de Fer
is also served by Air Canada The network is modern and Luxembourgeois.
and Delta Air Lines. Most efficient, and usually the best
flights from Canada and the way to travel between major
US go via another European cities and towns. Luxembourg’s Traveling by Car
city. Ryanair has low-cost flights rail system is run by Chemins de Drivers from the UK can reach
between Brussels and various Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL). In mainland Europe by the car
European cities. both countries, a variety of train service offered by
train passes is available. The Eurotunnel. Within Belgium and
Benelux Tourrail pass allows Luxembourg, the freeways and
Arriving by Sea
unlimited travel on any three main roads are well maintained
Belgium can be easily reached or five days within a month’s and fast. Variations between the
by ferry from Britain several period in Belgium, Luxembourg, French and Flemish spellings of
times daily. DFDS Seaways and the Netherlands. town names can be confusing;
has a number of crossings it is advisable to find out both
every day between Dover names of your destination
and Dunkirk. P&O Ferries Traveling by Bus before beginning your journey.
also operates regular ferry In Belgium, the two main long- All the major car-rental firms are
crossings from Dover to distance bus operators are De represented in Belgium and
Calais (France) and from Lijn, which covers routes in Luxembourg, but renting a
Hull to Zeebrugge. Flanders, and TEC, which vehicle is fairly expensive.
DIRECTORY
Tourist Offices Embassies Luxembourg Rail Travel
Belgium UK (Belgium) Police Tel 113. Belgian National
Grand Place 1, 1000 Ave d’Auderghem 10, All other services Tel 112. Railways
Brussels. Tel 02-513 8940. B-1040 Brussels. Tel 02-528 2828.
∑ visitbelgium.com Tel 02-287 6211. Airlines ∑ belgianrail.be
Luxembourg UK (Luxembourg) Brussels Airlines Chemins de Fer
City Office, 5 Blvd Joseph II, L-1840 Luxembourgeois
Place Guillaume II, Luxembourg City. Tel 090-251 600 (Belgium). Tel 24 89 24 89. ∑ cfl.lu
Luxembourg City. Tel 22 98 64. Tel 0905-609 5609 (UK).
Tel 42 82 82 10. US (Belgium) Tel 866-308 2230 (US). Eurostar
∑ visitluxembourg.com Blvd du Régent 27, ∑ brusselsairlines.com Tel 070-79 79 79 (Belgium).
UK B-1000 Brussels. Luxair Tel 08432-186 186 (UK).
∑ eurostar.com
Belgian Tourist Office Tel 02-811 4000.
Tel 020-7537 1132. US (Luxembourg) Tel 0352-2456 4242 Thalys
Tel 0800-954 5245. 22 Blvd Emmanuel (Luxembourg). ∑ luxair.lu Tel 70 66 77 88 (Belgium).
∑ belgiumtheplace to. Servais, L-2535 ∑ thalys.com
be Luxembourg City. Ferry Companies
Luxembourg Tourist Office. Tel 46 01 23. Buses
∑ visitluxembourg.com DFDS Seaways
Emergency De Lijn
US Numbers Tel 0871-574 7235 (UK). Tel 070-220 200.
Belgian Tourist Office ∑ dfdsseaways.co.uk ∑ delijn.be
Tel 212-758 8130. Belgium P&O Ferries
Luxembourg Tourist Police Tel 101. TEC
Office Ambulance and Fire Tel 0800 130 0030 (UK). Tel 01-023 5353.
∑ visitluxembourg.com Department Tel 100. ∑ poferries.com ∑ infotec.be

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