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DIRECTORY
By Car
Automobile Club de
Luxembourg
Route de Lonwy 54, Bertrange.
Tel 26000 (breakdown service).
∑ acl.lu
Avis
Tel (02) 7306211 (Belgium).
Tel 489595 (Luxembourg).
∑ avis.be
A Luxembourg sightseeing bus carrying visitors on a tour of the city
Budget
Spoorwegen (NMBS). Fares are By River and Canal Tel (02) 6465130 (Belgium).
Tel 441938-1 (Luxembourg).
calculated by distance. Children Boat cruises of varying length ∑ budget.co.uk
under six travel free, with a maxi- operate on the Scheldt, Leie,
mum of four children allowed Meuse and Moselle rivers, as Europcar
per adult; those aged between well as on a network of canals. Tel (02) 7210592, (02) 5229573
six and eleven receive a 50 per Belgium has more than 2,000 (Belgium). ∑ europcar.com
cent discount. Several other km (1,243 miles) of navi gable Hertz
special tariffs are available, waterways, used by com mer cial Tel (02) 7206044, (02) 5243100
including discounts for adults traffic as well as for pleasure. (Belgium).
under 26, and seniors over 65; Cruise details are available from Tel 440861 (Luxembourg).
weekend tickets and day returns tourist offices in Bruges, Ghent, ∑ hertz.com
may be cheaper by as much as Dinant, Liège, Namur, Antwerp Royal Automobile Club de
40 per cent. Rail passes are and Luxembourg. Belgique
offered, such as the Railpass, Rue d’Arlon 53, 1040 BRU.
which allows ten trips within Tel (02) 2870911.
Belgium over one year, and the By Bicycle ∑ racb.com
Benelux Pass, which provides Belgium and Luxembourg Touring Club de Belgique
unlimited travel on any five days are keen cycling nations and Rue de la Loi 44, 1040 BRU.
within one month of purchase, equip ment can be rented in Tel (070) 344777.
on trains in Belgium, Luxembourg most towns for a reasonable ∑ touring.be
and the Netherlands. price. Cycle hire shops and the Vlaamse
In Luxembourg, the primary tourist offices can also advise on Automobilistenbond
line runs north–south, from the best routes to follow, such as Pastoor Coplaan 100,
Liège to Luxembourg City, via the RAVel network of ded icated Zwijndrecht.
Clervaux. Day-tickets covering cycle routes (see p304). In Tel (03) 2536130.
the entire train and public bus Belgium, cyclists are encouraged ∑ vab.be
network can be bought at a to use trains, at minimal extra
very reasonable price. cost. Under the Train and Bike By Train
scheme (Train et Vélo in French SNCB/NMBS
and Trein en Fiets in Dutch),
By Bus travellers can rent bicycles from Tel (02) 5282828.
∑ belgianrail.be
Buses come into their own in some railway stations as part
the remote areas of Belgium of the price of a return ticket. By Bus
and in city suburbs. Buses in In Luxembourg, bicycles can
Flanders are run by De Lijn. In be conveyed free on trains, if De Lijn (Flanders)
remoter areas individual passen- space is available. Tel (070) 220200.
∑ delijn.be
gers can telephone De Lijn’s
Belbus system, for a small bus to Luxembourg
take them on an unscheduled Specialist Tours Tel (352) 24784400.
route between regular De Lijn To see the best of both countries ∑ mt.public.lu
stops. De Lijn also operates without inconvenience, a coach TEC
trams, including the Kusttram, tour is a good option. Numerous Tel (010) 235353.
which runs along the Belgian companies offer tours of the ∑ infotec.be
coast. Buses are run by main cities. Others organize
Transport En Commun (TEC) thematic tours, focussing on
in Wallonia. Luxembourg buses Belgian architecture, battlefields themselves; for instance, it
cover an extensive network (Waterloo, World War I or II), is possible to visit the World
of routes. Fares are based on birdwatching, food, beer or War I battle sites from Bruges.
distance and tickets are bought chocolate. Guided tour operators Details are available at the
from the driver. also run day-trips from the cities tourist offices.

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