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LuxembourgLast reviewed July 2026
Crossing the border
Germany and Luxembourg share a land border you can cross by car. Keep your passport, national driving licence and International Driving Permit together, and check opening hours and any toll or vignette requirements before you travel.
Driving rules in Luxembourg
- Drive on the right.
- Headlights in tunnels and poor visibility.
- 0.05% alcohol limit; 0.02% for new drivers.
- Reflective vest and triangle required.
What to see when you arrive in Luxembourg
- the old quarters and fortifications of Luxembourg City
- the Bock Casemates
- the Mullerthal trail
- the Moselle wine region
- Vianden Castle
Once you're driving in Luxembourg
Destination-specific detail sourced from national road authorities, motoring clubs and rental policies — the things that catch cross-border drivers out.
Driving on a foreign licence
EU/EEA licences are valid without extra paperwork; non-EU visitors may drive on a valid home licence for short tourist stays, but should carry an International Driving Permit (or certified translation) where the licence is not in French, German or English to avoid fines.
Tolls & road charges
Luxembourg has no car tolls or vignette - the motorway network is free for passenger cars, unlike neighbouring Austria and Switzerland; only heavy goods vehicles pay the electronic Eurovignette.
Parking in the cities
Luxembourg City uses paid blue/coloured zones with meters, ticket machines and apps, and central streets often need a displayed parking disc for limited free stays; P+R sites on the outskirts feed free public transport into the centre.
Fines & camera enforcement
Police issue on-the-spot taxed warnings from about EUR 24 up to EUR 145; speeding fines start near EUR 49 and rise steeply, and handheld phone use and no-seatbelt are penalised. Rental firms forward camera fines to the renter via plate-holder data exchange.
If you have an accident
Call 112 for emergencies; for damage-only crashes complete the European Accident Statement (constat amiable) and notify the rental firm, calling police if there is injury, a dispute or a foreign-registered party. Cars must have a warning triangle and reflective vest.
Driving in the capital
Luxembourg City now enforces a camera-monitored low-emission/restricted zone and all public transport is free nationwide, so park-and-ride plus tram/bus is easier than driving into the tight valley centre.
Sources: rac.co.uk · expatica.com · luxtoday.lu · police.public.lu