Antwerp-Luxembourg

[IanD]

Hello

We're off to Belgium for a beer tasting tour in April and have the Saturday to do as we please so we thought we'd take the train to Luxembourg for a few hours.

On the SNCB website, it's showing the fare as 33 Euros each way for both of us (seems cheap) but this is a Non-flex fare. It's not clear what that means other than there's no refund - sounds like you're not tied to a specific train but on the website you have to pick a train to be able to buy the ticket. Does anyone know how these tickets work?

Also, are these fares only available on-line or will they be available on the day at the station?

Cheers

 

[duesselmartin]

if your not travelling on Thalys that is your weekend fare. Weekend travel is a lot cheaper than weekdays. As long as your off the high speed network, you are not tied to any trains. You can take any IC train.
Non-Flex means no refund.
Just make sure you book Luxembourg (LU) and not Luxembourg MTIB as the former is in Brussels.

 

[IanD]

Thanks, very useful.

 

[dutchflyer]

Its MUCH cheaper to buy to Arlon (last stop in BE), as you can then get the cheaper weekendreturns (about 1 eur more as single, max price). Buy online a normal return Arlon-LUx. And if you're junior<26 or senior>65, even more so (gopass 1=single for 6 eur, or senior return).
On weekdays (ONLY) is even cheaper to go via Athus (south of Arlon-no trains sat/sun, but connecting buses from TEC), and buy the LUX daytickets (4 eur) from conductor-unless there is now also a CFL ticketmachine in Athus.

 

[Quakkerillo]

Tickets are always for sale as well on the stations. Tickets international aren't for sale at all stations, but are available at Antwerpen-Centraal.

Price for a round trip Arlon-Luxembourg is €13 (age 26-65) or €12 (under 26). The round trip Antwerpen-Arlon is €22,20 for a round trip (weekend ticket); valid friday 19:00-sunday last service. Total price sould be €35,20 for each passenger.

You could buy both tickets at the station; the €13 one at the international desks (left ones), the €22,20 ones on the right desks.

 

[IanD]

Thanks guys. Don't want to get anything too complicated in case I get it wrong. The £33 fare I mentioned earlier was for 2 people so a couple of Euros less than the split tickets (but with less validity by the sound of it!). We only have time to get to Luxemburg for a couple of hours so it will be out and back the same day.