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Please be advised that the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Travel Advice is now available at Ireland.ie/travel. Travel Advice on this webpage is no longer being updated. To ensure you receive the latest Travel Advice for Luxembourg, please see Ireland.ie.

Luxembourg

If you’re travelling to Luxembourg, our travel advice and updates give you practical tips and useful information. 

Security Status

  • Normal precautions
  • High degree of caution
  • Avoid non-essential travel
  • Do not travel
  • Overview
  • Safety and Security
  • Local Laws and Customs
  • Health
  • Embassy Contact

Overview

Overview

Security Status

Normal Precautions 

General Travel Advice

Irish citizens need a valid passport or passport card to enter Luxembourg.

Irish passports do not have a minimum validity requirement while travelling to the UK or within the EU. When travelling within Europe with an Irish passport, it should be valid for the duration of your stay. 

Irish citizens do not require a visa to enter Luxembourg. EU citizens wishing to stay for more than 90 days must declare their arrival and register at their local commune of residence.

Visitors to Luxembourg are advised to follow the guidance of national and local authorities and stay fully informed of what's going on by monitoring local news and social media.

Citizens can also follow the Embassy on social media (Twitter: @IrlinLuxembourg and Facebook: Embassy of Ireland in Luxembourg) to ensure access to relevant updates and alerts.

Emergency Assistance

The best help is often close at hand so if you have problems, try talking to your local contacts, tour operator representative or hotel management.

To contact the Emergency Services in Luxembourg or in any other European country, dial 112. The emergency number for the Police is 113.

Our tips for Safe Travels:

Safety and Security

Safety and security

Terrorism

Although the threat from terrorism in Luxembourg is low, there is still a global risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be against civilian targets, including places frequented by tourists and expatriates.

Crime

Crime remains relatively low in Luxembourg but you should take sensible precautions:

  • Don’t carry your credit card, travel tickets and money together - leave spare cash and valuables in a safe place.
  • It’s advisable to carry your passport – or at least a clear photocopy of it – at all times should you be requested to produce a form of identification by the Luxembourg police.

Reporting crime

If you’re a victim of a crime while in Luxembourg, report it to the local police immediately. You can call the police in Luxembourg by dialling 112.

Driving

If you’re planning to drive in Luxembourg, you should take the same precautions as in Ireland but remember cars drive on the right hand side of the road. If you want to drive, bring your international driving license and make sure you have adequate and appropriate insurance.

Hiring a vehicle

If you’re hiring a vehicle, we advise you not to hand over your passport as a form of security. If you’re allowing your passport to be photocopied, keep it in your sight at all times.

Check that you have adequate insurance and read the small print of the vehicle hire contract (particularly any waiver that will come into effect if the vehicle is damaged).

Local Laws and Customs

Local laws and customs

Illegal drugs

Illegal drug use (no matter what the drug) carries stiff penalties, including fines and long prison terms.

Health

Health

Travel Insurance

We can’t pay for emergency medical repatriation, repatriation of remains, or for expenses as a result of a personal emergency while you are abroad. If you buy an appropriate travel insurance policy, these costs will be covered, provided you haven’t broken the terms and conditions.

Buying comprehensive travel insurance can save you and your family a lot of money if something goes wrong. It will also ensure that you get the medical attention you need, when you need it. Hospital bills can quickly run into thousands of euro, and a medical evacuation back to Ireland can cost thousands more.

Not all policies are the same, and the cheapest one might be cheap for a reason. Make sure your policy covers all the activities you plan to do on your trip. Insurance Ireland recommend that you purchase a policy that provides a minimum medical cover of €1 million.

Emergency expenses

Your policy should cover:

  • All medical care abroad, including evacuation by air ambulance, or other emergency procedures, and any other costs associated with an unexpected longer stay.
  • Your entire trip, from departure to return. Consider an annual multi-trip policy if you’re making more than one trip in the year.   
  • 24-hour emergency service and assistance.
  • Personal liability cover (in case you’re sued for causing injury or damaging property).
  • Lost and stolen possessions.
  • Cancellation and curtailment.
  • Any extra activities you intend to do that are excluded from standard policies (e.g. water sport activities such as jet skiing or other extreme sports).

Exclusions: You should know most insurance policies will not cover drink or drug-related incidents.

European Health Insurance Card

As an Irish resident you are entitled to get healthcare through the public system in countries of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland if you become ill or injured while on a temporary stay there. Ensure that you get or renew your EHIC (the new name for the E111) before you go, and remember, you need one for every person travelling in your group.

Apply for your EHIC and find out more information.

The EHIC is not a substitute for proper travel insurance provided by a reputable insurer. It doesn’t cover medical repatriation, ongoing medical treatment or treatment of a non-urgent nature. Also, some private hospitals may not accept the EHIC, so you should check with the hospital administrator beforehand.

 

 

Embassy contact

Embassy Contact

In case of a genuine emergency (death, serious illness, arrest, etc.) a message can be left on the Embassy's answering machine which is monitored regularly. Tel. (+352) 450610

This is an emergency number and only for cases that cannot wait until the office reopens.

Alternatively you may contact the duty officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin on +353 1 408 2000.

Embassy of Ireland
Résidence Christina (2nd floor)
28 route d'Arlon
L-1140 Luxembourg

Tel: +352 450 610
Fax: +352 458 820

Monday to Friday 10:00-12:30

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