Travel on city buses for free every Saturday

Travelling by bus in Luxembourg City will be free on Saturdays, starting this weekend, as part of a new scheme to encourage people to hit the shops.

From June 6, all City buses from lines 1 to 31, Eurobuses (120, 125, 144, 165, 167, 195 and 192) and regional RGTR buses running lines 215 and 222 will be free to use on Saturdays.

“With this measure the City of Luxembourg authority in collaboration with the Infrastructure Ministry, is responding to demand from shopkeepers in the capital and encouraging citizens to enjoy the public transport offer around town,” the ministry said in a statement.

The move follows a previous initiative in which City buses are free to passengers the first Sunday of the month. Further changes to this Sunday offer will see travel on lines 120, 144, 192, 194 and 215 become free from June 7.

Other changes announced by the commune were the expansion of the City-Kaart and Job-Kaart bus passes, which will now be valid on AVL bus lines 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 and on RGTR lines 172, 215 and 222, as well as combined lines 120, 125, 144, 165, 167, 192, 194 et 195.

The announcement came three days after the introduction of a new bus network in Luxembourg City, a change which was met with some criticism from bus users.

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