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Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM

Luxembourg Travel Advisory

Warning Level Icon Travelling Luxembourg is (relatively) safe

Local Situation: 2.3 / 5

Travelling Luxembourg is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 2.8 / 5

Luxembourg shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Luxembourg), the Advisory Index is 2.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: France (3), Germany with 3 and Belgium with 3 (of 5).

Current informationen on Covid-19 in Luxembourg

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Luxembourg. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).

There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Luxembourg.

Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu

Advice scoring history for Luxembourg

Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Luxembourg.

Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.

Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Luxembourg from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.3 out of 5.0.

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Canada

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Warning Level Icon Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

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We advise New Zealanders to exercise increased caution in Luxembourg (level 2 of 4).

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/luxembourg

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: United States

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Last Update: Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions when traveling to Luxembourg. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Luxembourg.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/luxembourg-travel-advisory.html

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Finland

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Iaktta normal försiktighet - Luxemburg är ett tryggt resmål. Iaktta normal försiktighet.

Source: https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/LU

Individual rating changes for Luxembourg

This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Luxembourg. Most recent events first.

Changes from August 7th 2020

The total rating for Luxembourg changed from 2.8 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government increased their existing warning for Luxembourg to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).

Changes from March 22nd 2020

The total rating for Luxembourg changed from 2.3 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:

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The Canadian government issued a new warning for Luxembourg with a rating of 4.0.

Changes from March 18th 2020

The total rating for Luxembourg changed from 2.0 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:

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The Irish government increased their existing warning for Luxembourg to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).

Changes from March 15th 2020

The total rating for Luxembourg changed from 1.3 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The Irish government increased their existing warning for Luxembourg to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).

Changes from September 25th 2019

The total rating for Luxembourg changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government issued a new warning for Luxembourg with a rating of 1.0.

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The Irish government issued a new warning for Luxembourg with a rating of 1.0.

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The Finnish government issued a new warning for Luxembourg with a rating of 2.0.

About Luxembourg

Luxembourg with its capital Luxembourg is a country in Europe (Western Europe), slightly smaller than Rhode Island (2,586 km²). The country is located Western Europe, between France and Germany. The climate can be described as modified continental with mild winters, cool summers. The landscape is mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast. With a population of about 0.49 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic Value
Capital Luxembourg
Population less than one million
Size 2.586 km²
Size comparable to slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Common languages German, French, Luxembourgish
Currency Euro (short: EUR)
Common voltage (electricity) 220V - 50Hz
Used GSM Frequencies 900/1800/3G
International phone prefix +352
Internet Top Level Domain .lu
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 LU
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 LUX
Countrycode: ISO Numeric 442

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Luxembourg is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

  • air and water pollution in urban areas
  • soil pollution of farmland

Natural hazzards

  • occasional flooding

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Luxembourg. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

  1. aluminum
  2. banking
  3. biotechnology
  4. cargo transportation
  5. chemicals
  6. construction
  7. engineering
  8. financial services
  9. glass
  10. information technology

Agriculture products

  1. barley
  2. dairy
  3. fruits
  4. grapes
  5. livestock products
  6. oats
  7. potatoes
  8. wheat

Luxembourg Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Luxembourg.

Export products

  1. chemicals
  2. equipment
  3. glass
  4. machinery
  5. rubber products
  6. steel products

Import products

  1. chemicals
  2. commercial aircraft
  3. foodstuffs
  4. luxury consumer goods
  5. metals
  6. minerals

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Luxembourg?

Luxembourg is currently rated at 2,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. Travelling Luxembourg is (relatively) safe.

Is it safe to travel Luxembourg in 2024?

You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Luxembourg.

How many travel advisories do you know for Luxembourg?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 3 individual sources for Luxembourg.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Luxembourg?

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Luxembourg. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Luxembourg.

What is the size of Luxembourg?

Luxembourg has a size of 2,586 km² or 998 mi² which is slightly smaller than Rhode Island.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.