How to reach Trier from abroad
There are different options to get to Trier: by train, bus, plane or car.
Arrival by Train
If you arrive from a European country by train, you can also find the train connections on the Deutsche Bahn homepage (www.bahn.de) or on the homepage of the railway company of your home country.
Arrival by Coach/Long-distance bus
See: https://www.vrt-info.de/fernbusse
Arrival by Plane
The airports Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Hahn, Köln/Bonn, Luxemburg and Saarbrücken are all in the vicinity of Trier. We recommend the airports Frankfurt/Main and Luxembourg if you arrive from North or South America, Asia, Oceania or Africa. If you arrive from Europe, we additionally recommend the airports Saarbrücken, Frankfurt/Hahn und Köln/Bonn. The latter two ones are also frequented by low budget airlines.
Arrival via Airport Frankfurt/Main
From the airport Frankfurt/Main you can get to Trier (Hauptbahnhof) by train. Further information is available on the Deutsche Bahn homepage: www.bahn.de.
You can also take the bus from the airport Frankfurt/Main to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). Further information is available on the homepage of the bus company flixbus: www.emile-weber.lu/de/flixbus
Arriving via Airport Frankfurt/Hahn
There is a direct bus connection from Airport Frankfurt/Hahn to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). More information is available on www.flibco.com.
Arrival via Airport Köln/Bonn
From the airport Köln/Bonn you can take the train to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). Further information is available on the homepage of the Deutsche Bahn: www.bahn.de.
Arrival via Airport Luxembourg
The Bus 117 of Voyages Emile Weber serves Monday to Friday several times each day the route between Luxembourg and Trier serving Airport Findel/Luxembourg as well.
Alternatively, you can take the regular city bus from Airport Luxembourg to the train station Luxembourg and from there the train to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). More information is available on the Deutsche Bahn homepage: www.bahn.de.
Arrival by Car
Due to the short distance, it can be interesting to arrive by car if you are coming from Belgium, France, the Netherlands or Luxembourg. Here are some maps.
Your VRT Ticket
There will be a VRT ticket for all IFK participants. With this ticket you can use all public transport (buses and trains) in the city of Trier and in the whole VRT area.
Here you find the overview of the VRT area of validity.
Please bring a cover for the ticket with you (see photo).