There are different options to get to Trier: by plane, train, bus or car.

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 Luxemburg 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 Delux Express: www.delux-express.de

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 Luxemburg to the train station Luxemburg and from there the train to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). More information is available on the Deutsche Bahn homepage:  www.bahn.de.

Arrival via Airport Saarbrücken

There is a bus connection from Saarbrücken airport to the main train station in Saarbrücken. From there you can take the train to Trier (Hauptbahnhof). Further information is available on the Deutsche Bahn homepage:  www.bahn.de.

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.

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 maps.

Getting to Trier University

Here you find directions for getting to the University by car or by bus.