The longest leg of our European Holiday was the Luxembourg to Amsterdam Trip. This was a marathon 8 hour trip aboard Ouibus, leaving at 12:30 pm, arriving 8:30 pm. I had booked the tickets online about 4 weeks before the trip, and they were crazy cheap. Less than 60 Euros for the 3 of us! Whilst we could not complain about the price, we needed to make sure this trip was a comfortable trip not a nightmare.
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Leaving Luxembourg City for Amsterdam
Finding the Ouibus bus-stop was a little bit tricky. My ticket showed it was opposite Luxembourg Central Station, so it should have been really easy to find. At one end of the station there is a local bus terminal. At the other end there is a long distance bus terminal.
After checking both of these and asking a few people, I was still unable to find the Ouibus stop. Nobody seemed to know. Until I asked an information office guy, he pointed me up the road and instructed me to go into a car-park.
Sure enough, I did this and found our Ouibus waiting there for us. Upon checking the ticket, I discovered that Google maps would have taken me straight to the correct location, had I tried that.
We got chatting with the bus driver, and he informed us that the bus only had 10 passengers. They weren’t even travelling all the way from Luxembourg to Amsterdam, they were all getting off at Brussels, except for us.
Great news for us, because we got to sit anywhere we wanted to on the bus! We took advantage of this and sat right up the front.
Was the Bus Comfortable?
Our bus was brand new and very comfortable. Seats reclined, and there was overhead air conditioning and USB charging. Each seat had a little fold down table. The seats were nice and comfortable. And the on board toilet was well equipped and clean.
Our only complaint was that the little tables were a little dirty, and there were lots of food crumbs on the floor and seats. In other words, the bus could do with a little bit more cleaning. But for 20 Euros, who’s complaining.
Bonus Antwerp Stopover
A pleasant surprise for us was that we stopped at Antwerp for 1 hour. We all had to leave the bus, but we were permitted to leave our stuff on the bus as it was locked up in a parking lot. This allowed us to walk around Antwerp for some sight seeing.
The bus was parked only 10 minutes walk from the City Hall, Town Square and Church of Our Lady. This is a World Heritage area and a spectacular area to check out. I would have loved 2-3 hours, but we made do with the 1 hour we had available.
Arriving in Amsterdam
Arriving in Amsterdam was fairly uneventful. The bus stopped at the main centre of Sloterdijk, a major railway junction to the west of Amsterdam Central Station. We could have easily taken a train from Sloterdijk to Central Station, however we were travelling with heavy baggage so we decided against this option.
The bus stop was right next to a Taxi Rank, and Uber was also available. Funny but we tried hailing an Uber but the pick up location stubbornly wanted us to walk quite a long way. So we caught a Taxi for 19 Euros into the city central. Uber had quoted 18-23 Euros so on this occasion the Taxi was just as good as an Uber.
Next stop was our hotel, the Budget Hotel Tourist Inn. We chose this hotel because of it’s proximity to Amsterdam Central Train Station, to provide us with a cheap airport transfer on our outward journey. This is excellent hotel for budget minded travellers, and is in a great position for transferring from Sloterdijk Station to the hotel.
Luxembourg to Amsterdam Ouibus Summary
Ouibus is a great option for travelling from Luxembourg to Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, or Rotterdam. It is inexpensive, effortless, and comfortable. I feel it was an easier option than catching a train, because the train involved 2 change-overs. And easier than flying due to not having to transfer to and from airports.
Buses are the way to go in this part of Europe, as long as you don’t mind sacrificing a little comfort. Ouibus scores an 8 out of 10 for me, a couple of points lost only due to the cleanliness of the bus. Good job Ouibus, we would love to give you more of our business!
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