Ludwigslust is a former Kreis (district) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Neighboring districts were (from the north clockwise) Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, Parchim, Prignitz in Brandenburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg in Lower Saxony and the district Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

The district was situated roughly between the river Elbe and the city of Schwerin.

After the German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were established.

The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011): Media related to Landkreis Ludwigslust at Wikimedia Commons