Capelle aan den IJssel
Capelle aan den IJssel is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
Capelle aan den IJssel is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 67,319 in 2021, and covers an area of 15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi), of which 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river.
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Worth seeing in and around Capelle aan den IJssel
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century Christian humanist and theologian.
4.3 km · public research university in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02Stadion Woudestein
The Stadion Woudestein, is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is currently used mainly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Excelsior men's and women's teams.
4.7 km · football stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies
The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies is an international institute on urban management and housing at Erasmus University Rotterdam, based in the Netherlands. IHS was founded in 1958.
4.4 km · international institute · Wikipedia - 04Van Brienenoordbrug
The Van Brienenoord Bridge is a large twin tied-arch motorway bridge in the Netherlands. Located at the east side of Rotterdam, it crosses the New Meuse, a major distributary of the river Rhine.
4.3 km · bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 05Arboretum Trompenburg
Arboretum Trompenburg is a botanical garden in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which hosts a large collection of woody as well as herbaceous plants. It occupies an area of 7 ha and is situated 4 m below sea level, so a system of canals is used to drain the land.
4.7 km · botanical garden in Rotterdam, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 06Kralingen Lake
The Kralingse Plas is a lake located in the suburb of Kralingen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The water is mainly used for watersport, fishing and recreational activities.
4.7 km · lake in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 07Stoom Stichting Nederland
The Stoom Stichting Nederland is a railway museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1976.
5.4 km · Dutch Railway Museum · Wikipedia - 08
- 09Erasmus Research Institute of Management
The Erasmus Research Institute of Management is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management and the Erasmus School of Economics, both at Erasmus University Rotterdam. It aims to bring together top researchers in business and management from each of these schools.
4.5 km · research institute · Wikipedia - 10Boezembrug
The Boezembrug is a bridge in Rotterdam, part of the Goudse Rijweg. The bridge connects both banks of the river Boezem.
5.9 km · bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Historisch Museum Capelle
- 02Dief- en Duifhuisje
- 03Vierkant Eiland in de Plas
- 04Schollebos
Tucked onto the south side of the Schollevaar suburb, the Schollebos is one of the larger parks in this area, which has a very active community.
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Things to do
- 01Isala Theater
Stadsplein 5 (Capelle Centrum C ), info@isalatheater.nl.
- 02Golfclub Capelle
's-Gravenweg 311,.
- 03Zevenhuizerplas
Found at the line of the metro's B-line, the Zevenhuizerplas is a large recreational lake with facilities for water sports and recreation.
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Getting to Capelle aan den IJssel
- Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 10 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 44 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 77 km
- Stations
- Rotterdam Alexander railway station, 2.9 km · Oosterflank, 2.4 km · Rotterdam Zuid railway station, 6 km · Graskruid, 3.5 km · Binnenhof, 4.4 km
- Amsterdam → Capelle aan den IJssel54 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · €7–10
- Eindhoven → Capelle aan den IJssel82 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · €11–15
- Maastricht → Capelle aan den IJssel143 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · €20–28
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Capelle aan den IJssel
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Capelle aan den IJssel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFurthermore, the water ferries 20 and 21 call at Rivium, a business park in the far west of Capelle.
- Get inThis water ferry port is connected to the metro through a self-driving bus, though you will have to walk half a kilometre from the ferry port to the end of the bus line.
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Capelle aan den IJssel is 7 km from Rotterdam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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