Ockhuizen
Ockhuizen is a hamlet near the village of Haarzuilens in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
Ockhuizen is a hamlet near the village of Haarzuilens in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and lies about 11 km northwest from the city centre of Utrecht.
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Worth seeing in and around Ockhuizen
4 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.
- 01Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port and capital city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. The canal is 72 km in length, over 100 meters wide and 6 meters deep.
2.7 km · canal in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02Castle de Haar
De Haar Castle is located outside Utrecht, Netherlands. It is the largest castle in The Netherlands.
1.1 km · castle complex in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Nyenrode Business University
Nyenrode Business Universiteit is a Dutch business university and the only private higher education institution that has the university status in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946, it is located on a large estate in the town of Breukelen, between Amsterdam and Utrecht.
3.7 km · university · Wikipedia - 04Hamtoren
The Hamtoren is the remains of the historical Den Ham Castle in Vleuten. The tower is located north of the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway line, on an old road connecting Harmelen and Utrecht.
2.6 km · remains of Den Ham castle in Vleuten in Utrecht · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ockhuizen
- Airports
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 26 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 43 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 80 km
- Stations
- Maarssen railway station, 2.6 km · Vleuten railway station, 3 km
- Rotterdam → Ockhuizen42 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · €5–7
- Eindhoven → Ockhuizen4 km · quickest by road, 18 min · €0.5–1
- Maastricht → Ockhuizen67 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · €9–13
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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 Ockhuizen
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 Ockhuizen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is also a small ferry (pedestrians/cyclists €1.25/€1.75) across the river Lek to Vianen.
- Go nextUtrecht IJsselstein Vianen is a short ferry ride away across the river (or a short bicycle, car or bus ride across the motorway bridge)
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Next door to Ockhuizen
Ockhuizen is 10 km from Utrecht, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Stichtse Vechtmunicipality in the Netherlands3.7 km
- Vleutenvillage in the municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands2.6 km
- Haarzuilensfarm village in the Netherlands800 m
- Laagnieuwkoophamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands1 km
- Maarssenbroekhuman settlement in the Netherlands2.1 km
- Kortrijkfarm village in the Netherlands3.3 km