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Bilthoven
Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

Bilthoven

Bilthoven is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

Plan a trip to Bilthoven→From Rotterdam

It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt. It has a railway station with connections to Utrecht, Amersfoort and Baarn. It is home to the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM; and to the Union Mundial pro Interlingua, UMI, which promotes Interlingua internationally.

Get in

Getting to Bilthoven

Bilthoven is located in between the A27 and A28 highways. The A27 runs from Breda to Zwolle and the A28 from Utrecht to Groningen. Exit 32 (Bilthoven) on the A27 and exit 2 (De Bilt) service the municipality. From Amsterdam, follow the A1 heading for Amersfoort. After exit 9, use the Eemnes Interchange to turn onto the A27 heading for Utrecht. On this highway, use exit 32, followed by a left turn.

  1. 01
    Hollandsche Rading SPR
  2. 02
    Utrecht Overvecht SPR or Utrecht Centraal

    Sprinters to Amersfoort connect to Bilthoven, while sprinters to Hilversum connect to Hollandsche Rading.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    PK Bar & Kitchen

    Julianalaan 10, Bilthoven, contact@pkbilthoven.nl.

  2. 02
    Ripassa

    Emmaplein 10, Bilthoven, info@ripassa.nl.

  3. 03
    Osaka

    Julianalaan 2a, Bilthoven,.

  4. 04
    La Terrazza

    Vinkenlaan 47-49, Bilthoven,.

  5. 05
    Brasserie Olivier

    De Kwinkelier 54, Bilthoven, info@brasserieolivier.nl.

How locals move

Getting around Bilthoven the local way

  • 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)

From Wikivoyage: Nieuwegein, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.