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De Bilt
Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands

De Bilt

De Bilt is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Plan a trip to De Bilt→From Rotterdam

It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).

Get in

Getting to De Bilt

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 De Bilt 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.