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# Eindhoven

Eindhoven is a city and municipality in the Netherlands.

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## Every way there

- Maastricht → Eindhoven 68 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · €9–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maastricht-to-eindhoven) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Maastricht&to=Eindhoven)
- Rotterdam → Eindhoven 87 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · €11–16 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rotterdam-to-eindhoven) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rotterdam&to=Eindhoven)
- Amsterdam → Eindhoven 111 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/amsterdam-to-eindhoven) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Amsterdam&to=Eindhoven)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Eindhoven, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Eindhoven has

- Y Scheduled flights Eindhoven (EIN), 8 km
- Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 3 with real-time
- N Ferries no crossing within 25 km
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known.

51.433°, 5.483°

It is the largest city in the southern province of North Brabant, and is located in the Dutch part of the Campine natural region. With a population of 249,054 on a territory of 88.92 km2, it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the Randstad conurbation.

Get in

## Getting to Eindhoven

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1. Eindhoven Airport

See

## Worth seeing

In order to claim you have seen Eindhoven, at least a glance at its Philips-related history is a must. Fortunately, this is hardly a challenge as many of the Philips sights are right in the heart of the city. The Van Abbe Museum is the main attraction listed by travel guides and is an excellent pick if you're into modern art.

1. Van Abbemuseum Bilderdijklaan 10, info@vanabbemuseum.nl.
2. DAF Museum Learn all about the history and designs of DAF vehicles from 1928 till the present day.
3. Eindhoven Museum
4. De Fabriek Baarsstraat 38, info@defabriekeindhoven.nl.
5. MU Artspace Emmasingel 20 (in the Witte Dame, opposite the Public Library on the first floor), mu@mu.nl.
6. Philips Museum Philips first factory lies right in the heart of the city.

Do

## Things to do

Eindhoven is perhaps the liveliest city in the South of the Netherlands. If you're willing to get informed, you'll find events are taking place at almost any given time. If you're flexible in planning, try to visit during one of the main events like GLOW or the Dutch Design Week.

1. Dynamo You'll find the country's largest youth centre, Dynamo, in the heart of Eindhoven.
2. Effenaar Dommelstraat 2 (Diagonally opposite the train station), info@effenaar.nl.
3. Muziekgebouw Frits Philips This large music centre in the heart of the city offers a broad range of concerts, varying from jazz and classical to world music and acoustic rock.
4. Parktheater This large and modern theatre on the edge of the Stadswandelpark offers over 500 theatre activities a year.
5. Natlab Kastanjelaan 500 (Strijp S), info@natlab.nl.
6. LAB-1 Keizersgracht 19 (City Centre), info@lab-1.nl.

Eat

## Where to eat

You'll find plenty of restaurants in the city centre. Main restaurant areas are the Dommelstraat (almost directly opposite the train station), the Markt and the Bergen kwartier, comprising both the Kleine Berg and the Grote Berg. They are mostly in Dutch, but numerical ratings will give you an idea of popularity at least. Many restaurants are closed on Mondays and some close down for a week or two during summer.

1. Friture Dik & Lang Fast food is an unhealthy but cheap dinner option.
2. Soho Popular place for take away wok (Asian stir fry dishes with noodles or rice) or sushi, but you can also eat in the restaurant.
3. Bakkertje Bol Rechtestraat 51.
4. Hizmet Bakery & Shawarma Kruisstraat 77.
5. Restaria De Hoek Stratumseind 10-12.

How locals move

## Getting around Eindhoven the local way

- Get in Eindhoven Airport is mostly served by low-cost carriers Ryanair, Transavia and Wizzair, and by holiday charter specialists.
- Get around There are shared cars of Greenwheels and MyWheels in the city, however you can only rent them if you are registered resident in the Netherlands.

From [Wikivoyage: Eindhoven](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Eindhoven), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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