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Zeist
Town in Utrecht, Netherlands

Zeist

Zeist is the largest town of the municipality of Zeist.

Plan a trip to Zeist→From Amsterdam

The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.

Get in

Getting to Zeist

Zeist is tucked in between the A12 and A28 highways. The first one connects to Utrecht, Gouda and Rotterdam in the west and Ede, Arnhem and Oberhausen in the east. The A28 runs from Utrecht to Zwolle via Harderwijk and Elburg. From Amsterdam, follow the A2 heading for Utrecht, where you turn onto the A12 heading for Arnhem after passing exit 8.

  1. 01
    Driebergen-Zeist NS

    From here, bus 43 (direction: Zeist-Centrum) gets you to the city centre of Zeist.

  2. 02
    Den Dolder SPR
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Pyramid of Austerlitz

    Zeisterweg 98, Woudenberg (follow the N224 out of town, after about 5 km, the road to the Pyramid will appear to your left), info@landschaperfgoedutrecht.nl.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    HFSLG

    Vossenlaan 28, Bosch en Duin, info@hfslg.nl.

  2. 02
    De Egelantier

    Dolderseweg 146, Den Dolder,.

How locals move

Getting around Zeist 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.

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