Tours, tickets and day trips in Arnhem
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Open Air Museum | 524,188 | — |
The busiest is Netherlands Open Air Museum at 524,188 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Arnhem
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem to Nijmegen | The Netherlands | 16 km (10 mi) | about 15 min |
| Arnhem to Apeldoorn | The Netherlands | 26 km (16 mi) | about 25 min |
| Arnhem to Amersfoort | The Netherlands | 41 km (25 mi) | about 40 min |
| Arnhem to 's-Hertogenbosch | The Netherlands | 52 km (32 mi) | about 51 min |
| Arnhem to Utrecht | The Netherlands | 55 km (34 mi) | about 54 min |
| Arnhem to Zwolle | The Netherlands | 61 km (38 mi) | about 59 min |
| Arnhem to Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 64 km (40 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Arnhem to Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Arnhem to Köln | Germany | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Arnhem to Brussels | Belgium | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Arnhem to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Arnhem to Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Arnhem?
Netherlands Open Air Museum, with 524,188 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.