Breda: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Breda is a city of 184,126 people in The Netherlands (North Brabant), 9 m (30 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Breda runs from about 7 h 53 min a day in late December to 16 h 44 min in late June (computed for 51.59° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Breda is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 47 km), Brussels Airport (BRU, 79 km), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 80 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 94 km), Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 49 km).
Flights to Breda: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Breda · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 339 km (United Kingdom) — flights · buses · car rental
- Paris, 350 km (France) — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 168 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 87 km (Belgium) — buses · car rental · tours
- Rotterdam, 43 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Amsterdam, 88 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 319 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 145 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 155 km (Germany) — tours
- Dortmund, 186 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Wrocław.
Common questions
Which airport serves Breda?
Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Breda?
About 184,126 people live in Breda, across 129 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Breda in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Breda?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Breda?
London (339 km), Paris (350 km), Köln (168 km), Brussels (87 km), Rotterdam (43 km).
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.