Dordrecht: 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.
Dordrecht is a city of 119,260 people in The Netherlands (South Holland), 3 m (10 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Dordrecht railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Dordrecht runs from about 7 h 51 min a day in late December to 16 h 46 min in late June (computed for 51.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Dordrecht is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,218 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 56 km), Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 63 km), Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 70 km).
Flights to Dordrecht: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Dordrecht railway station, Dordrecht Zuid railway station, Dordrecht Stadspolders railway station. Trains to Dordrecht
Buses to Dordrecht · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dordrechts Museum | 50,000 | 2005 |
The busiest is Dordrechts Museum at 50,000 visitors in 2005. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Dordrecht
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 333 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Paris, 368 km (France) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 186 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 109 km (Belgium) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rotterdam, 18 km — tours
- Amsterdam, 64 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 338 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 160 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Essen, 166 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Dortmund, 195 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Varna, Recklinghausen, Hastings, Bamenda, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape.
Common questions
Which airport serves Dordrecht?
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Dordrecht?
About 119,260 people live in Dordrecht, across 99 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Dordrecht in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Dordrecht?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Dordrecht?
London (333 km), Paris (368 km), Köln (186 km), Brussels (109 km), Rotterdam (18 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 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.