Eindhoven: 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.
Eindhoven is a city of 235,691 people in The Netherlands (North Brabant), 22 m (72 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Station Acht.
Key facts
Daylight in Eindhoven runs from about 7 h 55 min a day in late December to 16 h 42 min in late June (computed for 51.44° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Eindhoven is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 49 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 62 km), Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 91 km), Brussels Airport (BRU, 92 km), Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 92 km).
Flights to Eindhoven: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Station Acht, Former train station Gestel. Trains to Eindhoven
Buses to Eindhoven · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 388 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Paris, 364 km (France) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 385 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 117 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Brussels, 103 km (Belgium) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rotterdam, 87 km — trains · buses · tours
- Amsterdam, 111 km — trains · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 269 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 94 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Stuttgart, 396 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Iași, Białystok, Chinandega, Emfuleni Local Municipality, Al Qadarif, Minsk, Bayeux, Nanjing, Moscow, Kayseri, Kadoma, Helsinki, Gumi, Bengaluru.
Common questions
Which airport serves Eindhoven?
Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Eindhoven?
About 235,691 people live in Eindhoven, across 89 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Eindhoven in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Eindhoven?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Eindhoven?
London (388 km), Paris (364 km), Hamburg (385 km), Köln (117 km), Brussels (103 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.