Nijmegen: 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.
Nijmegen is a city of 177,359 people in The Netherlands (Gelderland), 25 m (82 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Nijmegen runs from about 7 h 51 min a day in late December to 16 h 47 min in late June (computed for 51.84° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nijmegen is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,005 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 55 km), Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 88 km), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 91 km), Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 98 km).
Flights to Nijmegen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Nijmegen · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 337 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 127 km (Germany) — tours
- Brussels, 152 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 95 km — tours
- Amsterdam, 88 km — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 276 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 94 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 91 km (Germany)
- Dortmund, 117 km (Germany)
- Bremen, 243 km (Germany)
Common questions
Which airport serves Nijmegen?
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nijmegen?
About 177,359 people live in Nijmegen (GeoNames).
What time zone is Nijmegen in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Nijmegen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nijmegen?
Hamburg (337 km), Köln (127 km), Brussels (152 km), Rotterdam (95 km), Amsterdam (88 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.