Tilburg: 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.
Tilburg is a city of 221,947 people in The Netherlands (North Brabant), 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Tilburg runs from about 7 h 54 min a day in late December to 16 h 43 min in late June (computed for 51.56° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tilburg is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 23 km (14 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, 63 km), Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 73 km), Brussels Airport (BRU, 84 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 86 km), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 87 km).
Flights to Tilburg: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Tilburg · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 361 km (United Kingdom) — flights · buses · car rental
- Paris, 358 km (France) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 399 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 147 km (Germany) — tours
- Brussels, 94 km (Belgium) — buses · car rental · tours
- Rotterdam, 59 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Amsterdam, 92 km — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 299 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 123 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 133 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Subotica, Lublin.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tilburg?
Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tilburg?
About 221,947 people live in Tilburg (GeoNames).
What time zone is Tilburg in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Tilburg?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Tilburg?
London (361 km), Paris (358 km), Hamburg (399 km), Köln (147 km), Brussels (94 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.