Venlo: 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.
Venlo is a city of 101,988 people in The Netherlands (Limburg), 24 m (79 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Venlo runs from about 7 h 55 min a day in late December to 16 h 41 min in late June (computed for 51.37° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Venlo is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,005 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 43 km), Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 56 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 58 km), Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 88 km), Liège Airport (LGG, 96 km).
Flights to Venlo: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Venlo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 390 km (France) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 355 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Köln, 73 km (Germany) — tours
- Brussels, 140 km (Belgium) — tours
- Rotterdam, 132 km — tours
- Amsterdam, 142 km — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 225 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 46 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
- Stuttgart, 359 km (Germany)
- Essen, 59 km (Germany) — buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Venlo?
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Venlo?
About 101,988 people live in Venlo (GeoNames).
What time zone is Venlo in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Venlo?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Venlo?
Paris (390 km), Hamburg (355 km), Köln (73 km), Brussels (140 km), Rotterdam (132 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.