Do you want to explore cities outside the Netherlands? There are several ways to travel to Belgium, Germany and France? We have a list of great destinations with connections from Nijmegen and Arnhem. All of them can be reached by bus, train or even bike and are great for a short trip or even a day trip.
By bus
Nijmegen has great connections to big cities by flixbus. You can not only travel within the Netherlands, but also to countries all over Europe.
Here is a list of cities with direct connections from Nijmegen:
- Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp, Gent
- France: Paris, Lille
- Germany: Berlin (one direct connection a day), Duisburg, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Dortmund, Osnabrück
Cycle from Nijmegen to Kleve
Go on an adventure by bike and cycle from Nijmegen to Germany. The 30 km route is perfect for a day trip as one way takes you about one and a half hours. You will mostly cycle next to the railway, which sadly is not in use anymore and there are no trains from Nijmegen to Kleve.
Group ticket german trains
If you are planning a trip from Nijmegen to Germany with a group of friends, we can recommend you going from Arnhem by train. You can get a regional ticket for North Rhine-Westphalia, which is valid from Arnhem. Pay 47,90€ for the SchönerTagTicket NRW group ticket of 2-5 travellers. It will give you an unlimited numbers of journeys for a day. You can for example use it to go from Arnhem to Cologne for only about 10€ per person.
If you want to travel throughout Germany for a day with a group of up to 5 people the Quer-Durchs-Land-Ticket might be a good choice. For a group of 5 it then costs 14,40€ per person to use regional trains throughout Germany.
Nightjets from arnhem
Do you want to travel sustainable on longer distances? Then step into the nightjets departing from Arnhem in the evening and wake up in a completely different city the next morning. Arnhem has great over-night connections to Vienna and Zürich, for example. It is recommended to book far in advance to get the cheapest tickets.
