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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
11 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Tilburg
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Tilburg
Tilburg works well as a base: 30km from Biesbosch National Park.
Tilburg is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 220,000 people. You drive on the right here.
Tilburg (Dutch: [ˈtɪlbʏr(ə)x] ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833 (January 2, 2024), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands.
Tilburg University isRead more
located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
The region is served by three railway stations: Tilburg, Tilburg Universiteit and Tilburg Reeshof. The 75-hectare (185-acre) "Spoorzone" area around Tilburg Central station, once a Dutch Railways train maintenance yard, has been purchased by the city and is being transformed into an urban zone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tilburg?
Within an hour or so of Tilburg: Efteling (11 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (21 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (21 km), Biesbosch National Park (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Tilburg?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Tilburg?
Tilburg is in North Brabant, Netherlands.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 221,947
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.5555, 5.0913
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Worth the detour from Tilburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
48 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
Erasmusbrug
Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Cube Houses Rotterdam
Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Tilburg
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 57 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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