How to get (t)here

By Air

• AMS: Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), the Netherlands, 120km
  From Schiphol trains leave every 10 to 15 minutes for Amsterdam Central Station or Duivendrecht Station, where there are connecting trains to Nijmegen (via Utrecht - Arnhem).
• DUS: Düsseldorf International Airport, Germany, 120km
  From Düsseldorf International the easiest way to get to Nijmegen is by taking the train to Duisburg, where you can get a connecting ICE train to Arnhem. In Arnhem you have to switch trains again to Nijmegen.
• BRU: Brussels Airport (Zaventem), Belgium, 200km
• NRN: Niederrhein Airport (Laarbruch), Germany, 40km
  There is no train station at this airport. There are direct coaches to Nijmegen Central Station, but they do not run very frequently. Check the airport website for the schedule.

By Train

Nijmegen is easily accessible by train from all major cities in the Netherlands. Train information is given on the yellow time tables located in station halls, on train platforms as well as on the Dutch Railway site. The station 'Nijmegen Heyendaal' is on walking distance from our building. From station 'Nijmegen Centraal' you can take a taxi or bus.

You can also use OVR Reisinformatie to get a detailed route by public transport to the university.

By Car

The best way to find your route is to use an on-line routeplanner, like the one from ANWB or Routenet. Use our ZIP code 6525 ED as key.

Within the city:
The University of Nijmegen and the University Hospital Nijmegen St Radboud are signposted as 'Universiteit', 'H Ziekenhuizen' and 'H Radboud' on all major routes into Nijmegen.

Coming from Amsterdam:
Take the A2 in the direction of Utrecht, Eindhoven.
At 'knooppunt Oudenrijn (A2xA12)' take the A12 in the direction of Arnhem.
At 'knooppunt Grijsoord (A12xA50)' take the A50 in the direction of 's Hertogenbosch, Nijmegen.
At 'knooppunt Valburg (A15xA50)' stay on the A50. At 'knooppunt Ewijk (A50xA73)' take the A73 in the direction of Nijmegen. You can stay on this highway until it ends in the city. Do NOT take the exit A73 to Venlo. Follow the signs 'Universiteit'.

Coming from Rotterdam:
Take the A15 in the direction of Nijmegen.
At 'knooppunt Valburg (A15xA50)' take the A50 in the direction of 's Hertogenbosch, Nijmegen.
At 'knooppunt Ewijk (A50xA73)' take the A73 in the direction of Nijmegen. You can stay on this highway until it ends in the city. Do NOT take the exit A73 to Venlo. Follow the signs 'Universiteit'.

Coming from Eindhoven:
Take the A50 in the direction of Nijmegen.
The last 10km this is not a highway yet and hence the road is called N50.
At 'knooppunt Oss (N50xA59)' take the A50 in the direction of Nijmegen.
At 'knooppunt Bankhoef (A50xA326)' take the A326 in the direction of Nijmegen.
Stay on this road until it ends in the city. Follow the signs 'Universiteit'.

Coming from Düsseldorf/Cologne:
Take the A77 (A57 in Germany) in the direction of Nijmegen.
At 'knooppunt Rijkevoort (A73xA77)' take the A73 in the direction of Nijmegen. Take the exit 'Nijmegen' and then follow the signs 'Universiteit'.

Coming from France/Belgium:
Take the highway Paris-Brussels-Antwerp-Eindhoven.
Then as above from Eindhoven.

Visitors coming from Scandinavia, Germany and Switzerland are advised to use the German motorways: A3/E35 (Oberhausen-Arnhem) and A57/E31 (Krefeld-Nijmegen).

By Bus

Local buses stop on campus in the Philips van Leydenlaan (west side) and the Heyendaalseweg (east side), and in the Kapittelweg and Erasmuslaan. On NOVIO you can see a map of the local lines.

Regional buses to Venlo (83), Grave (90), Cuijk (91), Grave (92), Wychen (33) and Arnhem (interliner 412) stop on campus.

You can also use OVR Reisinformatie to get a detailed route by public transport to the university.