Accessibility

Utrecht Central Station is the largest train station in the Netherlands,  and the most important railroad junction in the country. All Dutch railroad lines have Utrecht as their central point so the station has many thousands of travelers every day. Adjacent to the station is Hoog Catharijne, a large indoor shopping center. Every day Utrecht Central Station has over 170,000 travelers.

In addition, the following international direct trains depart and arrive at Utrecht Centraal:

• TGV (Brussels, Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux)
• City Night Line (several cities in Europe)
• Intercity Antwerp/Brussels
• ICE International (Germany and Switzerland)
• Eurostar (London/Paris)
• Intercity Berlin
• Nightjet (München, Wenen, Zürich, Basel & Innsbruck)

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which is a hub, offers excellent connections for local, regional and international airports. Trains to the city center  of Utrecht departs every 15 minutes from Schiphol Airport. Travelling to and within Utrecht is therefore extremely easy.

• Gateway to Europe
• Award winning airport
• One terminal only
• 84 airlines
• 300+ international destinations
• Excellent transfer connections 40 km distance from Utrecht city centre
• 33 minutes travel by train to Utrecht city centre
• 273 direct international destinations (of which 106 intercontinental)
• 4th European airport in ranking
• -/- 65% CO₂ emissions TPI (Transition Pathway Initiative) Sustainability
• 4,0% energy efficiency

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Utrecht has a compact historic center which is really easy to navigate by bike or on foot. Most hotels and venues are on walking distance from each other. However, Utrecht does have sufficient and efficient bus connections throughout the city and region and also offers an express tram/streetcar to Utrecht Science Park (from Utrecht Central Station only 12 minutes). Guests can check in and out with their contactless debit or credit card in U-OV busses and streetcars and Syntus Utrecht busses.