Why go
- City located in Flanders, Belgium.
- Known for EDM, dance music.
- Served by Oostmalle Airfield (OBL).
History
Antwerp is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest municipality in Belgium by area at 208.22 km2 (80.39 sq mi). With a population of 565,039, it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels.
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Opening hours: Sa, Su off Wikipedia: nl:Zilte · 5 Hanzestedenplaats, Antwerpen, 2000 · zilte.be
Friture, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 12 Groenplaats · fritkotmax.be
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 18:00-22:00; Mo,Tu off · 17 Reyndersstraat, 2000 · lam-en-yin.be
French, Belgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu 19:00-20:30; We-Fr 12:00-13:30,19:30-20:30; Sa-Mo off · 13 Lange Koepoortstraat, 2000 · restaurant-nathan.be
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 12:00-14:00,19:00-21:30; We "op aanvraag"; Sa,Su,PH off · 36 Lange Dijkstraat, 2060 · bistrotdunord.be
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-14:00,18:00-21:30; Sa,Su off · 1 Boomgaardstraat, 2018 · thebutchersson.be
Belgian, Restaurant · Hoeve, eertijds brouwerij Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 387 Turnhoutsebaan, Wijnegem, 2110 · de-swaen.be
Winebar, Bakery, Café, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr-Su 12:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating · 5 Geefsstraat, Antwerpen, 2000 · inhetarchief.be
292 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Brussels Airport (BRU) 36 km to the centre
Zaventem, VBR, BE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 63 airlines (Brussels Airlines, Harmony Airways, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines…) · direct flights to 146 destinations incl. Lisbon, New York, Rome, Barcelona, Dakar… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 63 airlines, 146 direct destinations
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1, A320, A330-300, A330-200, Dash 8-400…) · 84 routes: Abidjan, Abu Dhabi*, Agadir, Alicante, Athens, Bangkok*, Barcelona, Bastia, Beijing*, Berlin, Bilbao, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol*, Bucharest*, Budapest, Bujumbura, Cairo*, Casablanca*, Catania, Chicago*, Copenhagen, Cotonou, Dakar, Delhi*, Douala, Edinburgh, Faro, Florence, Frankfurt*, Freetown, Geneva, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Hannover*, Heraklion*, Kiev*, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lisbon … +44 more
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320, A319) · 26 routes: Agadir, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Bourgas, Chania, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodos, Tarbes, Tenerife, Tivat, Varna, Zakynthos
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-300, A319, A330-200, AR1, A320, 777…) · 22 routes: Abidjan*, Berlin*, Bujumbura*, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Frankfurt, Freetown*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Milan*, Milano*, Montreal*, Munich, New York*, Newark*, Ouagadougou*, Vilnius*, Washington*, Yaounde*
- United Airlines UA (A330-300, A330-200, Dash 8-400, 777, 767-400) · 20 routes: Abidjan*, Birmingham*, Bujumbura*, Chicago, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Freetown*, Gothenborg*, Hannover*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Manchester*, New York*, Newark, Ouagadougou*, Prague*, Strasbourg*, Washington, Yaounde*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A321) · 12 routes: Alicante*, Barcelona*, Ibiza, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Santiago, Valencia*, Venice
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 11 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Santiago, Valencia, Venice
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 10 routes: Berlin, Bordeaux, Geneva, London, Lyon, Milano, Mulhouse, Naples, Nice, Toulouse
- Air Canada AC (A330-300, A330-200) · 9 routes: Bujumbura*, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Montreal, Ouagadougou*, Toronto*
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319, A320, 330, AR1) · 9 routes: Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bilbao, Copenhagen*, Geneva*, Madrid, Milano, Rome*
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 9 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Treviso, Valencia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700, A319) · 6 routes: Agadir, Casablanca, El Aroui, Marrakech, Oujda, Tanger
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1, A319, A320, A330-200) · 6 routes: Douala*, Geneva*, Milan, Mulhouse*, Yaounde*, Zurich
- Air France AF (76W, ERJ-145) · 4 routes: Atlanta*, Lyon*, Nantes*, New York*
- Jet Airways 9W (A330-300, A330-200) · 4 routes: Delhi, Mumbai, Newark, Toronto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 3 routes: Casablanca, El Aroui, Tanger
- Air Baltic BT (A319, A330-200, 735, Dash 8-400, AR1) · 3 routes: Abu Dhabi, Riga, Vilnius*
- Etihad Airways EY (330, A330-200) · 3 routes: Abu Dhabi, Newark, Toronto
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (76W, F70, EMJ) · 3 routes: Amsterdam*, Atlanta*, New York*
- Malmö Aviation TF (AR1) · 3 routes: Copenhagen*, Gothenborg*, Stockholm*
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 3 routes: Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-700, A319, A320, A321, 717…) · 3 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, Fokker 100, A320, A321, ERJ-145) · 3 routes: Faro*, Lisbon, Porto*
- Tunisair TU (A320, A320) · 3 routes: Djerba, Monastir, Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A320, A321, 330, A340-300) · 3 routes: Eskissehir, Istanbul, Istanbul
- US Airways US (A320, A319, A321, 762) · 3 routes: Athens*, Lisbon*, Philadelphia
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Athens, Heraklion
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 2 routes: Cork, Dublin
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Catania*, Malta
- Air Sicilia BM (ER3, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: East Midlands, Newcastle
- Airlinair A5 (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Lyon, Nantes
- Alitalia AZ (A319, A320, Embraer 175, Embraer 190, 32S) · 2 routes: Milan*, Rome
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321, 767) · 2 routes: London*, Philadelphia
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321, FRJ, J31) · 2 routes: Billund*, London
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 2 routes: Atlanta, New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A319, A320, 737-300, 767-300, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Paris
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Gdansk, Wroclaw
- Finnair AY (A319, A320, Fokker 100, A321, A340-300) · 2 routes: Helsinki, Lisbon*
- Thai Airways International TG (A320, A321, 777-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Lisbon
- Adria Airways JP (A319, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Ljubljana
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- AeroMéxico AM (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Europa UX (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Lituanica LT (CRJ-200, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Vilnius
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Montreal
- Austrian Airlines OS (A319, A320, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Croatia Airlines OU (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Zagreb
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Egyptair MS (A320) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Qatar Airways QR (787-8) · 1 route: Doha
- Rwandair Express WB (A330-200) · 1 route: Kigali
- Senegal Airlines DN (A330-300) · 1 route: Dakar
- Tarom RO (318, 737-300) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Antwerp International Airport (ANR) 5 km to the centre
Antwerp, VAN, BE — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Air France, CityJet) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. London (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) 25 km to the centre
Zoersel, VAN, BE — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Hoevenen Airfield 9.7 km to the centre
Hoevenen, VAN, BE
Brasschaat Airfield 15 km to the centre
Brasschaat, VAN, BE
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) 84 km to the centre
Charleroi, WHT, BE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines) · direct flights to 83 destinations incl. Budapest, Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 84 km from Antwerpen · Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines · Getting around Charleroi, Belgium →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 83 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 75 routes: Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Biarritz-bayonne, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brindisi, Budapest, Cagliari, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Dublin, Edinburgh, El Aroui, Faro, Fes, Figari, Fuerteventura, Genoa, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, La Rochelle, Lamezia, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille … +35 more
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 8 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Ljubljana, Skopje, Sofia, Warsaw
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) 72 km to the centre
Luchthavenweg 25, 5657 EA Eindhoven, Netherlands — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Transavia Holland, Wizz Air) · direct flights to 62 destinations incl. Alicante, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Malaga… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 72 km from Antwerpen · Ryanair, Transavia Holland, Wizz Air · Getting around Eindhoven, Netherlands →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 62 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 32 routes: Alghero, Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Brindisi, Carcassonne, Catania, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Fes, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, London, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Marseille, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Reus, Rome, Sevilla, Trapani, Treviso, Warsaw
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 24 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Faro, Gran Canaria, Groningen, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Istanbul, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Rotterdam, Valencia, Venice
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 12 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Vilnius, Warsaw
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) 82 km to the centre
Rotterdam, ZH, NL — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (Transavia Holland, British Airways, Air France, American Airlines…) · direct flights to 29 destinations incl. London, London, Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 82 km from Antwerpen · Transavia Holland, British Airways, Air France · Getting around Rotterdam, Netherlands →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 29 direct destinations
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 25 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Bergerac, Bodrum, Budapest, Eindhoven, Faro, Gerona, Heraklion, Hyeres, Ibiza, Istanbul, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech, Montpellier, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Rhodos, Rome, Split, Valencia, Vienna
- British Airways BA (A319, S20) · 2 routes: London*, London
- Air France AF (F50, AR8) · 1 route: London
- American Airlines AA (A319) · 1 route: London*
- CityJet WX (F50, AR8) · 1 route: London
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (F50, ARJ) · 1 route: London*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (CRJ-700, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Munich*
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Steenplein
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre
Sint-Anna
Ferry terminal · 1.2 km from the centre · VLOOT
Flandria Havenrondvaart
Ferry terminal · 1.5 km from the centre
Sint Anna
Ferry terminal · 1.8 km from the centre · DeWaterbus
Hoboken
Ferry terminal · 7.4 km from the centre · VLOOT
Kruibeke
Ferry terminal · 7.6 km from the centre
Veerdienst Sint-Anna
Ferry route · VLOOT
DeWaterbus Schelde
Ferry route
Waterbus Schelde Lillo-Antwerpen-Hemiksem
Ferry route · DeWaterbus
Waterbus Schelde Hemiksem-Antwerpen-Lillo
Ferry route · DeWaterbus
Veerdienst Kruibeke-Hoboken
Ferry route · VLOOT
Veerdienst Bazel-Hemiksem
Ferry route · VLOOT
Veerdienst Schelle-Wintam
Ferry route · De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
Veerdienst Rupelmonde-Wintam
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Oostmalle Airfield (OBL); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: ANR has direct flights to 1 destination on 2 airlines (incl. London). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Steenplein, 0.9 km); routes include Veerdienst Sint-Anna, DeWaterbus Schelde, Waterbus Schelde Lillo-Antwerpen-Hemiksem.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Antwerpen, Belgium. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
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