Overijssel · Netherlands
Where to stay in Enschede
Enschede is a city in Overijssel, Netherlands, home to about 160,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Enschede.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- FMO55 km · Münster Osnabrück Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Enschede
Enschede is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel and the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches the border of the German town of Gronau.
On May 13, 2000, a fireworks storage in Enschede exploded, destroying an entire neighborhood and killing 23 people, including 4 firemen. This catastrophe is known in the Netherlands as the Vuurwerkramp, Dutch for fireworks disaster. Since this event, the city has undergone a major reconstruction process. After the fall of the textile industry, Enschede strives to become a center of business, innovation and technology through the Business and Science park next to the University of Twente.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Enschede
See
- Elderinkshuis
- Grote Kerk
- De Museumfabriek
- Rijksmuseum Twenthe
- Roombeek
- Stadshaard Enschede
- Synagogue Enschede
- University of Twente
- Volkspark
Do
- FC Twente
- Go Planet Parc
- Het Rutbeek
- Wilminktheater
- Holland Casino Enschede
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Enschede
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
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| Hotel-Restaurant De Broeierd-Enschede hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Enschede
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Enschede are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Enschede: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 86 km) and Dortmund Airport (DTM, 93 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
From elsewhere in the Netherlands, Enschede is easily accessible by train from all major Dutch cities, and can be reached from smaller cities with at most one or two transfers. The journey time from Amsterdam is approximately two hours. An excellent (train only) travel planner is available at Nationale Spoorwegen. Hourly intercity trains from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Hague and Zwolle terminate at Enschede railway station. If you need to use a connecting bus or ferry from within the Netherlands, use 9292.
Getting around
Enschede is a city best explored by bicycle, on foot or by public transportation. Parking spaces can be difficult to find and there are often traffic jams, especially during rush hour. The city center is also closed to motorized vehicles. Buses in Enschede do not accept cash. Payment by debit or credit cards are required.
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FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport
NRN · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
DTM · Dortmund Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Enschede
Eat
Lots of bars and restaurants are located at the Oude Markt. The first weekend of September this square is the stage of the 'Proefeet', an event on which restaurants sell small samples of their best food in order to win a grand prize.
Drink
As Enschede has a university and is the second largest town in the eastern Netherlands it has a fair number of bars and cafes. The Oude Markt is the location of many bars and bistros which have large terraces, making it the perfect location for a drink on a warm summer night. The oldest pub in Enschede is Het Bolwerk, in the Bolwerkstraat, where one can drink a wide variety of beers and spirits, with the shocking exception of the Enschede-brewed Grolsch. While the hipper crowds turn to places like Aspen Valley and Central Park, the alternative scene spends their Saturday night in Atak, where one can see a wide variety of customers from hippies to gothics to hard-core-metal-lovers.
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Questions
Enschede: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Enschede?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Enschede are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Enschede?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 86 km) and Dortmund Airport (DTM, 93 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Enschede?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Enschede
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.