Where to stay in Nieuwegein

Nieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital.

Despite its sizable population, Nieuwegein can essentially be considered a suburb of Utrecht. It was founded in 1971 mainly to accommodate Utrecht's rapidly growing population. The city was developed around the older villages of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk, whose character has been at least partly preserved. Therefore, somewhat unusually for a planned city, Nieuwegein still features around 100 listed monuments.

Getting in

Nieuwegein is bounded by three motorways, the A2, A12 and A27, which all have a (different) exit named Nieuwegein. The exits Utrecht-Lunetten and Utrecht-Zuid on the A12 and Nieuwegein Zuid on the A2 also serve the city. All these motorways can get quite congested during rush hour. Nieuwegein does not have a train station and instead relies on Utrecht for connections to the rest of the country. There are frequent connections to Utrecht's main station, Utrecht Centraal, either by tram (lines 20 and 21) or bus (65, 66, 74, 77).

Getting around

Many amenities are within short walking distance from the Nieuwegein City tram stop, but otherwise distances within the city can be quite long. One of the aforementioned bus or tram lines might provide a connection, otherwise use a bike or car.

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