North Brabant · Netherlands
Where to stay in Tilburg
Tilburg is a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, home to about 228,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Tilburg, with about 204 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- EIN23 km · Eindhoven Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Tilburg
Tilburg is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833 (January 2, 2024), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands.
Tilburg already existed in the late medieval period, when there was West-Tilburg and East-Tilburg (which is now in Oisterwijk). The lordship was known as Greater Tilburg, of which it was first Oisterwijk also with it, later it was Goirle. It was a part of the Bailiwick of 's-Hertogenbosch. Around the late 15th century, Tilburg contained a castle and Herd Places. These small places, streets with houses along it and agriculture between those streets formed the structure of which would once become the city of Tilburg.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tilburg
See
Tilburg heritage is both historic and industrial of nature. The Oude Markt (Old Market) is a good place to start sightseeing, with the 1828 Heikese church and its 15th-century tower as the main point of interest. There are many churches in the city, and the 19th-century neo-gothic Heuvelse kerk (devoted to St. John) is another one you'll easily spot when exploring the town centre. It sits on the cosy Heuvelplein, where you'll also find outdoor terraces and an 1852 neo-classical statue of Dutch King William II (died 1849). William II enjoyed Tilburg and spent a lot of time in the city. Streets, schools, and the local professional soccer team are named after him.
- City Hall of Tilburg
- Lancierskazerne
- Safari Beekse Bergen
- Natuurmuseum Brabant
- Dutch Textile Museum
- De Pont Museum of Modern Art
Do
Tilburg is home to two concert halls: the Concertzaal in the Schouwburg Tilburg at the Louis Bouwmeesterplein 1, and 013 (being called after the net number) at Veemarktstraat 44, which gives more pop music.
- Gipsyfestival
- Tilburg Funfair
- Cinecitta
- Euroscoop
- Pathé
- Kampina
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Tilburg
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Gilze - Tilburg hotel | 204 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Tilburg
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tilburg are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 80 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 Tilburg: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 60 km) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 63 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Tilburg is connected to the rest of the country by a twice an hour Intercity service, bound to both Eindhoven and Breda - Rotterdam - The Hague. A second intercity goes twice an hour from Roosendaal-Breda to Tilburg and goes further 's-Hertogenbosch-Nijmegen-Arnhem-Zwolle. Trains in the Netherlands usually drive from 05:30/06:00 up to 00:00. Intercity trains will drive in the night on Friday and Saturday nights from and to Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch and Breda/Rotterdam/The Hague from 00:00 to 04:00.
Getting around
Tilburg has three railway stations, and around ten city bus lines, going through all of the city, so every neighborhood is connected easily with the city centre. Some night buses drive through Tilburg, but not in every neighborhood. Buses are operated by Arriva (Bravo). Tilburg is a very bicycle-friendly city, and has, like many other Dutch cities, red bicycle lanes. Bicycling might be faster than driving in a car or bus, and brings you much closer to many places. On the Heuvel, Pieter Vreedeplein and at the train stations are bicycle parkings.
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EIN · Eindhoven Airport
ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Tilburg
Eat
Restaurants in Tilburg are mostly concentrated on the Heuvelplein, the Piusplein, the Oude Markt and in the back area, towards the train station. Different shops in the city center provide food, mostly for lunch to eat on multiple places. There are supermarkets selling lunch to eat en route such as AH to go (near the central train station) and places where you can eat en route as well as inside, such as Bakker Bart (in the Heuvelstraat).
Drink
Because Tilburg University had several undergraduate and graduate schools, this college town boasts lots of places where people congregate for a drink. Cafés to drink are allowed to be opened until 04:00, where in the last hour before closure time, only may come people out and not in. To neutralize the effects of alcohol, the municipality decided that bread-selling shops, shoarma/kebab tents and equivalent places are allowed to open up to 05:00. These opening times mostly will only be applied on Friday and Saturday nights. A typical drink for Tilburg is the Schrobbelèr.
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Questions
Tilburg: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tilburg?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tilburg are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 80 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tilburg?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 60 km) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 63 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tilburg?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Tilburg
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.