Zeeland · Netherlands
Where to stay in Vlissingen
Vlissingen is a city in Zeeland, Netherlands, home to about 44,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Vlissingen.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- OST57 km · Ostend-Bruges International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Vlissingen
Vlissingen is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Vlissingen
See
The closeness of the sea, the regular sea breeze that blows through town and some of its architecture give Vlissingen a typical maritime character. There are many historic buildings around, reminding of the harbour's golden ages and of the daily life of the people who lived there. Pretty much everything that is of regular tourist interest can be found in the very compact centre, or Binnenstadt. The old town of Vlissingen, which used to be a fortress, is centred on the Koopmanshaven (merchants' haven), with the Beursplein, or market square, extending directly to the east from it.
Do
Most visitors take a walk along the Boulevard. Go to the beach for a swim in summer season or a fresh walk at winter.
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Vlissingen
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Hotel-Restaurant Arion-Vlissingen hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Vlissingen
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Britannia | 1.3 km |
All 2 hotels in Vlissingen, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Vlissingen
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vlissingen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 84 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 Vlissingen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 68 km) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 82 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Vlissingen has two railway stations and is the end on the line Roosendaal-Vlissingen. Passing through Roosendaal, there are direct connections to Rotterdam (1 hr 40 min), The Hague (>2 hr) and Amsterdam (almost 3 hr). There's also a direct connection to Breda and beyond. Trains go every 30 minutes. Vlissingen is at the end of the motorway A58 (Eindhoven-Vlissingen), which is the main road in. Coming from the south, the Westerscheldetunnelweg allows you to cross the water of the Westerschelde near Terneuzen.
Getting around
You can easily get around by bicycle. The area is well served by cycle lanes and cycle paths. You can cycle along the shipping canal to Middelburg which is only a few km away. You can also cross the Westerschelde, and cycle to Terneuzen, Ghent or Bruges. You can also take the bus.
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OST · Ostend-Bruges International Airport
ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Vlissingen
Eat
There are plenty of places to eat in the old centre and along the boulevard. Nearly all restaurants serve seafood, the typical food of the region. Mussels (mosselen) are a particular favourite, and advertised all over town, as are squid (inktvis), cod (kabeljauw or kibbeling), sole (sliptong) and plaice (scholvis). At day-time you can also try a bolus, a bread that came from Zeeland.
Drink
Nightlife in Vlissingen is centred on the Bellamypark, a central square with the bars around it. As the bars are next to each other, just pick one and see if you like it. If you don't, there's plenty of other bars around.
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Questions
Vlissingen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vlissingen?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vlissingen are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vlissingen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 68 km) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 82 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Vlissingen?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Vlissingen
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.