Transport

How to get there – Useful Links

Address
Europalaan 1
5171 KW Kaatsheuvel
The Netherlands

Phone number/ Fax number
+31 (0)416 537 777

Car + Train

Drive onto the train in Folkestone

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle
UK Terminal
Ashford Road
Folkestone
CT18 8XX

and then drive from France

Eurotunnel
62231 Coquelles

to the Efteling in the Netherlands

Europalaan 1
5171 KW Kaatsheuvel
The Netherlands

Journey should take a little over 4 hours

By car from the Netherlands:

From Rotterdam: follow Dordrecht-Breda (A16), exit 's-Hertogenbosch (A59), follow Waalwijk/Kaatsheuvel (261), follow signs to Efteling

From Utrecht: follow 's-Hertogenbosch (A2), follow Gorinchem-Breda (A27), exit Waalwijk (A59), follow Waalwijk/Kaatsheuvel (N261), follow signs to Efteling.

Train + Bus

If you can't or don't want to drive you can get there by train instead.

From London you can get the Eurostar train, then another train and then a bus.

Video below shows the London - Rotterdam - Tilburg - Efteling route

For example

London - Rotterdam - Efteling
You could take the Eurostar from London to Rotterdam.
Then take a Flixbus directly to the Efteling (check the website for dates and timetables).

London - Rotterdam - Tilburg - Efteling
Or a train from Rotterdam to Tilburg and then an Arriva Bus to Efteling. (find photo's of this journey further down the page and a video above)

London - Rotterdam - Den Bosch- Efteling
Or a train from Rotterdam to s-Hertogenbosch and then an Arriva Bus to Efteling.

London - Amsterdam - Efteling
You could take the Eurostar from London to Amsterdam.
Then take a Flixbus directly to the Efteling (check the website for dates and timetables).

London - Amsterdam - Den Bosch - Efteling
Or a train from Amsterdam to s-Hertogenbosch and then an Arriva Bus s-Hertogenbosch to Efteling (find photo's of this journey further down the page)
London - Amsterdam - Tilburg - Efteling
Or you can take a train from Amsterdam to Tilburg and then a bus from Tilburg to the Efteling.

London - Brussel - Breda - Tilburg - Efteling
You could take the Eurostar from London to Brussels. then take a train from Brussels to Breda then another train from Breda to Tilburg then a bus from Tilburg to the Efteling.

London - Brussel - Rotterdam- Tilburg - Efteling
Similarly you could take the Eurostar from London to Brussels. then take a train from Brussels to Rotterdam then another train from Rotterdam to Tilburg then a bus from Tilburg to the Efteling

London - Brussel - Efteling
Or simply take the Eurostar from London to Brussels. Take a train from Brussels Midi to Brussels Nord. Then take a Flixbus directly to the Efteling (check the website for dates and timetables)

There are trains that go directly from Brussels, Antwerp or Noordkempen to Breda

NS sometimes have offers on for if you are going on a day trip to the Efteling.

Belgian Railway

NS Dutch Railway

Information on standard bus services can be found on http://9292.nl/en

There are Arriva busses that go directly to the Efteling from s-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg but the direct ones only run on weekends or dutch school holidays.

You may need to purchase an OV-chipkaart first. This top up card works in a similar way to the London Oyster card. In s-Hertogenbosch the nearest spot to do this is the Arriva shop. In Tilburg you can get one from the Tickets & Service shop inside the station.

Arriva Bus Tilburg to Efteling:
20 min on a weekend or a dutch school holiday.
30 min on a normal weekday
Arriva Bus s-Hertogenbosch to Efteling:
30 min on a weekend or a dutch school holiday
40 min on a normal weekday

If you are visiting the Efteling get off at the Efteling bus stop.
If you are staying at the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk you can book a free shuttle bus with the Efteling. The shuttle bus will take you from the bus stop to the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk.

If you are staying at the Efteling Wonder Hotel and don't want to use the shuttle make sure to get off at the 'Horst' Bus stop which is closer to the Hotel than the Efteling bus stop.

Video of busroute Efteling - Tilburg

The Flixbus runs from many destinations directly to the Efteling including

Brussels (BE)
Antwerp (BE)

Amsterdam (NL)
Rotterdam (NL)
Heerlen (NL)
The Hague (NL)
Vianen (NL)

Munich (DE)
Karlsruhe (DE)
Coblenz (DE)
Augsburg (DE)
Bonn (DE)
Ulm (DE)
Stuttgart (DE)
Cologne (DE)
Aachen (DE)

Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. It may only run on certain days so be sure to check the Flixbus website

Tip! If you are staying at the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk you can book a free shuttle bus with the Efteling. The shuttle bus will take you from the bus stop to the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk.

Example Journey
(please always check current timetables)

Outbound Journey
05:40 Train leaves Edinburgh
09:40  Train Arrives London Kings Cross
10:28  Check in deadline
10:58  Eurostar leaves London St Pancras
14:05  Eurostar arrives Brussel Midi
           Train leaves Brussel Midi
           Train arrives Brussel Nord
15:45  Flixbus leaves Brussel Nord
17:40  Flixbus arrives Efteling

Return Journey
09:30  Flixbus leaves Efteling
11:25  Flixbus arrives Brussel Nord
           Train leaves Brussel Nord
           Train arrives Brussel Midi
12:22  Check in deadline
12:52  Eurostar leaves Brussel Midi
14:05  Eurostar arrives London St Pancras
15:00  Train leaves London Kings Cross
19:18  Train arrives Edinburgh

The fastest Journey times are:

Virgin Train Edinburgh to London: 4h 20 min (4 hrs when Azuma train is launched)

Eurostar London to Brussels: 1 h 48 min
Eurostar London to Rotterdam: 3 h 01 min*
Eurostar London to Amsterdam: 3 h 41 min

NS Train Rotterdam to Tilburg: 37 min*
NS Train Amsterdam to s-Hertogenbosch: 55 min
NS Train Brussels to Breda: 1 h 33 min
NS Train Breda to Tilburg: 11 min

Arriva Bus Tilburg to Efteling: 20 min (Only on a weekend or a dutch school holiday)*
Arriva Bus s-Hertogenbosch to Efteling: 30 min (Only on a weekend or a dutch school holiday)

Flixbus Almere to Efteling: 1 h 45 min
Flixbus Amsterdam to Efteling: 1 h 10 min
Flixbus Rotterdam to Efteling: 1 h 5 min
Flixbus Brussel to Efteling: 1 h 55 min

The above are direct routes
* fastest route

Plane + Train + Bus

If you prefer to fly you could fly to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven airport or Rotterdam airport.
Have a look here at EftelingUK's advice on using the Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport airport.
Eindhoven airport or Rotterdam airport are smaller airports that are closer to the Efteling

You can take an train from Amsterdam to s-Hertogenbosch and then an Arriva Bus s-Hertogenbosch to Efteling. (find photo's of this journey further down the page)
Or you can take a train from Amsterdam to Tilburg and then a bus from Tilburg to the Efteling.

Or depending on availability you could take the Flixbus directly from Amsterdam to the Efteling.

You could also rent a car and drive from Schiphol to the Efteling if you prefer.

From Eindhoven airport or Rotterdam airport you can take a direct train to s-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg and then a bus from there. (find photo's of this journey further down the page)

You could also rent a car and drive from Eindhoven to the Efteling if you prefer.
You could also rent a car and drive from Rotterdam to the Efteling if you prefer.

Tip! If you are staying at the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk you can book a free shuttle bus with the Efteling. The shuttle bus will take you from the bus stop to the Efteling Wonder Hotel, Loonsche Land or Bosrijk.

Image Credit: Avril

Boat + Train + Bus / Car + Boat

If you'd rather use the ferry for part of the journey there are also options there.

P&O Hull - Rotterdam crossing

Rotterdam is roughly 1hrs and a half drive from the Efteling

Or if you are a pedestrian, take a shuttle bus from the harbor to Rotterdam train station, then a train from Rotterdam to Tilburg and a direct Arriva bus (Bus 801) from Tilburg to the Efteling

Or a train from Rotterdam to Breda then a direct Arriva bus (Bus 802) from Breda to the Efteling

Stenaline Harwich - Hoek Van Holland crossing

Drive onto the boat and drive to the Efteling from Hook Of Holland.
We would not recommend travelling from Hook of Holland without a car as it involves many trains and busses.

DFDS Newcastle - Amsterdam crossing
(Amsterdam is roughly 3hrs drive from the Efteling only 1 hr if you take the train)

If you have decided to take the DFDS ferry from Newcastle, you will need to make your way to Efteling from Amsterdam Central. A DFDS bus will take you from the ferry to the centre of Amsterdam free of charge, from here you will need to enter the Central Station (you can’t miss it). From here the same rules apply as above, you need to get to Tilburg and then take the bus from Tilburg to Efteling.

Now the boring part is over, you have arrived! So here we will assume that you are staying at the Efteling Hotel or the new holiday village, Bosrijk.

To get to Bosrijk: Once you have been dropped off by the bus, you will see the House of the Five Senses in front of you, something else which is hard to miss. There is a small subway in between the bus stops, you need to go under there and keep walking up the long walkway to the entrance. Instead of going straight through the House of the Five Senses, (I know it is tempting!) you need to turn right, along a small path. Follow the path and you will find yourself at Bosrijk!

To get to the Efteling Hotel: this has been made slightly trickier with the changes to the bus routes, but here goes…You need to take the 300 bus from ‘s-Hertogenbosch, not Tilburg. If you get the 137 from Tilburg it will travel straight past the hotel and on to Bosrijk. The 300 currently runs 4 times an hour throughout the day but not on evenings, 2 times an hour on a Saturday, and not at all on a Sunday. Alternatively you could travel to Tilburg as mentioned above and get a taxi to the hotel, which shouldn’t cost too much. You will get off the bus at Horst, Kaatsheuvel, which is across the road from the hotel. Here is a more detailed look at the bus service.

Please note that all information is currently correct, however I do advise that you research into travel yourself also, to avoid any problems.

Excerpt from http://eftelinguk.com/getting-there/