🇳🇱 Same-country drive · Netherlands
Driving from Eindhoven to Nijmegen
Essential tips for your 65km drive from Eindhoven to Nijmegen via the A50, including driving rules and route highlights.
- Drive time
- 58m
- Distance
- 65 km
- Same day?
- Yes, half day
- under 4 h
- Fuel cost
- ≈ €12
- petrol · diesel ≈ €9
- Tolls
- Toll-free
- no charges en route
- EV charging
- Unknown
- not yet surveyed
On this page
Route map
Route options
Other paths OSRM found between the two cities — handy when traffic, tolls, or scenery matter more than raw speed.
Avoids motorways
+20m- Distance:
- 69 km (+4 km)
- Duration:
- 1h 19m
How else can you make this trip?
Driving is the focus of this guide; here's how cycling, coach, and (soon) train and plane stack up for the same pair.
What the drive is like
Drafted from the route's computed data on April 25, 2026 and reviewed against the route summary card. Read our methodology.
You leave the Eindhoven industrial sprawl by picking up the A50 northbound, a stretch of motorway that quickly trades urban tech parks for the rolling, forested landscape of the North Brabant province. This route is short and straightforward, but the transition from the high-tech energy of Eindhoven to the ancient, river-worn streets of Nijmegen happens surprisingly fast, usually taking just under an hour depending on traffic near the city interchanges.
Keep your speedometer pegged to the standard Dutch daytime motorway limit of 100 km/h; the Dutch authorities are rigorous with speed enforcement, and hidden cameras are common along the A50 corridor. As you cross the bridge over the Meuse river near Ravenstein, you get a brief but sweeping view of the water, which is one of the few elevation changes you will encounter on this entirely flat, well-maintained stretch of road. The switch onto the A326 brings you into the final approach toward Nijmegen, where the landscape shifts from dense woodland to the open, historic floodplains surrounding the city.
Since this is an entirely domestic Dutch drive, you face no border tolls, vignettes, or currency shifts. However, keep in mind that Nijmegen is a city defined by its deep heritage and pedestrian-friendly core; navigating the center can be tight, so look for designated parking on the periphery rather than trying to drive all the way into the historic old town. If you are arriving during the summer months, watch for increased local road traffic and temporary closures related to the famous International Four Days Marches, as the city takes on a festival atmosphere that can complicate simple navigation.
Route highlights
- Crossing the bridge over the Meuse river near Ravenstein
- The transition from high-tech Eindhoven to historic Nijmegen
- Navigating the scenic approach through the river floodplains
Trip plan
How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.
Short hop
Under two hours behind the wheel. Grab a coffee, set the playlist, done before lunch.
- Distance:
- 65 km
- Duration:
- 58m (free-flow, no traffic)
Must-know before you go
The things a driver from another country wouldn't think to ask about — fines, stickers, payment cards, opening hours.
Tolls, vignettes & road payment
No motorway tolls, but Westerschelde tunnel charges
TipDutch motorways are free for cars, but a few specific crossings charge. The Westerscheldetunnel near Vlissingen is €5–7. Kil Tunnel (A29) and Liefkenshoektunnel (Antwerp side) are similarly priced. Pay contactless on entry — there's no booth queue.
Driving rules & habits
Bicycles have right-of-way at unmarked junctions
UsefulIn the Netherlands, cyclists are treated as full traffic and often given priority you'd expect from a pedestrian crossing back home. Always check the bike lane before turning. At a roundabout in town, cyclists get the inside line and you yield. The rule that bites is unmarked junctions in residential streets — yield to the bike.
Fuel stations
Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump
TipMajor brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.
Money & connectivity
EU roaming covers calls, texts and data at no extra cost
TipYour home EU SIM works at home rates across every EU member, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The "fair use" cap on data only applies if you're abroad more than four months. For a 2-week road trip, just use your phone normally — but switch off "data roaming" if you're leaving the EU into UK / CH for any segment.
Emergency & breakdown
112 works everywhere in the EU and continental neighbours
TipSingle number for police, ambulance, fire — works from any phone, any network, any country. On motorways, the orange SOS pillars every 2km connect direct to the regional traffic control centre and pinpoint your location. Use them over your phone if you can — it speeds the response.
Rules, fees, and thresholds change. Always verify against the official source the day before you drive — this page is a checklist, not a legal reference.
Main roads
The highways this route spends the most kilometres on.
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A50 —45 km
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A326 —6 km
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S103 Graafseweg2 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 78%
- Secondary
- 11%
- Other / rural
- 11%
Drive difficulty
At-a-glance feel: how demanding is this drive for one driver?
Overall
Easy
Straightforward drive. One driver, one day, little to worry about beyond fuel and a toilet stop.
- No major complicating factors — motorway-heavy, single country, comfortable length.
Fuel & tolls
Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.
Petrol (RON 95)
≈ €12
4.9 L × €2.39 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €9
3.9 L × €2.26 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €7
11 kWh × €0.65 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Public DC fast charging — slower AC charging at home or hotels typically costs about half.
Prices last refreshed 2026-05-25.
Weather by month
Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.
🇳🇱 Eindhoven
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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6°
2°
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9°
3°
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12°
4°
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15°
6°
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20°
10°
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24°
14°
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24°
15°
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24°
15°
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21°
13°
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16°
10°
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10°
5°
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8°
4°
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| 95mm | 61mm | 73mm | 86mm | 84mm | 57mm | 92mm | 64mm | 68mm | 101mm | 79mm | 67mm |
hot mild cold
🇳🇱 Nijmegen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6°
2°
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9°
3°
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12°
4°
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14°
6°
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19°
10°
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22°
13°
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23°
15°
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23°
15°
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21°
13°
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15°
10°
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10°
5°
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8°
4°
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| 95mm | 65mm | 69mm | 80mm | 85mm | 69mm | 92mm | 74mm | 71mm | 96mm | 81mm | 74mm |
hot mild cold
Next 5 days at Nijmegen
Live forecast — refreshes every few hours.
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Sun 7
⛅
19° / 13°
0.4mm
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Mon 8
🌧️
20° / 12°
40.8mm
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Tue 9
🌧️
17° / 11°
15.6mm
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Wed 10
🌧️
15° / 10°
4mm
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Thu 11
🌧️
15° / 10°
4.4mm
Forecast: MET Norway
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 9 manoeuvres
- Vestdijk 0.4 km
- John F. Kennedylaan 6 km
- (A50) 45 km
- (A326) 6 km
- Wijchenseweg (N326) 0.1 km
- Wijchenseweg (N326) 0.1 km
- Wijchenseweg (N326)
- Graafseweg (S103) 2 km
- van Diemerbroeckstraat
By coach from Eindhoven to Nijmegen
Indicative duration of the fastest direct long-distance coach found in the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus EU schedules.
- Travel time
- 55m
- Direct
- Operator
- FlixBus-eu
- Departures / day
- ~1
- Approximate based on the published schedule.
Show coach corridor on map
Schedules sourced from the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus GTFS feeds via transport.data.gouv.fr. Times are indicative; verify on the operator's site before booking.
Booking link coming soon.
Frequently asked
Is there a vignette or toll required for this route?
No, driving within the Netherlands does not require a vignette, and there are no toll roads on the path between Eindhoven and Nijmegen.
What is the speed limit on the A50?
In the Netherlands, the standard daytime speed limit on motorways is 100 km/h, which is strictly enforced.
Are there any low emission zones to worry about?
Some Dutch cities have environmental zones, so check local parking signage in Nijmegen to ensure your vehicle complies with regional emission standards.
How this page is built
Compiled by COD Solutions Oy from open European data — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, and Google Gemini drafts the narrative and FAQ from the computed route data. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.