🇳🇱 Same-country drive · Netherlands
Driving from Nijmegen to Eindhoven
Essential tips for your drive from the historical streets of Nijmegen to the industrial innovation hub of Eindhoven using the A50.
- Drive time
- 1h 4m
- Distance
- 69 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.
Alternative
+10m- Distance:
- 71 km (+2 km)
- Duration:
- 1h 14m
Via: A73
Avoids motorways
+18m- Distance:
- 71 km (+2 km)
- Duration:
- 1h 22m
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 historical core of Nijmegen via the A326, which quickly links you to the A50 southbound for the short trek into North Brabant. The transition is seamless, moving from the banks of the Waal river into the rolling, wooded landscape that characterizes this part of the country. Stick strictly to the hundred-kilometre-per-hour limit on Dutch motorways, as speed cameras are frequent and heavily enforced on these specific stretches of the A50. You will notice the traffic density rising as you approach the Eindhoven ring, where the suburban sprawl of the tech-focused city begins to take over the horizon.
Driving in the Netherlands remains straightforward, with no vignettes or toll booths to worry about. However, the road network here is dense, and Eindhoven in particular has a complex layout designed to manage heavy industrial and commercial traffic. Ensure you are in the correct lane well before your exit to avoid the frustration of the city's orbital motorway system during afternoon peak hours.
Keep in mind that while the route is short, the weather can change quickly across the open polders; expect rain-slicked surfaces if a front rolls in from the North Sea. There is no need for special equipment or winter tires unless you are traveling in the depth of a particularly cold snap, though maintaining a safe following distance remains the best defense against the heavy lorry traffic that frequently clogs the right lane of this major transit artery.
Route highlights
- The Waal bridge exit in Nijmegen
- The transition from Gelderland countryside to the industrial corridor of North Brabant
- Navigating the complex Eindhoven ring road interchange
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:
- 69 km
- Duration:
- 1h 4m (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 —43 km
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A326 Wezelpad6 km
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S103 Graafseweg4 km
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N326 Wijchenseweg2 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 75%
- Secondary
- 11%
- Other / rural
- 14%
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
5.2 L × €2.39 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €9
4.1 L × €2.26 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €8
12 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.
🇳🇱 Nijmegen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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6°
2°
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9°
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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
🇳🇱 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
Next 5 days at Eindhoven
Live forecast — refreshes every few hours.
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Sun 7
⛅
19° / 13°
—
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Mon 8
🌧️
21° / 11°
36.7mm
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Tue 9
🌧️
18° / 10°
7.3mm
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Wed 10
🌧️
18° / 10°
6.2mm
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Thu 11
⛅
17° / 9°
1.3mm
Forecast: MET Norway
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 16 manoeuvres
- van Oldenbarneveltstraat 0.3 km
- Graafseweg (S103) 4 km
- Wijchenseweg (N326)
- Wijchenseweg (N326) 0.1 km
- Wijchenseweg (N326) 2 km
- Wezelpad (A326)
- Wezelpad (A326) 6 km
- (A326) 1 km
- (A50) 10 km
- (A50) 8 km
- (A50)
- (A50) 25 km
- (A50) 0.6 km
- John F. Kennedylaan 5 km
- Insulindelaan (RING)
- Vestdijk
By coach from Nijmegen to Eindhoven
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
Are there any tolls on this route?
No, all major motorways between Nijmegen and Eindhoven are toll-free.
What is the speed limit on the A50?
The daytime speed limit on Dutch motorways is 100 km/h, which is strictly enforced.
Is it difficult to park in Eindhoven city centre?
Eindhoven has several large parking garages in the centre, but these can get busy on weekends, so using the designated P+R facilities on the outskirts is often a smarter choice.
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.