Why go
- City in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Known for Jheronimus Bosch art museums, HAS University of Applied Sciences, St. John's Cathedral, Noordbrabants Museum.
- Served by Nistelrode Glidersite.
History
's-Hertogenbosch, colloquially known as Den Bosch, is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest city by population. The city is directly south of the Maas river and near the Waal.
Where to stay
St.-Lambertusstraat 96, 5266 AH Cromvoirt, Netherlands · decromvoirtsebenb.nl
Isabellaplein 1, 5264 PM Vught, Netherlands · hotelryder.nl
Striensestraat 31, 5241 AW Rosmalen, Netherlands · hetcreijennest.nl
Kruisstraat 28, 5211 EG 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · hotelhaverkist.nl
Hinthamerstraat 216, 5211 MX 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · chocoloca.eu
Parade 29 Parade 28, Parade 26, 5211 KL 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · thesaints.nl
Uilenburg 24, 5211 EV 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · uylenhof.com
B&B, Achter de Kan 3a, 5211 GM 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · bbachterdekan.nl
Kardinaal van Rossumplein 5, 5211 RV 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · bbdekardinaal.nl
Stationsweg 20, 5211 TW 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · hoteljulien.nl
Heilig Hartplein 2, 5275 BM Den Dungen, Netherlands · boergoossens.nl
Burgemeester Loeffplein 98, 5211 RX 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · hotel-central.nl
Karrenstraat 77, 5211 EH 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · hotelthestamp.nl
Nemiusstraat 4, 5212 RG 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · desoetemoeder.nl
Lepelstraat 45, 5211 DP 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · keershuys.nl
Willemspoort 1, 5223 WV 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · kaserne.nl
Glorieuxlaan 1, 5261 SG Vught, Netherlands · huizebergen.nl
Jeroen Boschplein 6, 5211 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · boutiquehotel-jeroen.nl
Bosscheweg 2, 5261 AA Vught, Netherlands · hotelvught.nl
Tramkade 29, 5211 VB 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · thecoon.nl
Kanaalstraat 34, 5211 PJ 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · tussengrachtensintjan.nl
Stationsweg 33, 5211 TV 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · littledukehotel.nl
Magistratenlaan 54, 5223 MD 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands · marriott.com
Burgemeester Burgerslaan 50, 5245 NH Rosmalen, Netherlands · fletcherhotelshertogenbosch.nl
Julianastraat 21, 5251 EC Vlijmen, Netherlands · hotelprinsen.nl
Nieuwe Heikantstraat 2, 5263 AE Vught, Netherlands
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Wikipedia: nl:Sense (Nederlands restaurant) · 1 Raadhuisstraat, Vught, 5261EH · senserestaurant.nl
Friture, Fast Food · summer ending time 21:00 Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:30-20:00 · 39 Spijt, Sint-Michielsgestel, 5271BA · restariasnackland.nl
Surinamese, Fast Food · Zit in de ESSO. · efdtogo.nl
Cafe · theehuis Opening hours: We-Th 13:00-16:00; Fr-Su 10:30-16:00 · 1A Fort Orthenlaan, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5231PZ · theelichtorthen.nl
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 07:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-04:00 open "Restaurant" || Su-Th 07:00-02:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-04:00 open "McDrive" Features:… · mcdonalds.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa,Su 08:00-18:00 · 25 Oude Dieze, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211KT · annemax.nl
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00 Features: takeaway · 7 Oude Baan, Rosmalen, 5242HT · dominos.nl
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off Features: takeaway · 254 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch,… · kippie.nl
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 186 Helvoirtseweg, Vught, 5263LV · loetje.nl
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su 16:30-23:30; We,Th 17:30-23:30; Tu,Fr,Sa 17:00-23:30; Mo off · 102 Hintham, Rosmalen, 5246AJ · montimar.nl
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su off Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · 340 Onderwijsboulevard, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5223DP · restaurants.subway.com
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Th 14:00-20:30; Fr-Su 14:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 6 Visstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211DN · denbosch.sushi-eight.nl
Tapas, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr 12:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00 · 34 Markt, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211JX · trestapasbar.nl
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 500 Bordeslaan, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5223MX · happyitaly.nl
French, Restaurant · French restaurant · 21-25 Goudsbloemvallei, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5237MH · campanile-s-hertogenbosch.nl
Indonesian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-21:30; Sa-Su 12:00-21:30 · 34 Hinthamereinde, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211PN · restaurantbandung.nl
Asian, Cafe · Opening hours: Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00; Su 15:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 26 Tramkade, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211VB · barkade.nl
Regional, French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-02:00 Features: vegetarian options · 39 Lepelstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211DP · bistrobon.nl
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-We 15:00-22:00; Th-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 14 Sint Jansstraat,… · brasseriebobenco.nl
Cafetaria, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Su 16:00-20:00 · 37 Rodenborchweg, Rosmalen, 5241VN · bylizzys.nl
Snackbar, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr-Su 12:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 16A Groot Grinsel, Den Dungen, 5275BZ · eethuyspleintje.com
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-00:00; Sa-Su 09:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · 24-26 Snellestraat · eetbardit.nl
Pub Food, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:30-23:30 · 10 Kerkstraat, Vught, 5261CR · t-geveltje.nl
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 16:30-22:00; Mo off · 2B Secr. van Rooijstraat, Vught, 5261EP · restaurantkaiseki.nl
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu off; We-Su 10:00-21:00 · 121 Boschmeersingel, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5223HH · kismetlokanta.nl
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 16:00-00:00 · 52 Snellestraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211EN · restaurant-lebateau.nl
Lunch, Diner, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-00:00; Fr 11:00-01:00; Sa 10:00-01:00; Su 10:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 79 Postelstraat,… · nomnom.nu
Pancakes, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-23:00; Sa-Su 12:00-23:00 · 45 De Akker, Vlijmen, 5251CA · pand45.nl
Greek, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Su 16:30-20:45 Features: delivery · 3 Hinthamereinde, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211PL · pegasusdenbosch.nl
Breakfast, Lunch, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo,Tu off · 8 Visstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211DN · plankydenbosch.nl
Afghan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:00-22:00 · 87 Orthenstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211SW · sarban.nl
Fish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 09:00-18:30 · 10 Rivierenplein, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5215CR · vishandeltom.nl
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 15:30-22:00 · 217 Taalstraat, Vught, 5261BD · tzongdon.nl
Barbecue, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · 151 Graafseweg, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5213AD · spareribexpress.com
Teahouse, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr-Su 10:00-17:30 · 12 Heidijk, Vlijmen, 5251KN · theetuindepimpernel.nl
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo 12:00-22:00 · 26 Rijksweg, Helvoirt, 5268KJ · kailashbhavan.nl
Arab, Restaurant · Opening hours: 17:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 4 Postelstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211EA · yallayallafoodbar.nl
Fries, Friture, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-20:30; Sa-Su 16:00-20:30 · 48 Theresialaan, Vught, 5262BN
Bread, Cafe · Features: step-free access · 250 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5224AP · versinn.nl
Kebab, Fast Food · Kebab fast food · 54 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5224AP · bosschebasakdoner.nl
Spanish, Restaurant · Spanish restaurant · 5-11 Stoofstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211ER · barzza.nl
Fast Food, Restaurant · Fast Food restaurant · 12 Kerkstraat, Vught, 5261CR · cafetariabienvenue.nl
Pancake, Restaurant · Pancake restaurant · 4 Haarenseweg, Esch, 5296KB · pannenkoekenbos.nl
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Fine Dining restaurant · Cromvoirtsedijk, Cromvoirt, 5266AW · aspergesinhetveld.nl
355 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) 27 km to the centre
Luchthavenweg 25, 5657 EA Eindhoven, Netherlands — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Transavia Holland, Wizz Air) · direct flights to 62 destinations incl. Alicante, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Malaga… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Brussels/Bruxelles (98 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 62 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 32 routes: Alghero, Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Brindisi, Carcassonne, Catania, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Fes, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, London, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Marseille, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Reus, Rome, Sevilla, Trapani, Treviso, Warsaw
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 24 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Faro, Gran Canaria, Groningen, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Istanbul, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Rotterdam, Valencia, Venice
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 12 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Vilnius, Warsaw
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Nistelrode Glidersite 17 km to the centre
Bernheze, NB, NL
Getting there by ferry
Herpt veer
Ferry terminal · 11 km from the centre
Bern veer
Ferry terminal · 11 km from the centre
Maren, Veerweg
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Alem, Veer Alem
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Nederhemert-Zuid
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre
Nederhemert-Noord
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre
Voetveer de Moerasdraak
Ferry route
Trekpont
Ferry route
Veer Alem - Maren Kessel
Ferry route · Stichting de Maasveren
Veer Maren Kessel - Alem
Ferry route · Stichting de Maasveren
Herpt-Bern
Ferry route · Stichting De Bergsche Maasveren
Veer Bern - Herpt
Ferry route · Stichting De Bergsche Maasveren
Veer Herpt - Bern
Ferry route · Stichting De Bergsche Maasveren
Nederhemert-Noord-Zuid
Ferry route · Stichting Het Veer Nederhemert
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Nistelrode Glidersite. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Herpt veer, 11 km); routes include Voetveer de Moerasdraak, Trekpont, Veer Alem - Maren Kessel.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), Netherlands. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
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Tours & experiences
Sightseeing