By bike and on foot

By bike and on foot

Bicycle parking

Cyclists can park their bikes for free in the covered bicycle parking near the main entrance of the UZA.

The parking is located near the main entrance, next the bus station and right behind pharmacy Tilia.

Cycling and walking routes

You can plan your cycling or walking route to the UZA using tools such as Google Maps.

Also the cycling junction network (knooppunten) can help you on your way. Junction 14 is located near the UZA. While the cycling junctions may not always provide the shortest route, they offer bike-friendly and low-traffic routes.

The HEM project is offered by the municipalities of Hove, Edegem, and Mortsel. It provides a map with smart routes for pedestrians and cyclists. The map includes dedicated cycling routes, quiet roads, as well as challenging areas to navigate. You can obtain the HEM map from the town hall of download it here.

Train and bicycle rental

You can conveniently rent a bicycle at Antwerpen-Berchem and Antwerpen-Centraal stations.  All information can be found on the Blue Bike website. Please note that there is no Velo bike station at the UZA.

  • From Antwerpen-Berchem station, it is approximately 6 km to cycle to the UZA.
  • From Antwerpen-Centraal station, it is approximately 7 km to cycle to the UZA.
  • From Antwerpen-Zuid station, it is approximately 5 km to cycle to the UZA, but you can not rent any Blue Bike here.
You can plan your cycling route between the station and the UZA using tools such as Google Maps or the cycling junction network. Junction 4 is near Antwerpen-Berchem station, junction 13 is near Antwerpen-Centraal station. Junction 14 is near the UZA. The train schedule can be found on the NMBS website.
Laatst aangepast: 26 september 2023
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