Public transport

Public transport

The Antwerp University Hospital is well served by public transport. The hospital has its own bus station which provides bus links to Antwerp and much of the surrounding area, including the railway station.

By train 'NMBS/SNCB'

If you come by train, you can stop at either Antwerp Central Station or Antwerp Berchem Station.
From the train station on you can take a bus, taxi or bike to the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA).
Learn more about trains in Belgium.

Train > bus > UZA

From the train station on you can take a bus 'De Lijn' to the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA).

  • Train stop at Antwerp Central Station  > take bus 17 to UZA.
    Travel time from Antwerp Central Station to UZA by bus: ± 32 min, this bus runs directly from the station to the hospital.
  • Train stop at Antwerp Berchem Station > take bus 21 to Wilrijk Bist and change to a bus that serves UZA (see below 'By bus').
    Travel time from Antwerp Berchem Station to UZA by bus: ± 35 min, however the transfer is sometimes subject to delay.   

Train > taxi > UZA

From the train station you can choose to take a taxi to the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA).

  •  You can find a taxi stand at Antwerp Central Station: Kievitplein or Pelikaanstraat 
  •  You can find a taxi stand at Antwerp Berchem Station: Posthoflei 

Train > rental bike > UZA

From the train station on you can take a rental bike to the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA).
Learn more about rental bikes to UZA. 

By bus 'De Lijn'

Stops at UZA

The Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) has its own bus station. The next buses stop at UZA:

  • # 17 > Rijnkaai – Centraal Station – Wilrijk Bist – UZA
  • # 22 > Groenplaats – Wilrijk Valaar, Bist – UZA
  • # 130 > Lier – Lint - Kontich – Edegem – Wilrijk Universiteitsplein
  • # 131 > Lier – Kontich Scholen – Edegem – Wilrijk Universiteitsplein
  • # 135 > Lier – Kontich – Edegem – Wilrijk Universiteitsplein
  • # 140 and 141 > Wijnegem – Wommelgem – Borsbeek – Mortsel – Edegem – Wilrijk Universiteitsplein - Bist – Hoboken

Coming from other directions, you can easily transfer to one of these buses via 'Wilrijk Bist'. 
Learn more about bus transport in Belgium.

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Laatst aangepast: 16 november 2015
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