Opening hours
Most locations are open for nine days from 11:00 to 18:00.
Want to avoid surprises? Check the opening hours for each location or programme segment before your visit to be sure.
Transport to Dutch Design Week
Bicycle
Cycling to Dutch Design Week is a great idea! Eindhoven has numerous bike paths that connect locations, and you can find free, and in some cases even supervised, bike parking.
Train
If you travel to Dutch Design Week by train, you will arrive right in the heart of the design world. The intercity will take you to Eindhoven Central Station in the city centre. Local trains also stop at Strijp-S Station. Check the Journey Planner on ns.nl or the Reisplanner Xtra app from 10 days before your departure.
NS Combi-Ticket
This year, you can again use the NS Combi-Ticket. Are you coming to Dutch Design Week by train? Purchase your ticket through NS Spoordeelwinkel. If you are travelling by train from the Eindhoven region, check the special regional fare applicable to the NS Combi-Ticket.
Car
You can reach Eindhoven by car from Amsterdam/Utrecht via the A2, from Rotterdam/Tilburg via the A58, from Antwerp via the A67, and from Arnhem/Nijmegen via the A50.
P+R
There are several parking garages at hotspots like the city centre and Strijp-S, but be aware that it can be busy. A good idea is to park at the various Park + Ride (P+R) locations: park on the outskirts of the city and take a direct bus to Dutch Design Week. There are two options:
- P+R Meerhoven, on Noord-Brabantlaan
Bus connection to Strijp-S and Stationsplein locations - P+R Genneper Parken, on Aalsterweg
Bus connection to Stationsplein
Return bus tickets cost €0.50 per person.
Coaches and Buses
Large groups coming to Dutch Design Week by coach can use the Kiss & Ride located at Achtseweg Zuid, Eindhoven. This is on the opposite side of Beukenlaan, clearly indicated with Dutch Design Week Kiss & Ride signs.
At the Kiss & Ride location, the bus can temporarily park near Strijp-S Station for everyone to disembark. However, we urge you not to leave the bus there. There is ample free parking for coaches further along Achtseweg Zuid.
Transport During Dutch Design Week
Bikes
All Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by bike, making it the ideal mode of transport.
Bike Rental
All Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by bike. You can rent a bike at Ketelhuisplein and Fuutlaan. Three types of bikes are available for hire: kickbike, bicycle, and tandem, every day from 10:30 to 18:00.
Note: Bike rental requires a valid ID, and payment can be made by card or credit card.
OV-Bikes
During Dutch Design Week, OV-bikes are available for rent from the guarded bike parking areas on the north and south sides of Eindhoven Central Station.
Public Transport
Most Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by Eindhoven city buses.
In addition to using your OV-chipkaart, you can also pay for your journey with your phone or smartwatch (if it supports contactless payments), or with your bank card or credit card.
Design Rides
With your DDW wristband, you can use the Design Rides. The Design Rides take you to and from all official Dutch Design Week locations daily between 11:00 and 18:00.
There are fixed stops at:
Would you like a Design Ride from another Dutch Design Week location? Call 040 218 00 00. During busy times or in case of rain, there might be a wait for a Design Ride.
Note: Without a DDW wristband, you cannot use the Design Rides.
Zonnebloem Car
Do you use a wheelchair? With your DDW wristband, you can be transported for free from one location to another in a Zonnebloem car.
The Zonnebloem car can be reserved daily during Dutch Design Week between 11:00 and 18:00 by calling 040 218 00 00.
Note: The car must be reserved 60 minutes in advance.
Accommodation
There are plenty of hotels in and around the centre of Eindhoven.
