Train stations in Nijmegen

Nijmegen station is the one to use for the city centre. It has direct Intercity trains to Arnhem, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport and Zwolle, and Arriva trains along the Maaslijn to Venlo and Roermond.

Which station to use

Nijmegen is the main station and the only one of the city's five with Intercity trains. The city centre is a 5 minute walk away, and the station is also the central bus station for city and regional buses.

Nijmegen Goffert, Nijmegen Dukenburg and Nijmegen Lent have NS Sprinters. From Nijmegen the Sprinter takes 3 to 4 minutes to Goffert and 6 to 7 minutes to Dukenburg, and 3 minutes to Lent, which lies in the Nijmegen-Noord district. Use them only when your address is next to one.

Nijmegen Heyendaal is the stop for Radboudumc, whose East entrance is a 10 minute walk away. Only Arriva trains call there, about every 15 minutes from Nijmegen, and the ride takes 3 minutes.

From the station into town

The Grote Markt, the main square, is in the old centre. Tap in and out on city buses with the same contactless card or phone you use on the train.

For Radboudumc, buses 6, 9, 10, 83 and 300 run from the station to the stop Radboudumc, and buses 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 300 to Universiteit Oostzijde for the East entrance.

Trains and journey times

Weekday NS journeys as of October 2026, in the timetable valid until 12 December 2026; a new one starts on 13 December.

Intercity trains to Utrecht leave about every 15 minutes. Direct trains to Amsterdam, Schiphol, Zwolle and 's-Hertogenbosch leave every 30 minutes.

On weekdays the first train to Utrecht and Amsterdam leaves at 05:43 and the last at 23:43. The last trains back to Nijmegen leave Amsterdam Centraal at 00:23 and Utrecht Centraal at 00:53. On Saturdays the first leaves at 06:13 and on Sundays at 07:13. On Friday and Saturday nights trains to Utrecht also leave at 01:17 and 02:12.

Arriva to Venlo and Roermond

Arriva runs the Maaslijn, slow stopping trains from Nijmegen through Heyendaal to Venlo in 53 minutes and on to Roermond in about 1 hour 18 minutes. Trains through to Venlo leave every 30 minutes. The first train to Venlo leaves at 05:38 on weekdays, 06:38 on Saturdays and 07:38 on Sundays, and the last at 00:08 every night. The last train from Venlo to Nijmegen leaves at 23:29 on weekdays. The Maaslijn timetable stays largely the same from 13 December 2026.

From 05:00 on Saturday 31 October to 01:30 on Monday 2 November 2026, buses replace trains between Boxmeer and Venlo. Trains still run from Nijmegen to Boxmeer, and Nijmegen to Venlo takes about 1 hour 22 minutes. Buses also run between Roermond and Venlo from Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 November, and between Nijmegen and Boxmeer on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December.

Trains to Germany

Düsseldorf Hbf takes about 1 hour 34 minutes with one change, usually at Arnhem. Tickets on NS International start at €20.

Tickets

Tap in and out with a contactless debit card, credit card or phone. You travel second class without a discount, and the day's fares are taken in one payment the next day. If you tap in by mistake, tap out at the same station within 60 minutes and the journey is cancelled. If you forget to tap out, you can still do it at a gate or pole up to 6 hours later; after that you pay a standard fare.

A single-use smartcard from a desk or ticket machine adds a €1.60 surcharge to single tickets and day returns. An e-ticket from the NS app avoids it.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, Interrail covers every NS and Arriva train that calls at Nijmegen, with no reservation. An Interrail Benelux Pass does not cover the journey across the border to Düsseldorf; a Global Pass does.

Mistakes to avoid

Arriva and NS count as separate operators when you tap. When you change between the Maaslijn and an NS train at Nijmegen, tap out of the first and tap in again for the second. That includes a trip from Heyendaal to Arnhem or Utrecht, which always changes at Nijmegen.

On Sunday 1 November 2026, from 06:00 to 01:00 the next night, Intercity trains between Amsterdam or Schiphol and Utrecht run less often to an amended timetable; Nijmegen to Amsterdam takes about 1 hour 36 minutes and some trips need an extra change.

NS had not published its Christmas and New Year timetable by late October 2026.