Antwerp Transportation

Buses

City buses

If you travel through the city and suburbs you can buy a one way ticket on the bus. This will cost you 1,60 Euro. Put this ticket in the yellow "ticket-machines" located near the doors. It's valid for one hour and you are allowed to change buses/trams. Nevertheless put the ticket back into the ticket-machine every time you enter another bus/tram.
It's a lot cheaper though to buy a city pass (stadskaart). Most city passes cost 8 Euro.

You can buy such a card on the bus (but not on the tram!) or at the main stop in Antwerp (Rooseveltplaats). This is valid for 10 rides. Simply put it into the ticket-machine when you get in. Could it be easier?!

Regional buses

Here you need a regular card, called a "lijnkaart". It works a bit like a credit card. You decide how much money you want to put on the card and every time you take a bus, a certain amount is deducted. Put it in the ticket-machine and indicate how many zones you will travel through. Ask the conductor the exact number of zones if you're not sure.
You can also use the "lijnkaart" on the city buses. The number of zones is then 1. It will cost you as much as a city pass, 75 cents a ride.

Trams

A tram is a trolley. Some stay inside the city, others go to the suburbs. Both buses and trams are operated by the same company "De Lijn" and use the same city passes and cards. Within the hour you can go from bus to tram or otherwise only paying once, but don't forget to introduce the ticket in the machine every time.

Fore more information and to purchase tickets you go to the office on the Roosevelt Place or to the subway office at the Groenplaats.

Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 7.00h - 19.00h
Saturday: 8.00h - 11.30h and 12.00h - 16.00h
Sunday: closed
Tel. 03/218.14.06

Train

There are two major train stations in Antwerp: Antwerpen Centraal and Berchem. If you are under 26 it is cheaper to buy a "GO-pass". It costs 42 Euro and allows you to travel ten times within Belgium. The card is not personal, so more than one person can use it at the same or different time. The GO-pass is valid for a year. You have to fill in the date
and destination before you board the train and cannot interrupt your journey, this means you have to go straight to your destination. On a weekday you cannot use it before 9am, during the weekend you can use it whenever you want. If you don't have to travel very far it is cheaper to buy a single ticket.

Train schedules can be checked on the website:  http://www.b-rail.be

Taxi

Taxis are quite expensive, a short ride between Wilrijk and Antwerp for example will cost you about 15 Euro. Try to find some friends to share a cab so it will be cheaper!

Antwerp Taxi 03/238.38.38
Star Taxi 03/216.16.16
Taxi Verboven 03/324.24.24
ATM 03/216.01.60

Very useful after our parties!!!

Bike

At Fietshaven near Central Station (Pelikaanstraat exit), Antwerp students can rent bikes at reduced prices. The seven gear, lemon yellow bikes are marked. 20 euro buys you three months. For 60 euro you can have it for 6 months and if you want a bike for the full academic year, you only pay 50€. The price includes a repair kit, 2 locks and servicing. Reserve a bike by telephone or via email and pick it up at the agreed time. Don't forget ID, student's ticket, the rental fee and an extra 50€ for the deposit (you will get this back).

Having your bike marked is one of the most efficient ways to prevent it from being stolen. You can have your bike marked at the Oudaan police tower on Mondays between 09:00 and 17:00. You can make an appointment (until 19:00) by telephone on this number: 03 202 57 33. Students from Wilrijk can have their bikes marked on Fridays between 10:00 and 15:00 at the district office (Doornstraat).

Where can I get cycle routes?
You can find a lot of cycle routes in and around Antwerp in the "met de fiets op weg" - brochure. The brochure and several walking itineraries are available at the tourist office, Grote Markt 15 or at the district office: Lange Gasthuisstraat 21