New Year's Eve in Antwerp 2026
Comfortable with Eurostar or Eurocity Direct
- From € 21 with Eurocity Direct
- From € 29 with Eurostar
- Travel time Amsterdam - Antwerp 1.15 hours with Eurostar
- View all our New Year's Eve destinations
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Antwerp
It has long been customary for the people of Antwerp to ring out the year on the bank of the Schelde with a 20-second countdown and a spectacular fireworks show. Then the party starts on the Grote Markt and the town begins the new year in an exuberant manner. One great, big, fun party - that's New Year's in Antwerp. The Antwerp Christmas market is closed on New Year's Day.
Winter in Antwerp
Winter starts in Antwerp at the beginning of December. A feast with a Christmas market, skating rink, ferris wheel and heart-warming drinks. After walking and shopping you can enjoy the Flemish-Burgundian cuisine. A feast for gourmets!
Your trip to Antwerp with Eurostar
Eurostar will bring you 14 times a day from Amsterdam to Antwerp in 1.15 hours. You can also board the train in Schiphol or Rotterdam. You can book a one-way ticket for Eurostar from € 29*. The sooner you book, the lower the price. View your itinerary using the international itinerary planner.
With Eurocity Direct to Antwerp
From € 21 you travel with Eurocity Direct from Amsterdam to Antwerp. Eurocity Direct runs 16 times a day from Amsterdam via Schiphol and Rotterdam CS to Antwerp.
Travel times to Antwerp
| Route | Travel times | Transfers | Header | Header |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam - Antwerp | 1.15 hours | 0 | Content | Content |
| Rotterdam - Antwerp | 0.45 | 0 | Content | Content |
| Utrecht - Antwerp | 1.38 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
| Schiphol - Antwerp | 1.15 hours | 0 | Content | Content |
| Eindhoven - Antwerp | 1.33 hours* | 1 | Content | Content |
| The Hague - Antwerp | 1.17 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
| Breda - Antwerp | 0.34 hours* | 0 | Content | Content |
| Tilburg - Antwerp | 0.48 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
| Groningen - Antwerp | 3.38 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
| Nijmegen - Antwerp | 1.38 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
| Arnhem - Antwerp | 1.53 hours | 1 | Content | Content |
For a complete travel itinerary, consult our itinerary planner
*EuroCity
Prices Eurocity Direct to Antwerp
| Free travel NS route | Free travel NS route | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd class | 1st class | |||
| Flex rate | € 52,50 | € 39,30 | € 78,30 | € 57 |
| Saver | € 21 | € 16 | € 39 | € 28 |
Listed from-prices are based on tickets from Amsterdam Zuid. The prices of Eurocity Direct en EuroCity are based on kilometres – if you depart form a station that is closer to Antwerp, then the trip is cheaper.
