{"id":1303501,"date":"2026-09-30T11:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303501"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:31:37","slug":"antwerp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/belgium\/antwerp\/","title":{"rendered":"Antwerp"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302227,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Antwerp","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A port city that runs 84 per cent of the world's rough diamonds, dressed better than anywhere in Belgium, with Rubens in the cathedral and a railway station people travel to look at.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304076","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"84% | Of the world's rough diamonds traded here\r\n1905 | Central Station, \"the railway cathedral\"\r\n4 | Rubens works in the cathedral","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Diamonds, fashion and Rubens","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and has been rich on trade since the sixteenth century, when it was the most important commercial city on the continent. Rubens worked here, and four of his paintings hang in the cathedral he painted them for.\r\n\r\nThe diamond quarter beside the station handles the overwhelming majority of the world's rough diamonds, in a few streets that look like nothing at all.\r\n\r\nSince the 1980s it has also been a fashion city \u2014 the Antwerp Six came out of the academy here and the city still dresses like it knows.\r\n\r\nCentral Station is the other thing: a 1905 cathedral of stone, iron and glass with four levels of platforms, regularly voted the most beautiful station in the world, and you arrive through it.\r\n\r\nTwo days, and it is the least touristed of the big Flemish cities.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Brussels 45 minutes, Ghent 1 hour, Amsterdam 1h15\r\nGetting around | Walkable centre. Trams and buses \u20ac2.50, and the pre-metro runs underground\r\nLanguages | Dutch, with strong English\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nDiamond quarter | Working trade, not a tourist attraction. Do not expect displays\r\nSundays | Shops open on the first Sunday of the month in the centre","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre, the fashion district, and the docks north of it.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Historic centre | First-timers | Around the Grote Markt and the cathedral: guild houses, the Rubens works and most of the sights. | 51.2210 | 4.3990 |  | \nHet Zuid | Art and food | South of the centre: galleries, the fine arts museum, wide boulevards and the best restaurants. | 51.2070 | 4.3910 |  | \nHet Eilandje | Docks and design | North, by the old docks: the MAS museum, converted warehouses and a redeveloped waterfront. | 51.2300 | 4.4060 |  | \nNear Central Station | Value and transport | The diamond quarter and Chinatown around the station, with cheaper beds and trams into the centre. | 51.2170 | 4.4210 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start at Central Station, which you probably arrive in. Built in 1905 with a stone facade, a 75-metre iron and glass dome and four stacked levels of platforms, it is routinely called the most beautiful station in the world and it deserves it.\r\n\r\nThe Cathedral of Our Lady holds four Rubens paintings, including the Descent from the Cross, hanging where he intended them rather than in a gallery. Entry is about \u20ac12.\r\n\r\nThe Rubenshuis is the house and studio he built for himself; check current opening as it has had long restoration closures.\r\n\r\nThe MAS, a red sandstone tower at the docks, has a free rooftop with the best view in the city \u2014 you do not need a museum ticket for it.\r\n\r\nThe Plantin-Moretus, a sixteenth-century printing house preserved intact with the world's oldest surviving printing presses, is UNESCO-listed and remarkable.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Central Station | Free, and you arrive through it. Look up\r\nCathedral Rubens | Four paintings where he meant them to hang. About \u20ac12\r\nMAS rooftop | Free, and the best view in Antwerp\r\nPlantin-Moretus | A UNESCO-listed printing house with the oldest presses in the world","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The MAS rooftop is free and open late, ten storeys up over the docks and the city.\r\n\r\nCentral Station costs nothing and is one of the best buildings in Belgium.\r\n\r\nThe Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel runs under the Scheldt from 1933, with the original wooden escalators still working, and takes you to the left bank for the classic view back at the skyline. Free.\r\n\r\nThe Grote Markt guild houses, the Vlaeykensgang alley and the Zuid boulevards are free to walk, and the Stadspark and Middelheim open-air sculpture museum cost nothing.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"MAS rooftop | Ten storeys, free, and open late\r\nSint-Anna tunnel | 1933 wooden escalators under the river, free\r\nMiddelheim | An open-air sculpture museum, free\r\nCentral Station | The best free sight in the city","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Antwerp eats better than Brussels by local reckoning, and Het Zuid is where to do it.\r\n\r\nDe Koninck is the city beer, an amber ale ordered as a bolleke for its round glass, at \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac4.50. Elixir d'Anvers is the local herbal liqueur.\r\n\r\nAntwerpse handjes are hand-shaped biscuits and chocolates named after the founding legend, in which a giant cut off the hands of sailors who would not pay his toll and had his own cut off in return \u2014 hence the statue throwing a hand outside the town hall.\r\n\r\nFilet am\u00e9ricain, raw minced beef with capers and mayonnaise, is a Belgian standard and appears on most menus. Frites here come with a startling range of sauces, and there is a Chinatown by the station for a change of register.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"A bolleke | De Koninck amber ale in its round glass, \u20ac3.50\u20134.50\r\nAntwerpse handjes | Hand-shaped biscuits, from a fairly gruesome legend\r\nHet Zuid | The restaurant district, and better than Brussels by local opinion\r\nFilet am\u00e9ricain | Raw minced beef. Order deliberately rather than by accident","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Antwerp","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The biggest nightlife in Flanders. The Zuid has the stylish end, the streets around the Grote Markt and Groenplaats the busiest, and Het Eilandje the clubs in converted dock buildings.\r\n\r\nAntwerp has a serious electronic scene and the venues run properly late at weekends.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac5, and cocktails \u20ac10 to \u20ac14 in the Zuid.\r\n\r\nThe city dresses up more than the rest of Belgium and some venues notice, which is worth knowing if you are travelling light.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Het Zuid | The stylish bars, and where the city dresses up\r\nHet Eilandje | Clubs in converted dock buildings\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac3.50\u20135, cocktails \u20ac10\u201314\r\nDress | Antwerp notices, more than the rest of Flanders","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Antwerp","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Antwerp","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable and flat. Trams, buses and the underground pre-metro run on one ticket at \u20ac2.50, or about \u20ac7.50 for a day.\r\n\r\nCentral Station is a fifteen-minute walk or three tram stops from the Grote Markt.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Brussels in 45 minutes, Ghent in an hour, and Amsterdam in an hour and a quarter on the high-speed line, which makes Antwerp the natural stop between Belgium and the Netherlands.\r\n\r\nBikes are everywhere with a city scheme, and the Sint-Anna tunnel takes them under the river on the original escalators.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Day ticket | About \u20ac7.50 for trams, buses and the pre-metro\r\nAmsterdam | An hour and a quarter by high-speed train\r\nWalk from the station | Fifteen minutes to the Grote Markt\r\nBikes under the river | Through the Sint-Anna tunnel","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Antwerp","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Antwerp costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Similar to Brussels and below Bruges. Dorms are \u20ac22 to \u20ac38, a bolleke \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac4.50, and a main \u20ac18 to \u20ac28.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac85.\r\n\r\nThe cathedral is about \u20ac12 and museums \u20ac12 to \u20ac16 each. The MAS rooftop, Central Station and the river tunnel are free and are among the best things here.\r\n\r\nAn Antwerp City Card at about \u20ac35 for 24 hours covers the museums and transport, which works if you plan a museum-heavy day.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac22\u201338\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201385\r\nFree highlights | MAS rooftop, Central Station and the Sint-Anna tunnel\r\nCity Card | About \u20ac35 for 24 hours if you are doing several museums","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Antwerp","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Antwerp is generally safe, with the usual caveats around a major port city and a large station.\r\n\r\nThe area immediately around Central Station and De Coninckplein has a higher concentration of petty crime and drug activity, particularly late at night. It is walkable by day and worth a tram after dark.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing occurs on trams and in the Grote Markt crowds.\r\n\r\nThe city has had drug-related violence connected to the port in recent years, which is between criminal groups and does not involve visitors, but it is why you may see more police presence than you expect.\r\n\r\nCyclists move fast and have priority. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Around Central Station | Take a tram rather than walking late at night\r\nPickpockets | Trams and the Grote Markt\r\nPort-related crime | Between criminal groups, not aimed at visitors\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Antwerp","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Antwerp","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Two countries are within ninety minutes.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Ghent | 1 hour | Train, about \u20ac11 | Medieval canals, 70,000 students and the Van Eyck altarpiece. |  | 1304139\nBrussels | 45 minutes | Train, about \u20ac8 | The capital, Art Nouveau and the best beer bars in Belgium. |  | 1304140\nRotterdam | 1 hour | High-speed train, about \u20ac25 | Modern architecture and a port city that is Antwerp's rival and opposite. |  | 1304142\nMechelen | 25 minutes | Train, about \u20ac5 | A small city between Antwerp and Brussels with a cathedral tower you climb and Kazerne Dossin, a serious Holocaust memorial. |  | 1304143","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Antwerp","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring and early autumn, as everywhere in Belgium. It rains year-round.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The North Sea keeps Antwerp mild and damp \u2014 rain falls in roughly 200 days a year, spread evenly.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 6 | 2 | Cold and grey. Cheapest beds\r\nFebruary | 7 | 2 | Same. Good for museums\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Improving, and the Zuid terraces reappear\r\nApril | 14 | 4 | Good. Showery and lengthening\r\nMay | 18 | 5 | Excellent. Warm and everything open\r\nJune | 21 | 5 | The best month. Long evenings at the docks\r\nJuly | 23 | 4 | Warm, with the Zomer van Antwerpen festival running\r\nAugust | 23 | 4 | Same, and quieter as locals leave\r\nSeptember | 19 | 5 | Superb. Fashion season and thinning crowds\r\nOctober | 15 | 4 | Good value and pleasant\r\nNovember | 10 | 2 | Wet and dark. Markets at the end\r\nDecember | 7 | 4 | Christmas market on the Grote Markt and Groenplaats","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A summer festival across the city and a serious Christmas market.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/belgium\/antwerp\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Zomer van Antwerpen | July and August | Citywide | Two months of open-air cinema, circus and concerts in parks and docks across the city. |  | \nChristmas market | December | Grote Markt and Groenplaats | Stalls, an ice rink and lights across the central squares. |  | \nAntwerp Fashion Week shows | June | Academy and venues | The graduation shows from the academy that produced the Antwerp Six. |  | \nLaundry Day | Autumn | Various | A long-running electronic music event in a city with a serious dance scene. |  | \nBollekesfeest | Late August | Historic centre | A weekend of De Koninck beer, food and music in the old streets. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"The City Card at about \u20ac35 for 24 hours covers museums and transport if you plan several. The best free things here cost nothing at all.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 38 | 34 | 8 | 22\r\nComfortable | 68 | 62 | 12 | 40","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A reasonable scene split between the centre, the Zuid and the streets near Central Station. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Antwerp","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/antwerp\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Antwerp travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Central Station really worth seeing? | Yes, and you will arrive through it anyway. Built in 1905 with a stone facade, a 75-metre iron and glass dome and four stacked platform levels, it is regularly voted the most beautiful railway station in the world. Look up before you leave.\r\nHow long do you need? | Two days. One covers the cathedral Rubens, the Grote Markt and the MAS; the second is for the Zuid, Plantin-Moretus and an evening out.\r\nCan I see the diamond trade? | Not really. The quarter beside the station handles most of the world's rough diamonds in a few unremarkable streets, and it is a working trade with security to match rather than an attraction. The DIVA museum covers the history instead.\r\nAntwerp or Ghent? | Ghent for medieval canals and student nightlife; Antwerp for fashion, food, Rubens and a bigger, harder-edged city. They are an hour apart and quite different.\r\nWhat is a bolleke? | De Koninck amber ale, served in a round glass that gives it the name. It is the city beer and costs \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac4.50.\r\nIs the area around the station safe? | By day, yes. Late at night the streets immediately around Central Station and De Coninckplein see more petty crime and drug activity than elsewhere \u2014 take a tram rather than walking.\r\nIs it expensive? | Similar to Brussels, below Bruges. Dorms \u20ac22 to \u20ac38, mains \u20ac18 to \u20ac28, and a day around \u20ac55 to \u20ac85. The MAS rooftop, the station and the river tunnel are free.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Antwerp hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Antwerp | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/antwerp\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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