Hengelo Transportation

If you are looking for transportation in Hengelo (ov) Netherlands, The best choice would be Taxi AUB. They have clean cars, kind chauffeurs and a normal price compared to the other taxi companies. They absolutely drive 24/7!! (I can tell cause I've used their service a lot of times!) During daytime you can find them at the taxi stand behind the train station, In the evening you will find them at market square. And if they aren't ther you can ring them up on the number: +31742500778, and they will come to get you in max. 15 minutes.
If you prefer the publuc transport, the best thing to do is go to the website; 9292ov.nl an fill in the adress you have to get to. The site wil determine wich busline you will have to take, and wich bus stop you have to get off. It will even tell you how long you'll have to walk from the bus stop to the adress you have to get to. Although the public transport is cheaper then a taxi ride, it won't drop you off at exact adress you have to go to, so the taxi is recommended!

P.S. prices; A bus ticket costs about 2 or 3 euros, depending on where you have to go,
a taxi ride costs from the train station to the district that's furthest away about 20 euro's including tip. (but then you're guaranteed to be brought to the doorstep you have to be!:)

Enjoy your stay in Hengelo, and especially in the Netherlands.

Greetings and veel plezier!:)

At the right exit of the train station you find the TWENTAX cars. These taxi's will go to local destinations at a fixed price.

They are available 7 days per week from 6.30AM to 1AM.

Taxi info

2011 Update: Due to the renovation of the station square the taxi stands will be temporary moved to the South side of the station.

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The Trein taxi service is a combined train-taxi offer. You have to buy a EURO 4.70 ticket in advance (or EURO 5.50 at the driver) and call the Taxi ABC taxi operator in advance. You might have to share your cab with other passengers. Taxi services are available at train services times.

The Hengelo trein taxi is at the left exit of the train station. There is a pushbutton to communicate with the taxi operator to order a ride. From 2009 the local Taxi-ABC company is offering the train-taxi service

Note: common taxi's are also available but at a higher price.

2011 Update: Due to the renovation of the station square the taxi stands will be temporary moved to the South side of the station.

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The Hengelo bus station is at the right when you leave the train station.

The following city busses are available:
- 10 Veldwijk Hengelo
- 11 Hasseler Es (Tijertshoek) Hengelo
- 12 Groot Driene - Hospital SMT / Woolder Es
- 13 Hengelo Noord / Vossenbelt / Slangenbeek / Hasseler Es (Tijertshoek)

The following inter-city busses are available:
- 9 Enschede
- 14 Weerselo City Hall
- 15 Enschede University Twente
- 16 Enschede University Twente
- 17 Enschede Central Station
- 18 Enschede Central Station
- 51 Westermaat / Borne / Almelo Center City
- 53 Haaksbergen / Varsseveld
- 59 Haaksbergen

The busses are operated by Connexxion, the local name is TWENTS.

Since 2006 the busses are equipped with an electronic stop announcement/display system and with video surveillance safety TV-camera's.

There also is a busstop for international busses of EUROTRANS; the BEX bus service has beed discontinued and the EUROLINES bus stop now is located at the Enschede bus station.

2011 update: The busstation will be renovated in the coming year(s). 2011 Update: Due to this renovation the bus stands will be temporary moved to the South side of the station.

In 2011 the OAD bus company started a summer night bus service to the Schiphol Airport (In the year before there was a temporary night train service).

The bus starts at Enschede at picks up passengers at stops near the the highway to Schiphol.

The Hengelo stop is at the Texaco gas stationj, Platinastraat 2 (exit 27 of the A35 highway).

Pick-up time 1.10 AM to Schiphol.
Drop time 6.20 AM from Schiphol.

Prices: Euro 16.50 one way; breakfast package: Euro 7.50.

At Schiphol the bus stops in front of the Schiphol Plaza main hall.

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The Hengelo Train Station dates back to 1865 when the Almelo to Salzbergen line was opened. Hengelo was a railyard where a small temporary station building was constructed and opened in 1866. The station building was transformed into so-called type SS 3rd class by architect K.H. van Brederode and served till 1899.

In 1898 a new station construction was started and for 2 years a temporary building served as the Hengelo station. The new station design was by architect G.W. van Heukelom. The construction was heavily damaged by the World War II bombardments and served till 1944.

A new building, similar to the Leiden station was opened in 1951. The roof still is the original one of the 1901 station and is a National Monument.
In 2010 a major tunnel reconstruction and plaform upgrade were finished.

Hengelo has a small second station called Hengelo Oost at the line to Oldenzaal serving the Klein- en Groot Driene suburbs.

A third station to be called "Gezondheidspark" is planned at the line to Delden to serve the Hospital and adjacent health care institutions.

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Hengelo has 3 major car garages:

Parkeergarage Thiemsbrug - Thiemsbrug 33
Opening hours:
Ma-We & Fr: 8AM - 9.30PM
Th: 8AM - 10PM
Sa: 8AM - 8.30PM

Hour rate: € 1,60
Dayly rate: € 14,00

Parkeergarage Q-Park De Brink - Brink 118
Opening hours:
Ma-We & Fr: 7AM - 7PM
Th: 7AM - 10PM
Sa: 7AM - Midnight
Su: Midnight - 7AM

Hour rate: € 1,50
Dayly rate: € 10,00
Discount tickets at the Train Station Information at the train platform.

Parkeergarage P1 Parking Hengelo Centre - B.P. Hofstedestraat 41
Opening hours: 7 days/week * 24 hours/day open

Hour rate: € 1,50
Dayly rate: € 14,00

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Getting by train to Hengelo is easy. There are direct trains from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam and The Hague.

From the station you can enter the center of Hengelo directly on foot. There are taxi's and busses for destination farther away.

The rebuilding of the station was completed in 1951 after the being bombarded several times in World War II.

From Hengelo there are tracks to Germany via Oldenzaal; to Munster (Germany) via Enschede and to the rest of the Netherlands via Deventer. Furthermore there are local tracks to Apeldoorn via Zutphen, served by Syntus and to Zwolle via Almelo & Nijverdal.

2010 update: A new service to Bad Bentheim started in december 2010.

The railroad tracks were laid in the 1850's and after for the textile industry in Twente to transport the coal for the factories. As Hengelo lies low the railroad soon was elevated up to a dike.

2010 Update: The new tunnels are finished; work on the platform will be finalized later this year.