GETTING THERE
ON FOOT OR BY BIKE
The museum is located at the ‘Gedempte Zuiderdokken’, a 20 minutes’ walk from the historic center. By bicycle, the museum is easily accessible from both city and surrounding municipalities. For example, you can cycle along the quays (‘Kaaien’) with their beautiful and safe bike path. Bicycle Junction 59 (Fietsknooppuntennetwerk Antwerp) is nearby. Visit Fietsnet’s websitefor more information on these ‘fietsknooppunten’ or cycling nodes (in Dutch). Cycling is often the fastest way to traverse the city.
- With your own bike
At the Gedempte Zuiderdokken and at the museum, you can attach your bike to railings. Ensure you have a good bike lock, since there’s no surveillance. - Blue-bike
At the train stations Antwerp Berchem and Antwerp Central, bicycles are available 24/7. A subscription only costs 10 euros per year, per bike rent you pay 3 euros. All info can be found on the website of Blue-bike. National railways NMBS also offer a combined ticket Train + Bike Rental in Antwerp Central. - Velo
Currently, you can find 1800 bikes in Antwerp's city centre, spread over more than 150 Velo stations. This gird will expand even further in the following years. At Velo, you can buy a pass for a day (€ 3.60), a week (€ 8), or a year (€ 36). The first half hour of each ride is free. More information about Velo can be found on their website.
WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- Train
Antwerpen-South Railway Station is the nearest, but is not directly served as frequently. From that station, it’s a 20 minute walk through the Brederodestraat. Walk up to the intersection, then take the Montignystraat. Go straight ahead and cross the Amerikalei. Walk a short distance straight ahead, then go to the left diagonally, in the Kasteelstraat. Go straight to the roundabout. When you arrive at the next roundabout, you will see a large square with cobblestones on your right. You are now at the Gedempte Zuiderdokken. Take the sixth street on the left of the square and you arrive at the museum. See also the walking plan. At Antwerp-South, you can take buses 180-181-182-183 direction Groenplaats, or bus 295 direction Antwerp Sint-Jansvliet – both till stop Museum. You can also take tram 4 direction Silsburg, till stop Tropisch Instituut. From train stations Antwerp Central and Antwerp Berchem, there is an easy bus and tram connection with M HKA. From Antwerp-Berchem, you can take bus 30 direction Zuid, till stop Waterpoort. You can also take tram 4 direction Hoboken, till stop Tropisch Instituut. - Tram and bus
With line 34, you step off at Visserskaai (250 meters from M HKA). With the square in front of you, you go to the left. You’ll find the museum a few streets away. With lines 30, 291 and 295, you get off at Sint-Michielskaai (350 meters from the museum). Follow the quay, keeping the river Scheldt on your right, and take the fourth street on the left. M HKA is on the right. Lines 4, 180, 181, 182 and 183 take you to Museum (400 meters from M HKA). With the Royal Museum of Fine Arts at your back, cross Leopold de Waelplaats and walk through Museumstraat. You are now on the Gedempte Zuiderdokken. M HKA is located just across the square. Take line 22 till Tropisch Instituut (700 meters from M HKA). Walk, keeping Nationalestraat to your right, through the Kronenburgstraat. The museum is located halfway through the square, on the right side.
BY CAR
Take the Antwerp ring road, exit 5A (Zuid/South) direction Antwerpen-Centrum/Hoboken/ Ring. At the traffic lights, turn left onto the R10 (Singel). On your left, you see the Justitiepaleis (courthouse). Drive straight on to the quays and turn right. The seventh street to your right is the Leuvenstraat. At the end of this street you come to the Gedempte Zuiderdokken, where you can park for free. At the quays (Scheldekaaien) as well, you can park for free, for the time being.
Mobility! is Green Track Antwerp’s annual theme. Green Track unites culture and sustainability on the Antwerp territory. Find more information on their website.