Since December 2024 twice as many trains run between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Eurocity Direct reaches Antwerp from Amsterdam in 1 hour 20 minutes, and Paris is two hours away by Eurostar.
Category: 🚶 Tours
Discover the best tours in Antwerp with expert guides. Whether you’re a history buff or a foodie, there’s an itinerary for exploring the city’s hidden gems.
The St Anna tunnel still crosses the Scheldt on wooden steps
Since 1933 the St Anna tunnel has carried walkers and cyclists 572 metres under the Scheldt, 31 metres down. Most of its 3.5 to 4 million users a year still take the wooden escalators.
Port of Antwerp: Europe’s second port, seen from the water
Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 266.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2025 and is run from a Zaha Hadid building on an old fire station. The way in is a boat from the Asiadok, from €23.