Getting there - Opera Antwerp

The opera house is accessible via Opera Square.
Wheelchair users can enter the opera house via the box office. Read more about accesibility.

Frankrijklei 3
2000 Antwerp
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BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

TRAIN

If you come to OBV by train, you will travel at half price thanks to the Bravo! ticket. The Bravo! ticket is a return ticket in 2nd class with 50% discount offered by SNCB, specifically for concerts, festivals or events. Validate the code on your ticket at nmbs.be/bravo! and buy your ticket with a 50% discount.

The nearest train station is Antwerp-Central. For the detailed timetable, please consult the SNCB website.

TRAM

You will find following tramlines in our neighbourhood:

  • Tram line 1, Opera station.
  • Tram line 2/6, Diamond station.
  • Metro line 8, Astrid station.
  • Metro line 3/5/9/10/15, Opera station.

For an easy route planner, please visit the website of De Lijn.

BUS

Numerous city and regional buses still stop at Rooseveltplaats, behind the opera house. Detailed information is also available on the De Lijn website.

BY BIKE

Coming by bike? Leave your bike at the Keyserlei bike park or in the underground bike park of the Opera metro station. The nearest Velo stations are located at the beginning of the Meir and in Anneessenstraat (side street of Keyserlei).

BY CAR

P+R (CAR TO CITY OUTSKIRTS + TRAM TO CENTRE)

The ideal combination to avoid traffic problems in the city: use one of the numerous park & ride car parks on the outskirts of the city and from there take the tram to the Antwerp opera house.

TO THE OPERA BY CAR

If you want to drive into the centre of Antwerp by car, you can find the latest information on accessibility and road works at slimnaarantwerpen.be. You can park on Parking Opera Antwerpen underneath the Operaplein or on Parking De Keyser in Van Ertbornstraat.

The access road via Quellinstraat is interrupted. If you come by car, we recommend you to follow the Leien and use the Opera car park in the tunnel. Van Ertbornstraat is only accessible from Antwerp North. Discover more on slimnaarantwerpen.be.

NEW! Reserve your parking space in advance

Visitors to OBV can reserve their parking space in advance via the Interparking website. Thanks to our discount code, you automatically enjoy the best rate. The rate depends on the car park and arrival time, but you will enjoy at least a 30% discount.

Reservation link: Click here
Discount code: operaballet
Parking: Roosevelt

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