The Netherlands is a bicycle country for a reason. By way of this 'steel horse' is the easiest way to get anywhere. No hassle or waiting, you just get on and get your feet moving. The city has a substantial network of cycle paths, known as the star net-route or the 'red cycle paths', which criss-cross their way through the city. The network enables students (and their professors!) to cycle to the university quickly and safely.

You can rent a bicycle at the central station at Fietspoint Derks for €7.50 per day. The bicycles have handbrakes and gears which allows you to decide how hard you want to pedal. Taking a bike on the train cost you for the whole day €6.

In Tilburg you can reach almost anywhere by bicycle. This is why the local town council has built many large bicycle parks where you can park your bike safely. The city has five free guarded indoor bicycle 'parks': Heuvel, Concertzaal, Katterug, Pieter Vreedeplein and Stappegoor. Heuvel, sharing its name with the square that it is located under, has the longest opening hours, i.e., Sunday through Wednesday until 02:30 and Thursday through Saturday until 04:30. We do not recommend the bicycle parking at the central train station. Not only is it always filled to bursting, it is not guarded, and the city workers are not the only people confiscating bicycles...