Our hometown is about 2 hours east of Amsterdam, on the border with Germany, in the beautiful region of Twente.

It can be reached by planes, trains, automobiles:

By plane (in order of practicality):

• Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is one of Europe’s major hubs, and is a 2hr train ride away.
• Düsseldorf International Airport is also well served, at 90 mins by car, or 2.5hr train ride.
• Weeze Düsseldorf Airport is served by a few budget airlines, and is a 90 min car ride from us.
• Münster/Osnabrück Airport is served from a handful German and Swiss cities, and is a 1hr car ride away.

By train:

• Intercity connections every 30 minutes from all major cities in the Netherlands, including a direct service from Schiphol airport (2hrs)
• Hourly connections from Münster (Westf) in Germany (75 mins)
• Hourly connections from Dortmund in Germany (90mins)
• Two-hourly connections from Berlin (4.5 hrs) / Hannover (2hrs) in Germany to neighbouring Hengelo

See Dutch railplanner, and the German railplanner, both in English.

By automobile:
Enschede is connected to several motorways,

• The A1, and A35 connect to Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands in general
• The German A31 connects from Oberhausen / Düsseldorf / Cologne in the south, from Emden in the north
• The German A30 connects from Osnabrück / Hannover / Berlin in the east
• The German B54 connects from Münster in the east