Directions & Parking

The cycle route network makes it easy for you to access the park by bike. Junctions 71, 91 & 92 are located in & around the park.  The best way to reach Bokrijk is via the magnificent ‘Cycling Through Water’. There are bike parking facilities in Car Parks 1 and 2. These include e-bike charging stations.

Plan your visit by bike here

Bokrijk has a railway station and it is only a 5-minute walk from the park. If you’re visiting the Open-Air Museum with your family, the Discovery ticket might be of interest to you. With the NMBS Discovery (B daytrip) ticket you get 50% discount on your return train ticket when you purchase an online ticket for the Open-Air Museum.

How does it work? Buy your admission ticket to the Open-Air Museum. You will find a code at the bottom of your online ticket. Visit the NMBS website, buy your ticket and enter your discount code.  You will enjoy a one-off discount on your train ticket for each admission ticket purchased. Children under 12 years of age travel free of charge. 

A train runs every hour on weekends and weekdays. Direct trains run from:e.g. Ghent, Brussels, Leuven, Tienen, Landen, Sint-Truiden and Alken, and more.

Bokrijk has a railway station and it is only a 5-minute walk from the park. If you’re visiting the Open-Air Museum with your family, the Discovery ticket might be of interest to you. With the NMBS Discovery (B daytrip) ticket you get 50% discount on your return train ticket when you purchase an online ticket for the Open-Air Museum.

How does it work? Buy your admission ticket to the Open-Air Museum. You will find a code at the bottom of your online ticket. Visit the NMBS website, buy your ticket and enter your discount code. You will enjoy a one-off discount on your train ticket for each admission ticket purchased. Children under 12 years of age travel free of charge.

A train runs every hour on weekends and weekdays. Direct trains run from:e.g. Ghent, Brussels, Leuven, Tienen, Landen, Sint-Truiden and Alken, and more.

Plan your visit by train here

Bokrijk is also accessible by bus (De Lijn). From Genk, take bus route 3, and disembark at the roundabout at Car Park 1 or Car Park 2. From Hasselt, take bus route 12. Disembark at the stop on Hasseltweg, after which it’s about 10 minutes’ walk to the park.

Plan your visit by bus here

There are 2 large car parks at Bokrijk: Car Park 1 and Car Park 2. Both car parks have numerous disabled car parking spaces. 

GPS coordinates

Car Park 1: 50.96526977954661, 5.413143716333672

Car Park 2: 50.959397637924205, 5.40670641468707

More information about car parking prices