Transport. Because of its central location Utrecht is well connected to the rest of the Netherlands, and has a well-developed public transport network.
Utrecht Centraal is the main railway station of Utrecht. There are also some smaller stations in the suburbs:
- Utrecht Lunetten railway station
- Utrecht Overvecht railway station
- Utrecht Terwijde railway station
- Utrecht Zuilen railway station
There is also a museum station for the Dutch Railway Museum, at Utrecht Maliebaan railway station.
From Utrecht Centraal there are:
- Regular Intercity trains to all major Dutch cities, and since March 2006 a direct service to Schiphol Airport
- International trains (ICE) to Germany
- Regular Local Trains To Areas all around The Netherlands
A light-rail line runs from Utrecht Centraal station, through the neighbourhoods of Lombok and Kanaleneiland to Nieuwegein and IJsselstein. This line is operated by Connexxion.
Bus transport. Utrecht Central railway station also operates as the main local and regional bus station. The bus network of Utrecht includes:
- Local buses, operated by GVU, including a high-quality bus line to the Uithof university district to the east of the city, served by bi-articulated buses.
- Regional Connexxion buses.
- Regional Arriva buses. Arriva also operates buses to Gorinchem and Dordrecht (Q-liner).
- Veolia Transport buses to and from the region northwest of the city, and to Breda and Oosterhout (Interliner).
Utrecht Centraal's bus station is the busiest in the Netherlands.
The Utrecht Central railway station is also frequented by the pan-European Eurolines bus company. Furthermore, it acts as departure and arrival place of many coach companies serving holiday resorts in Spain and France and during winter in Austria and Switzerland.
Roads. Utrecht is well connected to the main roads in the Netherlands. Two of the most important major roads cross near Utrecht: The A12 [The Hague - Arnhem - Germany] and the A2[Amsterdam - Maastricht - Belgium]. Other roads are the A27 [Almere - Breda] and the A28 [Utrecht - Groningen]. Due to the increasing traffic, traffic congestion is a common phenomenon in and around Utrecht.
