By car
Avoid the Slachthuis area until early 2025
Major construction works are taking place in the Slachthuis area, between Schijnpoortweg, Slachthuislaan, Spoorweg, and Lange Slachterijstraat/Dijlestraat, until early 2025.
Please avoid the area around the construction and refrain from searching for parking on the streets.
Merksem exit in the direction of Ghent closed until 2030
As part of the Oosterweel works, the Merksem exit on the Antwerp Ring (R1) in the direction of Ghent will be closed until 2030.
Traffic from the north will be diverted via complex Ekeren on the A12 and Noorderlaan.
The entrances and exits to and from the south (Ghent, Brussels, Liège, Eindhoven) will remain open.
Smart Ways to Antwerp route planner
With the works on the Oosterweel connection, the traffic situation in Antwerp is constantly changing. Use the Smart Ways to Antwerp route planner to work out your trip to the Sportpaleis. The route planner takes into account the works and the most current traffic situation.
Available car parks
There are various paid car parks in the vicinity of the Sportpaleis.
Attention! Not all car parks are always open.
Park & Ride
Merksem (Bredabaan 965, 2170 Merksem)
Luchtbal (Noorderlaan 500, 2030 Antwerp)
Linkeroever (Blancefloerlaan 501, 2050 Antwerp)
Olympiade (Populierenlaan 2, 2020 Antwerp)
Parking costs a maximum of 1 euro for one day. Click here for more information.
Spoor Oost
Parking costs 6 euros.
Attention!
This car park is located in the low emission zone.
This car park is only available starting 3 hours before the start of the event.
This car park is only available for events with a large turnout and is not available during the Sinksenfoor. Check on Smart Ways to Antwerp whether the car park is available for the event you are attending.
Carrette
Carrettestraat, 2170 Merksem (behind Heylen Vastgoed Basket Campus)
Parking costs 8 euros.
This car park is located outside the low emission zone.
Antwerp Ring Center
Parking costs 2 euros.
Attention! This car park is located in the low emission zone.
Vaart
Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Merksem (on the right side of the Sportpaleis)
Parking costs 10 euros.
This car park is located outside the low emission zone.
Attention! Parking space is limited and subject to change.
Low emission zone
The entire Antwerp city center and a part of Linkeroever are low emission zones. This means that you are no longer allowed to enter this zone with a polluting car. The Sportpaleis itself lies just outside the low emission zone, but many of our car parks lie within the low emission zone. The same applies to large parts of the Singel, the Noorderlaan from Kinepolis and a large part of the Blancefloerlaan on Linkeroever. The chances of ending up in the low emission zone on the way to the Sportpaleis are therefore very high.
Take the precaution of checking in advance whether your vehicle is allowed to enter Antwerp.
Or better yet: park your car at a Park & Ride (P+R) and use public transport for the rest of your route.
Don't park on the street
The Sportpaleis is located in a blue zone with limited parking time during events. The parking spaces in the nearby streets are primarily reserved for local residents. Drivers from elsewhere must put their parking disk down and can only park for 2 hours.
The use of the parking disc is mandatory - except for residents - from Monday to Friday from 6 p.m. to midnight and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to midnight.
Attention! During events at the Sportpaleis, there is increased parking inspection.
