Eupen



Eupen is a small town in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is the capital of the German-speaking community of Belgium. Large parts of the municipality are covered by forests and the Hautes Fagnes wetlands.

Understand
The town counts around 20,000 inhabitants (2018). As the administrative centre of the German-speaking community of Belgium, which comprises a few municipalities along its eastern border, it is the seat of parliament of this community.

By bus
Line number 14, run jointly by ASEAG of Germany and TEC of Belgium, connects Eupen with Aachen, in Germany. A journey between the two towns takes approximately 30 minutes, with a single ticket costing €6.90 as of January 2024. German subscriptions like the Deutschlandticket are not valid within Belgium or for cross-border trips.

By train
InterCity line IC01 run by Belgian nation rail carrier SNCB runs from Eupen to Ostend, stopping in many major Belgian cities such as Liège, Leuven, Brussels, Ghent and Bruges. The is north of the town centre at Bahnhofstrasse 2, and has a staffed ticket office, open daily from 07:00-14:15.

By car
Eupen is quite near to the E40 highway between Liège and Aachen. You must get off at exit 38 called Eupen - Welkenraedt.

By plane
The nearest Airport is in Liège which is served by a few airlines with various European destinations. The larger Belgian airports of Brussels and Brussels South in the city of Charleroi  are a bit further away but are a lot bigger and serve a lot more flights than Liège.

Another option is to fly to Cologne and get to Eupen through Aachen.

Get around
The town centre is small enough to be crossed on foot, to outlying settlements and the reservoir a car is useful. Buses also run to many destinations and are operated by the Walloon transport agency TEC.

Do

 * Football:

Connect
Eupen has 4G from all Belgian carriers. As of July 2022, 5G has not reached town.

Go next

 * Verviers
 * Spa
 * Aachen