Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Culemborg

Apartments in Culemborg are what most Utrecht commuters come looking for: 55% of listings in this Gelderland town are apartments, and the train to Utrecht takes about 21 minutes. Based on over 200 listings tracked by RentHunter in Culemborg since February 2024, the average rent is €1,354 a month for 85 m², with 80% of listings between €601 and €2,100.

Live here a few years and the pattern is clear: people work in Utrecht but want a walled town centre, a market square and the Lek at the end of the street. Culemborg has 27,864 residents, and 17% of listings target expats while 7% target students.

• Apartments at €1,340, 22% below Utrecht An apartment in Culemborg averages €1,340 a month for 77 m², based on 144 listings, 22% below the €1,724 apartment average in Utrecht. The typical apartment Culemborg landlords advertise is roomy, and 22% of all listings mention a balcony. Newer districts such as Lanxmeer and Parijsch lie close to the station, while in the old centre apartments sit above the shops around the Markt. See every apartment for rent in Culemborg that is available now.
• Houses: 121 m² for €1,613 A house in Culemborg averages €1,613 a month for 121 m², across 87 listings. 30% of all listings mention a garden and 27% mention parking, which counts in family districts such as Terweijde.
• Rooms: the cheapest home at €733 A room is the cheapest place to rent in Culemborg, at €733 a month for 21 m² on average across 33 listings. 30% of all listings are furnished, which helps students and new arrivals who come with just a suitcase.

Culemborg is a small Gelderland town on the south bank of the Lek, with a walled centre, the late Gothic town hall on the Markt and the Binnenpoort, the last surviving city gate. Families, Utrecht commuters and internationals working in the Utrecht region make up most of the renters.

Culemborg's trains to Utrecht stop in Houten, so Houten, the planned town known for its cycle routes, is the first place to compare rents with the same commute. Bunnik, on the east side of Utrecht, suits renters who work at the Utrecht Science Park.

A free Saturday in Culemborg usually means a coffee or a restaurant table on the Markt, then a walk along the Lek dike and its floodplains. West of town, West Betuwe, with Geldermalsen and its villages among the orchards, is the place to search if you want a quieter village home.

Commuting from Culemborg runs on the railway between Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch, from the station south of the old centre. The times below are door to door by public transport.

Utrecht is about 21 minutes from Culemborg by public transport (18 km), which makes a daily commute easy. Trains stop at Houten and Utrecht Lunetten on the way, useful for jobs on the east side of Utrecht.

Den Haag is about 66 minutes from Culemborg (79 km), Amsterdam about 67 minutes (58 km) and Rotterdam about 68 minutes (74 km), each with a change in Utrecht. Eindhoven is about 60 minutes away (62 km) via 's-Hertogenbosch, and Groningen about 142 minutes (210 km).