Apartments and flats for Rent in Dordrecht

A Dordrecht apartment for rent costs about the same as one in Breda, €1,394 a month on average against €1,411, yet Dordrecht sits 25 minutes from Rotterdam by public transit. Based on over 1,400 listings tracked by RentHunter in Dordrecht since February 2024, the average apartment measures 82 m² and 80% of rents fall between €842 and €2,066.

Dordrecht, the oldest city in Holland, is an island town of 118,731 people ringed by the Oude Maas, the Noord and the Merwede, and its apartment stock follows that history: canal-side buildings in the old center, waterfront new-builds and post-war housing further south. One word newcomers trip over is gestoffeerd: a gestoffeerd apartment comes with floors, curtains and light fittings but no furniture, while 33% of listings are offered furnished.

About 11 new apartments for rent appear on RentHunter each week (28 days to November 2026), and those first seen in the 90 days to November 2026 ask a median rent of €1,440. Asking rents are stable against both three and twelve months earlier.

Dordrecht station sits on the main line between Rotterdam and Breda, and the Waterbus fast ferry links the city center with Rotterdam too, so most commuters choose their apartment by its distance to one or the other.

Rotterdam is 25 minutes from Dordrecht by public transit, the shortest big-city commute from here and the main reason renters pick Dordrecht over Breda at about the same rent. Live near Dordrecht station to keep the door-to-door time close to that.

Den Haag is 44 minutes and Amsterdam 55 minutes from Dordrecht by public transit, close enough for a daily commute; 12% of Dordrecht apartment listings target expats. Utrecht (66 minutes) and Eindhoven (88 minutes) suit a hybrid week.

Apartment rents in Dordrecht are close to Breda's, €1,394 against €1,411 on average, so the choice between the two comes down to location rather than price. Within Dordrecht, size drives the rent: a one-bedroom apartment averages €1,323 (437 listings), a two-bedroom €1,509 (553), a three-bedroom €1,573 (164) and a four-bedroom €1,704 (33).

The step from one to two bedrooms costs €186 a month, the biggest jump in that range, so a couple who can share one bedroom saves €2,232 a year. Below one bedroom, a studio is the cheaper route. Deposits average 1.42 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months for leases signed since 1 July 2023.

• Binnenstad around the Voorstraat and Grote Kerk Dordrecht's old center along the Voorstraat and the harbors offers apartments in historic buildings, often above shops and restaurants. It suits newcomers who want to walk everywhere and can live with steep stairs and scarce parking. On a short contract, start with the furnished apartments in Dordrecht.
• Stadswerven: new-build flats on the water Stadswerven, the former shipyard area where the rivers meet east of the center, is Dordrecht's newest apartment district, with modern flats on the waterfront. It suits couples and expats who want an energy-efficient home within cycling distance of the station, and a balcony, mentioned in 32% of listings.
• Krispijn: older streets by the station Krispijn, just south of Dordrecht station, mixes pre-war streets with later apartment blocks and is the most practical base for a Rotterdam commute without a car.