Rooms for Rent in Kampen

A room for rent in Kampen costs a little less than one in Zwolle: rooms here run about 4% below the Zwolle average of €534 a month. The two cities are linked by the Kamperlijntje, the short rail line from Kampen station, so a room in Kampen is a realistic base for studying or working in Zwolle while living in a quieter Hanseatic town on the IJssel.

Kampen's room market is small, and that shapes the search more than the price does. Rooms appear in old houses inside the Burgwal, in shared houses and in family homes with a spare room, and the newest offers go first. Keep an eye on RentHunter and on all rentals in Kampen, and reply on the day a room appears.

Most tenants are students at Zwolle's universities of applied sciences, young workers on a first job and newcomers to Overijssel who need a base before they rent a flat. From Kampen Zuid, the Hanzelijn also puts Amsterdam about 69 minutes away by public transit, which makes a room here workable for a hybrid job in the Randstad.

Kampen is compact: from almost any address the Oudestraat is a short bike ride away. Three areas shape a room search, and each one is tied to a different station and a different daily routine.

The binnenstad, between the IJssel and the Burgwal canal, has old houses and homes above the shops of the Oudestraat and the Voorstraat. A room here puts the restaurant terraces of the IJsselkade and the Koornmarktspoort, one of the old city gates, on your doorstep, and Kampen station is just across the Stadsbrug. It suits students and young workers without a car, since the streets are narrow and parking is scarce.

Hanzewijk is the newer district on the south side of Kampen, built around Kampen Zuid station on the Hanzelijn. A room in a recent house usually means better insulation and lower energy costs than in the old town, which matters when service costs are part of the rent. It suits commuters to Lelystad, Almere and Amsterdam, and the next option on the line is rooms in Dronten, one stop further.

IJsselmuiden lies across the IJssel from the old town and belongs to the municipality of Kampen, so you register at the same gemeente. It is mostly residential, with family streets and quiet evenings, and Kampen station, where the Kamperlijntje leaves for Zwolle, is on this side of the river. It suits students at Windesheim and other schools in Zwolle who want the shortest trip to class.

Rooms in Kampen cost about 4% less than in Zwolle, where the average room rent is €534 a month. That puts a Kampen room close to Zwolle prices, so pick Kampen for the town and the quieter streets rather than for a big saving. A cheap room here is usually a small one or one with shared facilities.

A room rent either includes service costs for gas, water, electricity and internet, or lists them separately, so compare offers on the total. Check whether the room is furnished: if you arrive from abroad, furnished rooms in Zwolle are worth a look as a first base while you search in Kampen, and rooms in Zwolle are one short train ride away if Kampen has nothing that day.

Kampen landlords ask for ID and proof of income or enrolment. The deposit may not exceed two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023, and a new lease is open-ended by default since 1 July 2024, with exceptions such as student contracts that end with your studies.

Kampen has two stations: Kampen, across the Stadsbrug from the old town, with the Kamperlijntje to Zwolle, and Kampen Zuid on the Hanzelijn toward Dronten, Lelystad and Amsterdam. From Zwolle, intercity trains run to most of the country.

Amsterdam is about 69 minutes from Kampen by public transit, 88 km away, via the Hanzelijn from Kampen Zuid. It suits young workers with a hybrid job who travel to an Amsterdam office two or three days a week and pay a Kampen room rent instead of an Amsterdam one.

Utrecht (103 km) and Groningen (120 km) are both about 88 minutes from Kampen by public transit. That is long for a daily trip, but students or workers with one or two days on site a week can make it work from a room in Kampen.

Den Haag takes about 111 minutes from Kampen and Rotterdam about 116, while Eindhoven is about 151 minutes away. From a room in Kampen, these cities only work for an occasional trip, not for a weekly routine.