Bobbejaanland Tickets & Visitor Guide

Bobbejaanland exists because a Flemish crooner wanted his own stage. Bobbejaan Schoepen — a genuine 1950s recording star — bought 30 hectares of marsh at Lichtaart in 1959, drained it, and opened a show venue on New Year’s Eve 1961. Music slowly lost out to machinery, and today the park in the Antwerp Kempen runs more than 40 rides, topped by Fury, one of the most intense launch coasters in Benelux.

The single most useful thing to know: the difference between the online price and the gate price is enormous — regularly €20 or more per adult. Buy your ticket the evening before and you have already beaten most of the queue at the ticket windows and paid close to half price. Here’s the rest.

Quick Summary

Quick fact	Detail
Tickets from	€27.90 online on promo dates; €48.90 adult at the gate — [source: official Bobbejaanland price page, checked August 2026]
Opening hours	Typically 10:00 to 17:00–19:00 depending on date; open roughly April to early November plus Halloween weeks — check the official calendar
Advance booking	Strongly recommended for price alone; the park rarely sells out
Time needed	One full day covers everything for most visitors

Ticket Types Compared

Bobbejaanland’s offer is refreshingly simple: day tickets, season passes, and that’s essentially it. No paid fast-lane product dominates planning the way it does at bigger parks.

Standard day ticket (online)

Covers all rides and shows. The official shop sells date-based tickets with near-permanent promotions — 40%-off codes are pushed on the park’s own homepage, which is how the €27.90 price appears. Third-party sellers like Tiqets list the same entry from around €30 with strong review scores; those tickets are nonrefundable.

• Best for: everyone. There is no scenario where the gate beats online.
• Skip if: never — even booking on your phone in the car park saves money.

Gate ticket

€48.90 for adults, €44.90 for children of 1–1.40 m, free under 1 m. Seniors 65+, pregnant visitors and guests with disabilities pay a reduced €21.90 at the gate only.

• Best for: the reduced-rate groups above, who must buy at the counter.
• Skip if: you’re a standard adult or family — you’d be paying €20 per head for not planning ahead.

Season pass

Three tiers, sold from €75 on promotion (regular prices run over €110). Pays off from the second or third visit and adds parking or discounts at higher tiers.

• Best for: families within an hour of Antwerp who’ll come back for Halloween.
• Skip if: you’re visiting Belgium once.

Timing Is Everything

• Quietest: Tuesdays to Thursdays in May, June and September, outside Belgian school breaks.
• Busiest: July–August, any sunny weekend, and the Halloween overlay weeks in October — the event is popular enough to change the park’s whole rhythm.
• Weather play: the Kempen is sandy heathland; hot days push everyone to the water rides by noon. Ride Fury and Typhoon before 11:00, save the rapids and splash rides for the warm afternoon.
• Arrival tactic: gates open on the hour; be there 20 minutes early and walk straight past the ticket queues (you booked online) to Fury. Its queue is the day’s bottleneck.

How to Save

• Never pay the gate price. €27.90 online versus €48.90 at the gate is the widest online/gate spread of any Belgian park — [source: official Bobbejaanland price page].
• Check the park’s own promo banners. Bobbejaanland openly advertises discount codes on its homepage and social channels; a code is usually live for summer and Halloween periods.
• Under 1 m rides free. Height, not age, decides — measure your kids before you book.
• Reduced gate rate: seniors 65+, pregnant visitors and guests with a disability pay €21.90 (gate only — bring ID or documentation).
• Train Discovery Ticket: Belgian Rail (NMBS/SNCB) sells a combined discounted train + entry deal that also spares you the €13 parking fee.
• Season pass maths: at promo pricing (€75), three visits beat three separate peak online tickets.

How to Get There

The park sits in Lichtaart, between Herentals and Turnhout, about 45 minutes east of Antwerp.

• By train + shuttle: rail to Herentals, then the park shuttle bus from the station forecourt — it runs a couple of times per hour on operating days. De Lijn bus 305 (Turnhout–Herentals–Leuven) also stops near the park, with extra services in season.
• On foot from Tielen: the small Tielen station is around a 30-minute walk away — workable for adults, less fun with small children.
• By car: signposted from the E313 and E34 motorways; parking €13 (car), €7 (motorcycle), coaches free.
• From the Netherlands: Turnhout is the natural gateway; Dutch visitors make up a good share of peak-day crowds, which is worth knowing when Dutch school holidays overlap with Belgian ones.

Inside the Park: What’s Worth Your Queue

• Fury (2019) — the reason coaster fans come: a Gerstlauer Infinity coaster with three launches, a 43 m top hat and 106 km/h — and a gimmick that still feels fresh: riders vote at the station whether to run the layout forwards or backwards.
• Typhoon (2004) — a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter with a beyond-vertical first drop; short, sharp and rougher than Fury. Ride it second.
• Dream Catcher (1987) — one of the world’s early suspended swinging coasters, family-friendly by modern standards and a genuine piece of Vekoma history.
• Mount Mara — the park’s 1989 indoor coaster reborn with a mystery-mountain retheme; a good midday pick when outdoor queues peak.
• Sledge Hammer — the giant frisbee, the strongest flat ride in the park.
• Naga Bay & the water rides — the spinning coaster plus rapids and splash rides carry the afternoon; the Land of Legends area around them is the park’s best recent theming work.
• For small kids: Kinderland and the Wondergarden zone cluster the gentle rides together, which keeps toddler logistics simple.

One-day plan in a sentence: Fury at opening, Typhoon and Dream Catcher before lunch, indoor and water rides through the afternoon peak, Fury’s backwards vote in the final hour.

Two practical notes. First, the park is one of the few in Belgium that admits dogs — €3, on a leash, though they obviously can’t join the queues, so only bring one if someone in your group is happy walking rather than riding. Second, accessibility is decent for a park of this age: ramps and accessible restrooms are in place, and the flat, drained-marsh terrain means no punishing hills between areas. Both details come from the park’s partner listings and are worth reconfirming for the day you visit.

Where the Data Comes From

Prices, hours and ticket rules here come from the official Bobbejaanland website (price and opening-hours pages) and partner listings, checked on the date at the top of this page. The park’s promotional pricing changes frequently — treat the online “from” price as a moving target and confirm on the booking page for your date.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much are Bobbejaanland tickets?

Online day tickets started at €27.90 on the official site when we checked, against €48.90 for adults at the gate. The park runs frequent promo campaigns, so the online price moves — but it is always far below the gate rate.

Do children pay at Bobbejaanland?

Children under 1 m enter free. From 1 m up, everyone pays — children between 1 m and 1.40 m get a slightly cheaper gate rate than adults, and online prices are often flat across heights.

What is Fury at Bobbejaanland?

Fury is the park's headline coaster, a Gerstlauer triple-launch machine from 2019 that reaches 106 km/h over a 43-metre top hat. Before launch, riders vote whether the train runs the course forwards or backwards.

How do I get to Bobbejaanland by public transport?

Train to Herentals, then the Bobbejaanland shuttle bus from outside the station or De Lijn bus 305 towards Turnhout. Tielen station is a roughly 30-minute walk. Belgian Rail's Discovery Ticket discounts the train + entry combination.

When is Bobbejaanland least crowded?

Midweek days outside Belgian school holidays — May, June and September are the sweet spot. July, August, sunny weekends and the Halloween event weeks are the busiest.

How much is parking at Bobbejaanland?

€13 per car, €7 for motorcycles. There's no free alternative nearby, so factor it into the ticket budget — or take the train-and-shuttle combination instead.

Who was Bobbejaan?

Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer and guitarist with international hits in the 1950s. He opened the park on his own land in 1961 as a venue for his shows; it grew into a full theme park that his family ran until 2004.

Guide last updated: 2026-08-18. Facts are sourced from the official Bobbejaanland website and our ticketing partners; always double-check before you travel.