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Bolt / Uber in Belgium between Zundert / Westmalle / Antwerp

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A couple in our sixties planning on visiting Zundert (Netherlands) and Westmalle (Belgium) on our first day of travel for a short trip with a focus on visiting the Trappist Breweries / Cafes. We'll go from Amsterdam to Zundert by train, and were then planning on taking Uber or Bolt between Zundert and Westmalle and then from Westmalle to Antwerp.

Are Uber / Bolt readily available in these areas? We'll be there on a Wednesday afternoon and just want to be sure we'll be able to get between these locations, easily requesting an Uber or Bolt.

Understand that there is public transit from Westmalle to Antwerp, but it would be a long day and we're planning on splurging on the Uber / Bolt assuming it is available so we have a much shorter trip than train / bus.

Thanks in advance for the assistance!

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Uber/Bolt are not available in Zundert. Once you get there you’ll see why, it’s a very small village.
The brewery however is located way outside the actual village. It’s so remote that busses even don’t go there.
By far the easiest way to do this trip would be to rent a car. But that probably won’t work for you due to the nature of your visit.
Another option is to get there from Amsterdam is to get the train to Breda and then get a taxi to take you for the 30 minute drive to the brewery. Make sure to arrange with your taxi driver to wait or to arrange another taxi, otherwise you’ll be stranded there.
Uber/Bolt are also not available in Westmalle.

I just noticed that you want to do all this on a Wednesday afternoon. Is that correct? How much time do you actually have for this endeavor? I can’t help but feel you have a wrong idea about locations, distances and the time it takes to get to these remote sites.

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Thanks. We'll probably go the route of taking a train to Breda as you suggest, and then getting a taxi vs. Uber/Bolt to get us to Westmalle and back to a train station for transit to Antwerp. Appreciate your input!

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Not a direct response, but Antwerp is a prosperous business center that supports a robust trade in pre-booked Black Cars to the BRU airport. This could be near 200 Euros since my last time there years ago.

This affects the market pricing. Local unreserved trains function like commuter rail in the US. Alcohol aside, renting a car should be your last choice. Roads are crowded.

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“ We'll probably go the route of taking a train to Breda as you suggest, and then getting a taxi vs. Uber/Bolt to get us to Westmalle and back to a train station for transit to Antwerp. Appreciate your input!”

My suggestion to train to Breda and take a taxi there was based on your question of how to get to Zundert. If you want to skip Zundert and go directly to Westmalle, I would take a train to Noorderkempen in Belgium and pre-arrange for a taxi to pick you up there.
I can’t emphasize enough that you’re looking to visit some very remote places. You’ll be looking at substantial taxi fees and substantial travel times. You can’t do this in one afternoon.

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