New on the Westerschelde: Your First Weeks in Vlissingen

The historic Binnenstad around the Beursplein and the de Ruyter, Evertsen and Bankert boulevards offers period buildings, cafés and views of the Westerschelde – and little space for a removal van. Quieter places to live are Paauwenburg with Westduin on the edge of town, Groot-Lammerenburg or neighbourhoods such as Bossenburgh and Westerzicht. Many students look in the area around the Kenniswerf, where HZ University is based.

Families often find more space in Oost-Souburg – with around 10,000 inhabitants one of the largest districts – and in West-Souburg, which has grown together with Vlissingen; Ritthem is more village-like. The municipality does not publish reliable average rents per neighbourhood, so we do not give a figure. For a move to any of these neighbourhoods, we take care of planning and transport with our home removal service.

Vlissingen is shaped by the maritime sector: in the port and industrial area of Vlissingen-Oost, which is part of the cross-border North Sea Port, logistics and industry are at work, and in the town Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding builds ships. HZ University of Applied Sciences, formerly Hogeschool Zeeland, offers practice-oriented degree courses, including in engineering and hydraulic engineering. The provincial capital Middelburg is right next door and broadens the range of jobs.

Vlissingen is the terminus of the Zeeuwse Lijn (Zeeland line): Intercity trains run via Roosendaal directly to Rotterdam, The Hague and Amsterdam. By car, the A58 leads via Goes and Bergen op Zoom towards Eindhoven. In everyday life, the beach promenade, the wind and the cargo ships on the Westerschelde shape life – for many, the reason to move to the coast deliberately.

• 1-room flat – from €354
• 2-room flat – from €605
• 3-room flat – from €909
• 4-room flat – from €1,309
• House/villa – individual quote
• Long-distance move – from €4.25/km

Arrange a free survey to find out the exact price.

The moving price is calculated primarily from the volume and the distance (from €4.25/km). Further factors are the floor, whether there is a lift and any parking restriction zone. Additional services such as furniture assembly and a shared load round off the quote.

Our offers at a glance

We stand by your side at every step of your move.

• Clearance: Clearance for your home or office.
• Home move: Home move with a personal contact.
• Furniture transport: Furniture transport for single pieces of furniture.
• Business move: Business move for smooth business operations.
• Move with assembly: Move with assembly – everything is set up.
• Part load: Part load as a cost-effective alternative.

We set off from Berlin-Moabit (Stromstraße 21) and also travel to the Netherlands. How we plan a move across the border is explained under International Moves; you can find other destinations in the locations overview and routes under Long-Distance Moves.

If you move to Vlissingen from abroad and stay longer than four months, according to the Gemeente Vlissingen you must report to the municipality in person within five days of arrival. Your partner and children who are being registered with you come along. For this registration, the municipality gives the phone number 14 0118; in general, the Stadskantoor (Paul Krugerstraat 1) works by appointment only, which can be booked online via vlissingen.mijnafspraakmaken.nl. It is open Monday to Wednesday from 8.30 am to 5 pm, on Thursdays until 8 pm and on Fridays from 8.30 am to 12 noon.

You should bring:

• an ID document for each person being registered,
• for foreign nationals, a valid IND residence document if applicable,
• marriage, divorce or death certificates, if applicable,
• foreign certificates for you and your children, which must be no older than one year,
• a signed tenancy or purchase agreement, or alternatively a signed declaration of consent together with the ID of the main occupant or owner.

Certificates that are in neither Dutch nor English require a translation by a sworn translator. After registering, you receive your citizen service number (BSN). According to nederlandwereldwijd.nl, you need it for health insurance, a bank account and school enrolment, and Dutch basic health insurance may have to be taken out within four months of arrival.

If you already live in the Netherlands and are only moving within the country, according to the municipality you can report the move up to four weeks in advance; after moving in you have five days. This can be done online via “Direct regelen”, at the counter or with the “Aangifte verhuizing” (notification of move) form. Everyone aged 16 and over may register themselves.

After moving in, there is bulky waste. The municipality collects bulky waste (wood, furniture and the like) only for a fee; you book by phone on 14 0118. For 2026, the municipality gives a starting price of €50.39 per cubic metre, up to 2 m³ per collection. The items must be on the pavement by 7.30 am on the agreed day, not in the garden, and no bags, boxes, glass or building rubble are taken. Mattresses, white and brown goods, metals and garden waste, on the other hand, are collected free of charge by appointment.

If you take things yourself, use the Milieustraat at Poortersweg 30. Since 1 November 2025 you have needed the Zeeuwse Afvalpas there; it is only issued to residents of addresses in Zeeland who pay waste charges. Current opening hours are on zrd.nl, and the municipality can help with questions on (0118) 49 03 40. You can find collection dates in the municipality's 2026 waste calendar, which also refers to the Afvalwijzer app.

For residents' parking, Vlissingen has four zones, A to D, which your parking permit specifies; the municipality answers questions at [email protected]. How to make space for the van on moving day is explained under Parking Restriction Zone. Further guidance is offered by the Vlissingen moving guide and our guide Living in Middelburg.