Bobbejaanland Tickets: Prices, Coasters & Smart Booking

Inside Bobbejaanland: what you’re paying for

Bobbejaanland is a Belgian original: founded in 1961 by Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer and entertainer who turned his showground in Lichtaart, near Antwerp, into a full amusement park. Today it’s run by Parques Reunidos and packs more than 40 rides and attractions into a compact site, with its old wild-west identity still visible in the cowboy-town theming — now joined by newer areas like the Land of Legends.

The coaster line-up is the draw:

• Fury — the star. A triple-launch coaster hitting 43 metres and 106 km/h, with a gimmick you won’t find elsewhere: riders vote before dispatch on whether the train runs forwards or backwards.
• Typhoon — a compact looping coaster with a vertical lift and beyond-vertical drop.
• Dream Catcher — a suspended swinging coaster, rougher and older but a classic.
• Speedy Bob — a wild-mouse that families can handle together.

Add water rides for summer, indoor attractions for wet days, and a broad kids’ selection, and you get a park that suits thrill-hungry teens and mixed families more than toddler-first groups. It isn’t as polished as Plopsaland De Panne or as big as Walibi Belgium — but at this ticket price it doesn’t need to be.

Timing is everything

Bobbejaanland’s crowds track Belgian and Dutch school calendars: July, August and holiday weekends are busiest, and quiet spring or September weekdays can feel half-empty. Because the park is compact, one busy day can put 45 minutes on Fury while a quiet one makes it a re-ride machine — picking the date matters more here than at most parks.

Be at the gate for opening and go straight to Fury, then Typhoon; both queues build fastest and shrink again in the last 90 minutes of the day. Midday is for the family rides, shows and indoor attractions. In October the park runs Halloween events that pull big evening crowds — great atmosphere, but not the day for minimal queues.

Insider tip: Ride Fury twice — once forwards, once backwards. The vote screen in the station decides each train’s direction, so if your carriage votes the “wrong” way, just queue again; on a weekday that’s a 10-minute price for a completely different ride.

How to save on tickets

• Book online, full stop. The €29.90 online rate on the official site and resale platforms like Tiqets is far below the gate price — this is the biggest single saving in Belgian theme parks.
• Kids under the park’s height threshold pay less, and the smallest children go free; check the current bands when booking.
• Season pass: at gate-price maths it pays off in two to three visits — worth it for anyone in the Antwerp–Turnhout corridor.
• Watch for off-peak calendar pricing and shoulder-season promotions online; the park discounts quiet dates more aggressively than its neighbours.

Getting there without the hassle

The park sits in Lichtaart (Kasterlee), in the Kempen region between Antwerp and Turnhout. By car it’s about 40 minutes from Antwerp and just over an hour from Brussels or Eindhoven via the E313/E34; there’s a large on-site car park (paid). Without a car, take the train to Herentals or Tielen and cover the last few kilometres by local De Lijn bus or taxi — allow extra time, as the final leg is rural.

Make it a trip

• Antwerp is the obvious base: cathedral, Rubens, and Belgium’s best shopping, 40 minutes away.
• Walibi Belgium near Wavre makes a strong two-park coaster weekend — Fury and Kondaa within 24 hours.
• Families can head coastward to Plopsaland De Panne or mix rides with animals at Bellewaerde.

Plan the rest of the route on our Belgium destinations hub or browse the theme parks hub.