Freddy van Riemsdijkweg fines run around €81 if you stop there
The official Kiss & Ride at Eindhoven Airport sits right in front of T1, marked clearly as a short-stay drop-off zone where drivers must stay with the car at all times. It is for quick drop-offs and pick-ups, not for parking and walking away. Think of it as kerbside loading: pull in, unload, say goodbye, then move on. Leave the car unattended and you risk being moved on by staff or ticketed.
Pricing is simple: the posted rate works out at about €0.50 per minute, so a five-minute stop costs roughly €2.50 and ten minutes around €5. This adds up fast if you try to wait out a delay, so time your arrival to your passenger’s “bags in hand” call rather than scheduled landing. There is no daily cap here because it is not meant as day parking.
A traveller on the Eindhoven TripAdvisor forum reported an €81.20 fine after stopping along Freddy van Riemsdijkweg near the airport, thinking they had found a free drop-off option. Local posters say that stretch is monitored by cameras and treated by the municipality as a no-parking, no-waiting area, even if you only stop for a short time with hazard lights on.
Regulars from Eindhoven avoid Freddy van Riemsdijkweg completely and either use the official Kiss & Ride at T1 or agree to meet in one of the paid car parks if they need more than a few minutes. They know fines land by post, sometimes weeks later, and often hit non-Dutch visitors who miss or misread the Dutch-only signs.
Tip: tell your passenger to message you from baggage claim in T1, then swing through Kiss & Ride about 5–10 minutes later so you stay under a couple of euros and out of fine territory.
Pricing
| Stay | Per day | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | $50.00/day | $50.00 |
| 3 days | $50.00/day | $150.00 |
| 7 days | $50.00/day | $350.00 |