Biesboschsluis in Werkendam, service times

Biesboschsluis, in Werkendam: opening hours and contact

All about the Biesboschsluis: service times, location and contact details. On the water map below do you see this lock complex in its immediate vicinity. On the right on this page you will find the locking times, additional information and the telephone numbers and VHF channels.

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Shipping times Biesboschsluis

Biesboschsluis

Notices to Skippers applicable, see map and the Water Map Live app

Width 6.8 meter	Lock length 62 meter
Threshold depth (buiten) 3.65 meter	Threshold depth (binnen) 3.65 meter

Take possible water level changes into account

VHF-Channel
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Phone number
088-7972931

Service times this week

4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931. Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Sunday: closed
Monday: between 08:00 and 17:00 (4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931.) - On demand only
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Holidays: between 08:00 and 17:00 - On demand only

Operating times all year

From 01-04 until 20-04

Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Weekends and Holidays: between 10:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 17:30 and 19:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 11:00 and 12:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Friday: between 08:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 14:30 and 15:30 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 08:00 and 09:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)

From 21-04 until 26-04

Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Weekends: between 10:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Holidays: between 17:30 and 19:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Holidays: between 11:00 and 12:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Friday: between 08:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Holidays: between 14:30 and 15:30 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Holidays: between 08:00 and 09:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)

From 27-04 until 04-05

From 05-05 until 07-06

On 08-06

From 09-06 until 30-06

From 01-07 until 31-08

Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Sunday: between 10:00 and 19:00
Working days: between 08:00 and 20:00
Saturday: between 08:00 and 19:00

From 01-09 until 31-10

Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Weekends: between 10:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 17:30 and 19:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 11:00 and 12:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Friday: between 08:00 and 19:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 14:30 and 15:30 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: between 08:00 and 09:00 (Vaste Pendel Biesboschsluis & Spieringsluis)

From 01-11 until 25-12

From 26-12 until 31-03

4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931. Attentie: 15 minuten vóór sluitingstijd van de sluis begint de laatste schutting, na de aangegeven eindtijd zal er niet meer geschut worden.
Sunday and Holidays: closed
Monday: between 08:00 and 17:00 (4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931.) - On demand only
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: between 08:00 and 17:00 - On demand only

Administrator

Rijkswaterstaat Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
Postbus 2232
3500 GE Utrecht

Administrator visiting address
Steegoversloot 36 Dordrecht
Phone number: 088-7970770

Data updated: 17 December 2025, 08:21 uur

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