Day Trips
Best Day Trips
Windmills, tulips and canal villages: the best day trips from Amsterdam, compared.
Day Trips From Amsterdam
The Netherlands is small enough that half of it is a day trip. These pages cover the windmills, the cheese towns, the tulip season and the coast, and each one answers the same question first: how much of the day goes to travel.
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Keukenhof Day Trip
The eight-week tulip garden at Lisse: dates, transport, tickets and the best tours from Amsterdam.
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Maastricht Day Trip
How to reach Maastricht from Amsterdam, what to see in one day, and whether the long ride south is worth it.
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Tulip Fields
Bloom windows, Keukenhof dates and the best ways out to the Lisse bulb fields.
Day Trips and Islands
Utrecht Day Trip
Escape Amsterdam for a day in Utrecht: canals with wharf cellars, the Dom Tower and a calmer, very Dutch city centre.
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Volendam and Marken
Two fishing villages, one day: what to see, what tours cost and when to go.
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Bruges Day Trip
Is Bruges worth 12 hours of your Amsterdam trip? Costs, timing and alternatives compared.
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Rotterdam Day Trip
Train times, tour options and a one-day sight plan for Rotterdam from Amsterdam.
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Windmills Near Amsterdam
Which windmill day trip from Amsterdam is worth it: Zaanse Schans, Kinderdijk or Giethoorn, compared on price, time and crowds.
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Zaanse Schans Day Trip
Windmills, clogs and cheese within an hour of Amsterdam: tours, costs and timing compared.
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Efteling Day Trip
Everything you need to know for a magical day trip to Efteling, the Netherlands' fairytale theme park.
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Haarlem Day Trip
The shortest proper day trip from Amsterdam: Haarlem's market square, museums and canals.
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Muiderslot Castle
A moated medieval castle on the IJmeer, the easiest castle day trip from Amsterdam.
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The Hague Day Trip
Discover the political heart of the Netherlands and the seaside charm of Scheveningen on a day trip from Amsterdam.
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Gouda Day Trip
A compact medieval city under an hour from Amsterdam, famous for cheese, stained glass and the original stroopwafel.
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Cologne Day Trip
How to make the long train run to Cologne work, and when a closer border town is the smarter call.
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Leiden Day Trip
Canals, Golden Age museums and an easy direct train: Leiden is Amsterdam's most underrated day out.
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Kinderdijk Day Trip
Everything you need to know to visit the windmills of Kinderdijk from Amsterdam in one day.
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Alkmaar Cheese Market
A Friday-only cheese market ritual an hour from Amsterdam, with canals and a weighing house to fill the afternoon.
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Giethoorn Day Trip
Canals instead of streets: how to do Giethoorn as a day trip from Amsterdam.
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Texel Day Trip
Trains, ferries, beaches and bike paths: how to spend a day on Texel from Amsterdam.
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Zandvoort Beach
The closest sandy beach to Amsterdam, reached by direct train, with pavilions, kitesurfers and a season that runs from late spring to early autumn.
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Paris by Train
How the Amsterdam to Paris rail link works, when it beats flying, and how to plan the day.
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Hoorn and Enkhuizen
Two quiet harbour towns on the IJsselmeer, an easy train ride from Amsterdam.