Day trips

Day trips from Amsterdam

The trips worth the ticket from Amsterdam — with honest travel times.

Photos for Amsterdam are still on their way. Every listing below is real.

Zaanse Schans (~20 km)

Getting there: Train to Zaandijk Zaanse Schans (~20 min).

Working windmills, clog-making, cheese farm — the Dutch postcard, free to wander (mills charge entry).

Getting there: Bus 852 from Schiphol/Leiden (spring only).

Seven million tulips, open roughly mid-March to mid-May. Book timed tickets; go early on weekdays.

Getting there: Train ~15 min.

The mini-Amsterdam: Grote Markt, Frans Hals Museum, Jopenkerk brewery in a converted church.

Getting there: Train ~25 min.

Canals with wharf cellars at water level, the Dom Tower, quieter than Amsterdam.

Getting there: Train ~30–50 min.

Mauritshuis (Girl with a Pearl Earring), the Binnenhof, then Delft's blue-pottery old town.

What's the single best day trip from Amsterdam?

The first one above — it's the trip the town is known for.

Can I do these without a car?

The entries say how: trains and tours cover most; a couple need wheels.

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