Travel from Amsterdam to Keukenhof: options and tips

During the Keukenhof opening dates you can easily travel to Keukenhof from Amsterdam by bus, train (via Leiden), direct bus transfer or car. Here you will find our tips how to get to the Keukenhof tulip gardens, where to buy tickets and how much they cost in 2025.

Good news! Keukenhof entrance tickets for the 2025 season are already available online. You can also book Keukenhof tickets with direct transfer from the center of Amsterdam (€ 35 – € 52,50).

To Keukenhof by	Price in 2025	Keukenhof entrance	Order
Public transport (Keukenhof Express)	€ 37	included	Order tickets >>
Direct transfer bus	€ 35 – € 52,50	included	Order tickets >>
Tours from Amsterdam	from € 87,50	included	Order online >>

To Keukenhof from Amsterdam by direct transfer bus

Take a transfer bus from Amsterdam if you want to travel to Keukenhof directly. There are two different direct transfers. Their main difference is departure location. For the rest they both include a return bus ride to Keukenhof and entrance to the park.

Option 1. Shuttle bus departing from the This is Holland experience (Overhoeksplein 51). If you travel from Amsterdam Central station you need to take a free ferry across the IJ river (direction Buiksloterweg) and then walk for approximately two minutes to This is Holland.

With this transfer you always get a guaranteed seat (unlike in public transport). Comfortable coach buses depart from Amsterdam every 30 minutes from 08:00 till 15:30. You can stay at Keukenhof as long as you want. The last bus back to Amsterdam departs at 18:30, and you can take any bus – return times are flexible.

Travel time to Keukenhof is around 45 minutes. The prices range from €35 to €52,50 depending on the season and departure time. Book tickets online.

Tip! If you already have Keukenhof entrance tickets, you can still travel by this bus – you just need to buy a bus-only ticket (from € 27,50). Check availability online >>

And if you plan to visit museums and attractions in Amsterdam, we recommend to buy the Tulip Festival Card (from €61) which includes:

Keukenhof entrance and transfer by bus departing from This is Holland
Canal cruise with audioguide in Amsterdam
Tulip Festival digital guide
10% discount on your next booking (you can use it to book museum tickets).

Read more: Tulip Festival card: is it worth it?

Option 2. Tours & Tickets direct bus transfer departing from Amsterdam Centraal station.

Travel time to Keukenhof is around 45 minutes. The price (from € 35) includes entrance to the Keukenhof gardens and transfer from and to Amsterdam. Check availability >>

Keukenhof from Amsterdam by public transport

You can also take Keukenhof Express bus line 852 from Amsterdam RAI/ Europaplein which will take you to the Keukenhof entrance.

Plan your door-to-door trip to Keukenhof using a free Glimble app:

Travel to Keukenhof by public transport 2025

Travel to Keukenhof by public transport: bus lines and routes. Source: Keukenhof.nl

Types of tickets valid in the bus 852:

The Keukenhof combi-tickets (entrance + return bus ticket from Amsterdam) cost:

adult (18+) combi-ticket – € 37
child (4-17) combi-ticket – € 18
kids younger than 4 travel in the Keukenhof bus line 852 for free.

Combi-tickets for Keukenhof + bus from Amsterdam are available online.

Keukenhof combi-tickets (entrance + return bus ticket from Amsterdam) will be available for € 37. In 2025 prior reservation is required for all kinds of tickets to the Keukenhof gardens.

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The time that you choose during the booking process is based on departure with the bus line 852 from Europaplein/RAI Amsterdam. The first Keukenhof bus from Amsterdam RAI departs at 07:30, and the last return bus to Amsterdam departs from Keukenhof at 19:45. Expected travel time is 35 minutes.

Important: If you travel with a combi-ticket, you will need a separate public transport ticket to travel from Amsterdam center to Amsterdam RAI by metro line 52. Amsterdam & Region travel ticket is valid both in the bus 852 and metro line 52 (but doesn’t include Keukenhof entrance).

Check the Keukenhof Express FAQ here >>

Tours to the Keukenhof gardens

You can also take a Keukenhof guided tour from Amsterdam. Here are some good options:

From Amsterdam to Keukenhof by train

There is no train station directly next to Keukenhof. But you might still want to travel by train if you plan to visit tulip fields around Hillegom train station.

This is how you can travel to Keukenhof from Amsterdam by train + bus:

1. Take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Leiden Centraal (one-way ticket from Amsterdam costs € 10,60 in 2025).

2. At Leiden Centraal station change to the bus line 854 (Leiden – Keukenhof express). Combi-ticket from Leiden (entrance + return transfer) costs € 32.

To Keukenhof by car

The Keukenhof gardens are located between Amsterdam and Leiden. Keukenhof official address: Stationsweg 166A, Lisse.

In 2025, Keukenhof has two parking lots – P1 and P2.

From Amsterdam, take the A4/N207, and navigate to P1
From Rotterdam, take the A4/N208/N206, and navigate to P2.

It will take you around 40 minutes to drive from Amsterdam to Lisse. Parking near Keukenhof in 2025 costs € 9 – € 15 a day. Parking tickets are available online.

Keukenhof tickets prices in 2025:

adults – € 20,50
children (aged 0 to 3) – free
children (aged 4 to 11) – € 9
entrance + direct transfer from Amsterdam – from € 35

Keukenhof combi-tickets (entrance + return bus ticket) cost:

€ 37 if you travel from Amsterdam RAI
€ 32 if you travel from Schiphol or Amsterdam Centraal
€ 32 from Leiden
€ 32 from Haarlem
€ 15 – € 17,50 tickets for children (4-17).

Please remember you need to book tickets to Keukenhof with a time-slot online. In 2025 the Keukenhof gardens are open every day from 20 March untill 11 May, from 08:00 till 19:30.

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