All about Keukenhof

Keukenhof is the most well-known beautiful Spring garden in the world.

It’s one of the world’s largest flower gardens, situated 40 minutes in the south of Amsterdam.
Keukenhof Park covers an area of 32 hectares (79 acres) and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually.

Keukenhof is widely known for its tulips, it also features numerous other flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises.

Keukenhof is only open from March
23 th till May 14 th 2023.

The Keukenhof today

The Keukenhof is the No.1 visited tourist attraction in The Netherlands. 

The Keukenhof of today is the initiative of a group of bulb farmers; they were interested in a permanent exhibition.

In 1950, the park opened its door and during the last 67 years, Keukenhof has grown into a world-famous attraction.

Over 7 million bulbs are planted by 100 flower bulb
companies. During the whole year, a team of 40 gardeners is busy making Keukenhof the beautiful park that it is today.

Our travel partners are official partners of Keukenhof. They will bring you to the most beautiful Spring garden in the world! 

Sit back, relax, enjoy the Dutch landscape and discover the most beautiful Spring Garden in the world!

Tips from Flowers of Holland

  • Come in the afternoon. It’s not so crowded
  • Visit the windmill for a stunning view over the tulip fields (take the right side from the
    entrance to reach the Windmill
  •  Discover the English Landscape style for your best tulip photos (take the left side from the
    entrance and walk to the lake)
  • Ask for a free map at the entrance
  •  Visit the indoor flower shows. We recommend you the great orchid show in Beatrix Pavilion.
  • Rent a bike outside Keukenhof to take a ride to the Tulip fields

FAQ

Here you can find our frequent asked questions. 

Can’t you find the information you need? Please contact us at info@hollandticketservices.com or call us +31 (0)20 3300684, and we will be glad to help you!

We are sorry, the bus is not wheelchair accessible.
If you have a travel- or transport wheelchair it is possible. It takes 5 steps to get in the bus.

The tickets for the Hop on Hop off: Keukenhof are non-refundable.
You can however, change the date of your reservation, that’s no problem. Just send an e-mail to info@hollandticketservices.com or ask our staff at THIS IS HOLLAND.

To keep the bus clean and organized, we ask you not to bring your own food & beverages on
the bus. We sell small cans of sodas and snacks on the bus.

Children up to 4 years old do not require a ticket, provided that each child is accompanied by
an adult and that the child travels on the adults lap.
Should children under the age of 4 require a seat of their own, a children’s ticket is required.
Dutch law prescribes that children from the age of 4 should have their own seat. Children’s
tickets are available for children from 4 until 11 years old. You can find the
prices on this page.

Yes, when you book your tickets you need to pick a date.

One of our crew memebers will bring you to the bus after your check-in at THIS IS
HOLLAND. You don’t have to find the yourself.

Amsterdam – Keukenhof: 55 minute drive
Visit the Keukenhof: maximum stay is 3 hours. You can stay shorter/ longer if you want to,
but then we don’t guarantee your seat on the way back. You will have to wait until there is a
free spot available on the bus back.
Keukenhof – Amsterdam: 55 minute drive

The video presentation on the Keukenhof bus is in English. At your check-in you get a
printed multilingual Keukenhof brochure where you can find the translations of the video
presentation in German, French, Spanish and Italian.

The Hop On Hop Off: Keukenhof bus departs, from 21 March until 10 May 2020, every day
from 8.30 till 14.00 h from THIS IS HOLLAND. Go there, check in and get on the bus to the
Keukenhof!

That is unfortunate! It is not possible for us to turn the bus around because of the schedule,
however you can call us and we will help you as best as we can. We are not responsible nor
will we pay for any extra costs you make back to Amsterdam.

The Hop On Hop Off: Keukenhof bus operates everyday from 24 March until 15 May 2022.
From 8:30 h till 14:00 h. The buses depart every 30 minutes.

The General Terms of Carriage and Travel KNV Busvervoer are applicable. The actual
version can be downloaded from http://www.knv.nl in English and Dutch.

In 2020, you can visit the Keukenhof from the 21 March until 10 May 2020.

The departure point is located at THIS IS HOLLAND. THIS IS HOLLAND is 5 minutes from
Amsterdam Central Station. You can take the free ferry with direction ‘Buiksloterweg’. This is

only a 4 minute boat trip. From here, it is just a 1 minute walk to THIS IS HOLLAND. The
check-in is at the giftshop, located on the ground floor.

The Hop On Hop Off: Keukenhof is a direct busline from THIS IS HOLLAND to the
Keukenhof. There are no other stops!

When you purchase a ticket for the Hop on Hop off to Keukenhof, you will have roundtrip
transport from Amsterdam and Fast Track Entry to the Keukenhof! Please print your e-ticket
and bring it to the departure point: THIS IS HOLLAND. Here your e-ticket will be exchanged
for a valid bus- and fast track Keukenhof ticket.

If you book tickets on this website, you only have to let us know at what day you will be
departing for Keukenhof (between 24|3|2023 – 15|5|2023). The Hop on Hop off Keukenhof
bus departs every 30 minutes starting at 0830AM (the bus is subject to traffic jams and other
possible delays, the actual bus timings might differ from the time table).

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