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Netherlands

74 ports

ports: 74
Operators: 21
Den Helder to Texel: 20m
Rotterdam Erasmusbrug to Gorinchem: 3h 30m

GVB, Waterbus and 14 other companies sail between 69 ports in the Netherlands. Ferries also sail to the Netherlands from five ports in the United Kingdom and Germany, mostly Newcastle, Harwich and Hull. The main crossing, from Den Helder to Texel, takes 20 minutes and runs 16 times a day; the longest within the Netherlands, from Rotterdam Erasmusbrug to Gorinchem, takes 3½ hours. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to the Netherlands

5 routes

United Kingdom

Harwich to Hook of HollandStena Line7h 15mTwice a day Hull to RotterdamP&O Ferries11h 45mDaily Newcastle to Amsterdam (IJmuiden)DFDS15h 45mDaily

Germany

Borkum to EemshavenAG EMS50m3 a day Ditzum to Delfzijl via EmdenReederei Baltrum-Linie2h 10m4 a week, May to September

Destinations in the Netherlands

3

Amsterdam11 ports

Rotterdam12 ports

Wadden Islands11 ports

Other ports40 ports

Alblasserdam7 destinations Amsterdam (IJmuiden)1 destination Assendelft1 destination Breskens1 destination Capelle aan den IJssel7 destinations Delft1 destination Delfzijl2 destinations Dordrecht Hooikade3 destinations Dordrecht Merwekade10 destinations Eemshaven1 destination Enkhuizen2 destinations Gorinchem1 destination Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht7 destinations Hook of Holland1 destination Kinderdijk1 destination Krimpen aan den IJssel7 destinations Maassluis1 destination Maasvlakte 21 destination Marken1 destination Papendrecht Noordhoek7 destinations Papendrecht Veerdam3 destinations Rhijnauwen1 destination Ridderkerk7 destinations Rotterdam1 destination Rozenburg1 destination Schoonhoven1 destination Spaarndam1 destination Stavoren1 destination The Hague1 destination Tiengemeten1 destination Urk1 destination Utrecht1 destination Velsen-Noord1 destination Velsen-Zuid1 destination Vlissingen1 destination Volendam1 destination Willemstad1 destination Woudrichem1 destination Zaandam1 destination Zwijndrecht3 destinations

Ferry companies in the Netherlands

Calls at Amsterdam Centraal, Buiksloterweg (Amsterdam), NDSM (Amsterdam) and 13 other portsCars on some sailings

4m–13m

Calls at Capelle aan den IJssel, Rotterdam Erasmusbrug, Zwijndrecht and eight other portsFoot passengers only

22m–58m

Watertaxi Rotterdam

Calls at Heijplaat (Rotterdam), Marconistraat (Rotterdam), Leuvehaven (Rotterdam) and nine other portsFoot passengers only

2m–40m

Rederij Doeksen

Calls at Harlingen, Terschelling and VlielandCars on some sailingsHigh speed

30m–2h

From NewcastleCarsOvernight

15h 45m

From HarwichCarsOvernight

7h 15m

Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten

Calls at Lauwersoog, Schiermonnikoog, Holwerd and AmelandCarsHigh speed

25m–45m

From HullCarsOvernight

11h 45m

Veerdienst Maassluis–Rozenburg

Calls at Maassluis and RozenburgCars

10m

Westerschelde Ferry

Calls at Vlissingen and BreskensFoot passengers only

23m

Calls at Den Helder and TexelCars

20m

Volendam Marken Express

Calls at Volendam and MarkenFoot passengers only

30m

Calls at Rotterdam Erasmusbrug and KinderdijkFoot passengers only

30m

From BorkumCars

50m

Calls at Enkhuizen and StavorenFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 20m–1h 25m

Veerdienst Urk–Enkhuizen

Calls at Urk and EnkhuizenFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 30m

Waddenveer De Vriendschap

Calls at De Cocksdorp (Texel) and Het Posthuys (Vlieland)Foot passengers onlySeasonal

1h

Reederei Baltrum-Linie

From DitzumFoot passengers onlySeasonal

2h 10m

Calls at Rotterdam Erasmusbrug, Kinderdijk, Maasvlakte 2 and six other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h–3h 30m

Calls at The Hague and DelftFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 30m

Rederij Schuttevaer

Calls at Utrecht and RhijnauwenFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 30m–2h

Questions

Where do ferries to the Netherlands leave from?

From Newcastle to Amsterdam (IJmuiden) (15¾ hours, every day), Harwich to Hook of Holland (7¼ hours, twice a day), Hull to Rotterdam (11¾ hours, every day), Borkum to Eemshaven (50 minutes, three times a day) and Ditzum to Delfzijl (2 hours 10 minutes, four times a week, May to September).

Which ferry companies sail in the Netherlands?

GVB: Amsterdam Centraal, Buiksloterweg (Amsterdam), NDSM (Amsterdam) and 13 other ports. Waterbus: Capelle aan den IJssel, Rotterdam Erasmusbrug, Zwijndrecht and eight other ports. Watertaxi Rotterdam: Heijplaat (Rotterdam), Marconistraat (Rotterdam), Leuvehaven (Rotterdam) and nine other ports. Rederij Doeksen: Harlingen, Terschelling and Vlieland. DFDS: from Newcastle. Stena Line: from Harwich. Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten: Lauwersoog, Schiermonnikoog, Holwerd and Ameland. P&O Ferries: from Hull. And 13 other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry in the Netherlands?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only.

Do ferries in the Netherlands run all year?

Yes. GVB, Waterbus and 12 other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal.