More about: Tickets and Day Trips to Keukenhof Gardens from Amsterdam
Just half an hour from Amsterdam, between Hillegom and Lisse, is located a beautiful orchard that in spring lives an explosion of colors when the flowers bloom.
A spectacular spectacle for the eyes called Keukenhof, the largest floral park in the world. Would you like to visit it? Read on to find out which are the best options for tickets and excursions.
Keukenhof Tickets
Discover the Keukenhof garden at your own pace with these tickets
Step into the "Garden of Europe" and marvel at the millions of flowers that fill this iconic Dutch park with color. Transfers are at your own expense.
In these tickets for Keukenhof you can stroll among the 7 million tulips that fill the 32 hectares of the park. You will enjoy more than 800 multicolored varieties, as well as other flowers such as daffodils, hyacinths and roses.
You will have access to all the garden's facilities, including the Japanese Garden, the English Garden, the petting zoo, the maze and the children's exhibits. It is the ideal occasion to spend a relaxing family day and enjoy a picnic.
Why I like this option: Because it is the perfect way to experience the Dutch spring at your leisure in a unique and colorful environment.
Recommended if... You prefer to visit Keukenhof on your own and enjoy the most famous gardens in Holland without rushing.
Keukenhof Tickets with Roundtrip Shuttle Bus from Amsterdam
Visit Keukenhof with transfers from Amsterdam
Relax and enjoy a comfortable transfer to Keukenhof to explore one of the largest flower fields in the world with entrance to the garden included.
With these Keukenhof tickets with transfers from Amsterdam you will enjoy a comfortable journey of approximately 40 minutes from Amsterdam to the Keukenhof grounds. Along the way, you'll take in the Dutch scenery before immersing yourself in the colorful gardens.
Atyour own pace, you'll stroll among the tulips and a wide variety of wildflowers. Access also includes all on-site facilities: Japanese Garden, English Garden, petting zoo, maze and children's exhibits.
Once your visit is complete, you can enjoy a flexible return to Amsterdam, hopping back on the bus at your leisure.
Why I like this option: Because it combines the convenience of transfer with the freedom to explore Keukenhof at your own pace.
Recommended if... You want a carefree experience and want to make the most of your visit to the flower fields.
Keukenhof Day Trip with Windmill Cruise
Add a windmill cruise for a TOP tour
Enjoy a full day combining a visit to Keukenhof with a boat ride through the emblematic Dutch windmills.
On this Keukenhof tour with windmill cruise you will experience a perfect day in nature. You will start with a transfer from Amsterdam to Keukenhof, avoiding the queues and going straight into the park to lose yourself among the colorful paths and discover corners full of flowers and landscape creativity.
After exploring Keukenhof, you will embark on a 1.5 hour cruise through the traditional Dutch windmills. You will be able to enjoy both the outdoor deck and the indoor area, while taking in the rural landscapes, farms and canals that crisscross the flower fields.
Why I like this option: Because it combines the best of Dutch nature with the tranquility of a boat ride.
Recommended if... You fancy a complete excursion that mixes the beauty of the gardens with the magic of the windmills.
Keukenhof Tulip Field Helicopter Flight
The best views of Keukenhof from a helicopter
See the spectacular tulip fields and landscapes of Holland from the sky in an unforgettable experience.
This helicopter flight over Keukenhof will allow you to admire the Dutch landscapes from a unique perspective. Lasting between 10 and 15 minutes, you will fly in a small group of only 4 people, enjoying panoramic views over the tulip fields, the Dutch coast, windmills, farms and even the sand dunes of the Netherlands.
The experience includes free parking and toilets available before boarding, ensuring comfort from the start.
Why I like this option: Because it is a unique opportunity to see Holland from the air and enjoy its landscapes in a spectacular way.
Recommended if... You are looking for an exciting and different experience to contemplate the colors and shapes of the flower fields from the heights.
In summary, we compare the 4 options
Discover Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands
Buy only your tickets for Keukenhof and explore at your own pace the most famous gardens of Holland, with millions of flowers and spectacular scenery.
Visit Keukenhof with transfers from Amsterdam
Relax and enjoy a comfortable transfer to Keukenhof to explore one of the largest flower fields in the world.
Flowers and windmills in a perfect excursion
Enjoy a full day combining a visit to Keukenhof with a boat ride through the emblematic Dutch windmills.
The best views of Keukenhof from a helicopter
See the spectacular tulip fields and landscapes of Holland from the sky in an unforgettable experience.
How are the excursions to Keukenhof Gardens?
If you are short on time during your trip to Amsterdam to explore other areas of the country, you can set aside a morning or afternoon of your vacation to take a tour to Keukenhof Gardens.
With an organized tour to Keukenhof you won't have to worry about finding transportation to get there, as a bus will take you to the entrance of this floral paradise.
Along the way you will see the stunning flower meadows that decorate rural Holland and the tour guide will regale you with stories about Holland and its flowers to show you the close bond between Holland and nature. It's like a small appetizer of what you will see at Keukenhof Park!
What will you see on these excursions?
Upon arrival you will visit the Keukenhof park, along 15 kilometers of paths among millions of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses surrounded by beautiful fountains and ponds.
As a curiosity, at the entrance of the park there is a large mosaic of tulips that, as the guide told us, changes every season to surprise visitors with a new and different theme. It is a beauty and surprising to see the laborious work done by gardeners to create this ephemeral spectacle!
Another option: the Keukenhof Gardens and Zaanse Schans windmills tour
If you have enough free time during your trip to Amsterdam to explore other parts of Holland, I recommend a day trip to the Keukenhof Gardens and Zaanse Schans windmills.
It's a fantastic experience! Not only will you have the opportunity to see the largest flower park on the planet, but also to visit Zaanse Schans, the home of the windmills.
Why I like this tour
It is a very complete activity that will allow you to explore two beautiful places in rural Holland in one day, aboard a comfortable bus and accompanied by a guide.
On the one hand, you will discover one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe with more than 7 million flower bulbs and a total of 800 varieties of tulips. Amazing, isn't it? This spectacle of colors and scents at Keukenhof is fascinating.
On the other hand, you will walk through the streets of Zaanse Schans, a small village on the banks of the Zaan river famous for its windmills, a collection of more than 600 of which are still in operation! Get your camera ready because its bucolic landscape seems inspired by a fairy tale and you will not be able to stop taking pictures.
About the visit to Keukenhof
The tulip is the Dutch national flower and spring is the perfect time to enjoy the blooming of this species and other specimens for which the Netherlands is famous all over the world.
This tour starts early in the morning, with a visit to Keukenhof Park, the largest flower garden in the world, which is a spectacle of colors, scents and shapes.
During the itinerary through its 32 hectares, you will listen to the guide's stories about the origin of this park that began as a small vegetable garden (Keukenhof means "the kitchen garden") as well as the care of the plantation and all the varieties of flowers it has.
About the visit to Zaanse Schans
At the end of the visit to the Keukenhof gardens you will return to the coach to go to Zaanse Schans, a small town famous for its bucolic landscape full of beautiful super-photogenic windmills. If you are passionate about photography, you will really enjoy this part of the tour.
Also, during the visit to Zaanse Schans you will stop at a clog workshop where the master clog maker will show you how to make clogs. Together with the windmills and the tulips it is one of the icons of Holland so it is a very curious thing to see.
How to book tickets for Keukenhof?
What was once a simple orchard of great extension in southern Holland, is now one of the most beautiful corners of the country that attracts thousands of travelers between March and May, when this park opens its doors to visitors. Keukenhof is a special place, a sea of beautiful colorful flowers worthy of knowing and photographing.
My advice is that if you want to include the Keukenhof gardens in your trip to Amsterdam, book your ticket online as soon as possible because due to the limited time it remains open during the year, many people want to access the park and tickets are sold out very quickly.
What are the Keukenhof gardens?
With more than 800,000 visitors a year, the Keukenhof gardens have become a popular tourist destination every spring.
Located in the south of the country, in Lisse, Keukenhof was originally the kitchen garden of Countess Jacqueline de Hainaut, a place used for growing fruits and vegetables that were later used in the aristocrat's home kitchen. Hence its name means "the kitchen garden".
But don't think that this park always looked like an Eden. Things have changed a lot since then and in 1949 the mayor of the city opened Keukenhof to showcase the flowers grown by local growers and help expand this industry.
Today the cultivated plants (more than 7 million flower bulbs!) are no longer used in kitchens but are mostly exported. Dutch tulips are famous all over the world and together with other flowers such as hyacinths, daffodils, carnations, orchids, roses, lilies and lilies make up a 32-hectare garden that is the largest in the world. Wow!
How is the Keukenhof park structured?
The Keukenhof gardens run along 15 kilometers of paths around which are various gardens of different floral inspiration: the English garden, the Tea garden, the Japanese country garden, the Cupid garden, the Hipster garden, the Rebel garden or the Health garden, among others.
In turn, Keukenhof Park is divided into four large areas named after the Dutch Royal Family: the Oranje-Nassau pavilion (with new floral exhibitions every week), the Willem Alexander pavilion (the largest exhibition of lilies in the world), the Koningin Beatrix pavilion (the largest exhibition of orchids in the world) and the Koningin Juliana pavilion (where the history of the tulip is shown).
Another of the most popular areas of the Keukenhof gardens is the large tulip mosaic made up of thousands of flowers whose theme changes every year to surprise visitors with a new composition.
Tips for visiting the Keukenhof Gardens
When is the Keukenhof park open?
It is open from the end of March until mid-May. This is the time of year when the flowers bloom and Keukenhof looks its most beautiful.
When to visit?
Although this park has advanced cultivation methods the course of nature depends on the weather, so if you visit too early some of the planted bulbs may not have bloomed yet. If, on the other hand, spring is already well advanced, you may find more cut stems than you would like to see.
In this sense, since the Keukenhof gardens are open to the public about eight weeks a year, my recommendation is that you look for an intermediate date in this period to be able to see the park in all its splendor.
What are the opening hours?
The Keukenhof gardens are open from 8 AM to 7:30 PM. I recommend you reserve a place for the first tour in the morning so you will have time to stroll in peace and quiet in the gardens when there are fewer people.
What to wear?
Although you will not walk through the 32 hectares that make up the Keukenhof park, you will walk quite a bit from one side to the other so my advice is to wear comfortable shoes and comfortable clothes.
What to buy during the visit?
The Keukenhof park has the typical souvenir store to buy a souvenir of the visit but I recommend that you first see the crafts of the pavilions where you will find artisans exhibiting their own creations with flowers. There are some amazing designs!
Is it suitable for children?
Absolutely. In addition to enjoying the colorful gardens, Keukenhof Park also has a children's playground, a maze, a Miffy house and even a petting zoo - they'll have a great time!
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