# Cycling around Amsterdam and the Waterland countryside

What to do en Amsterdam · Amsterdam

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/bike-amsterdam · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 5.85 € per bike
- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers who can ride in traffic

Bike · 2–5 h · Hire from €5.85 or a 2-hour guided ride around the centre; by e-bike, to the Waterland countryside and Monnickendam.

In Amsterdam there are more bikes than inhabitants and the city is made for them: separate lanes, their own traffic lights and enormous parking areas. Cycling is the quickest way to get around the centre, but it is not a relaxed ride: locals go fast and the rush-hour bike traffic is intimidating.
Hire or guided ride
MacBike, with more than thirty years in the city and five shops in the centre (one next to Central Station), hires out city bikes from €5.85, with child seats, parent-and-child tandems, cargo bikes and electric bikes. If it is your first time, its guided City Amsterdam Highlights ride (2 hours, from €27.29) teaches you the rules as you go. With half a day, the e-bike route through Waterland crosses the IJ by ferry and heads out into the countryside of polders and dykes as far as Monnickendam (5 hours, from €39.88).
Rules you should know
Always ride in the cycle lane, red or marked, and on the right. Signal with your arm before turning. Watch out for the tram tracks: cross them at right angles so your wheel does not get caught. Always lock the bike to something fixed with the two locks you are given. At night, lights on.

Lo organiza: MacBike, desde 5.85 € per bike (https://www.macbike.nl/en/)

Lo organiza: MacBike, desde 27.29 € per person (https://www.macbike.nl/en/)

Lo organiza: MacBike, desde 39.88 € per person (https://www.macbike.nl/en/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 52.3786, 4.9064

## Cerca de aquí

- [A'DAM Lookout, the viewing platform and swing over the IJ](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/a-dam-lookout), a 684 m
- [Hotel Estheréa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/where-to-stay/hotel-estherea), a 1.5 km
- [The Pancake Bakery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/where-to-eat/the-pancake-bakery), a 1.5 km
- [Begijnhof, the hidden courtyard beside the Spui](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/begijnhof), a 1.5 km
- [Anne Frank House and the Secret Annex](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/anne-frank-house), a 1.6 km
- [Pulitzer Amsterdam](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/where-to-stay/pulitzer-amsterdam), a 1.6 km
- [A walk through the Jordaan and the Nine Streets](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/jordaan-and-nine-streets), a 1.7 km
- [Moeders](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/where-to-eat/moeders), a 2.1 km

## Consejos

### Start in the Vondelpark
It is the best place to build confidence before you head into the canals.

### To get out into the countryside, head north
The free ferry behind Central Station drops you in Amsterdam-Noord, ten minutes from the first polders.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it dangerous to cycle in Amsterdam?
Not if you respect the lanes and the rules, but bike traffic is dense. With small children, better in the Vondelpark or in Waterland.

### How much does it cost to hire a bike?
From €5.85 at MacBike, with a 10% discount if you book online.

Destino: [Amsterdam](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam.md)