# Day Trip to Delft from Amsterdam: Tower, Vermeer and Blue Pottery

An hour by train, the Nieuwe Kerk tower above the Markt, Vermeer's grave, lunch at a canalside café, a boat under stone bridges and the blue pottery factory.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/delft/itineraries/tower-vermeer-and-blue-pottery · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (train from Amsterdam Centraal · 10 min on foot to the Markt)
- 10:00 · Nieuwe Kerk and its tower over the Markt (combined ticket €15 · climb the tower first)
  - 3 min on foot
- 11:30 · Vermeer Centrum Delft (€15 · audio guide included)
  - 6 min on foot
- 12:45 · Stads-Koffyhuis (sandwich on the terrace on the Oude Delft) · Stads-Koffyhuis, €
  - 3 min on foot
- 13:45 · Oude Kerk, Vermeer's tomb (Vermeer's grave · with the same ticket)
  - 6 min on foot
- 14:30 · Delft canal boat (Rondvaart Delft · €14 · April to October) · Rondvaart Delft, From €14 per adult
  - 15 min on foot
- 15:45 · Royal Delft, the last blue pottery factory (the blue pottery factory · also by bus)
- 17:30 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (you reach Amsterdam Centraal around 18:45)

Delft is the classic longer day trip from Amsterdam: an hour by train and you arrive in a city of narrow canals and stone bridges, quieter and older in appearance than the capital. This plan climbs the tower on the Markt, follows Vermeer around his city, eats beside the oldest canal, sails under the bridges and ends at the last blue pottery factory.

## The day, hour by hour

8:45 · Train to Delft. About an hour from Amsterdam Centraal. Ten minutes on foot to the Markt.

10:00 · Nieuwe Kerk and its tower. The mausoleum of William of Orange and the tower climb. The combined ticket (€15) also includes the Oude Kerk. The tower closes before the church and may close in the wind: climb it first.

11:30 · Vermeer Centrum. The painter in his city, with his technique and his colours. Audio guide included.

12:45 · Lunch at the Stads-Koffyhuis. Sandwiches and cake on the terrace on the Oude Delft, looking at the leaning tower.

13:45 · Oude Kerk. Vermeer's grave, with the same ticket as the morning.

14:30 · Canal boat. Fifty minutes from the Koornmarkt, from April to October. €14 for adults.

15:45 · Royal Delft. The pottery painters working by hand. Twenty minutes on foot or by bus from the centre.

17:30 · Return. Train to Amsterdam Centraal; you arrive around 18:45.

## With children or in the rain

With children, the tower and the boat are the best of the day; the Vermeer Centrum can be shortened. If it rains, Royal Delft and the Vermeer Centrum are indoors. In winter, without the boat, swap the boat trip for a walk along the canals to the Beestenmarkt.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train from Amsterdam Centraal, about an hour; in Delft, everything is on foot except Royal Delft, which also has a bus.

### By car
About 60 km by motorway. The centre is pedestrianised and parking is expensive: the train is more convenient.

## Consejos

### Avoid Sunday
The churches are not open to visitors.

### Combine with The Hague
It is a few minutes away by train: with a night in Delft you see both cities.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Amsterdam to Delft?
About an hour by train from Amsterdam Centraal.

### How much does the day cost?
The churches with the tower, €15; the Vermeer Centrum, €15; the boat, €14; plus the train and food.

### Can you see Vermeer paintings in Delft?
No: they are in the Mauritshuis in The Hague and in the Rijksmuseum. In Delft there is his grave and the centre that explains him.