# Day Trip to Dordrecht and the Kinderdijk Windmills by Waterbus from Amsterdam

Train to Dordrecht, the Grote Kerk tower and Huis Van Gijn, lunch on the Statenplein and the Waterbus along the river to the Kinderdijk windmills.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/dordrecht/itineraries/dordrecht-and-kinderdijk-by-waterbus · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (from Amsterdam Centraal to Dordrecht)
  - 15 min on foot (from the station to the Grote Kerk)
- 10:30 · Grote Kerk Dordrecht and Tower Climb (opens at 10:30, on Sunday at 12:00 · €4 with the tower)
  - 10 min on foot
- 11:45 · Huis Van Gijn, a 19th-Century House as It Was (€14 · free up to age 18)
  - 8 min on foot
- 13:00 · De Klander Muelen (lunch until 17:00; also open on Sunday) · De Klander Muelen, €€
  - 10 min on foot
- 14:15 · Waterbus from Dordrecht to the Kinderdijk Windmills (line 20 to Ridderkerk and Driehoeksveer · day ticket €16.10) · Waterbus, From €16 per adult (ages 12 to 65)
  - 45 min by boat
- 15:00 · Boat between the Kinderdijk windmills, en Kinderdijk (Kinderdijk entry €21, with boat and museum windmills)
  - 10 min on foot
- 16:00 · Nederwaard museum windmill, en Kinderdijk (included in the entry)
- 17:15 · Vuelta: 45 min by boat (Driehoeksveer and Waterbus to Dordrecht)
  - 1 h 15 by train (you reach Amsterdam around 19:45)

Dordrecht and Kinderdijk combine by water. In the morning you climb the Grote Kerk tower and go into a 19th-century house; you eat in a 17th-century house on the Statenplein, and in the afternoon take the Waterbus along the river to Ridderkerk and the little Driehoeksveer ferry, which drops you at the Kinderdijk windmills, a World Heritage Site.

## The day, hour by hour

8:30 · Train to Dordrecht. Direct or with a change at Rotterdam, and fifteen minutes on foot to the Grote Kerk.

10:30 · Grote Kerk and tower. Church and tower for €4; free up to age 12. On Sundays it opens at 12:00: start with Huis Van Gijn then.

11:45 · Huis Van Gijn. The drawing rooms upstairs and the servants' kitchen downstairs. €14, free up to age 18.

13:00 · Lunch at De Klander Muelen. On the Statenplein; they serve lunch until five.

14:15 · Waterbus to Kinderdijk. Line 20 from the Merwekade and the Driehoeksveer at Ridderkerk. Day ticket €16.10; the ferry is extra.

15:00 · Boat among the windmills. Included in the Kinderdijk entry, €21.

16:00 · Nederwaard museum windmill. One of the windmills you can visit inside.

17:15 · Return. Ferry and Waterbus to Dordrecht and train to Amsterdam.

## With children or in the rain

With children, swap Huis Van Gijn for the Hof van Nederland, with a ball pit and escape game, and leave time to run between the windmills. In the rain, the morning is all indoors, and in Kinderdijk the boat and the museum windmills are too.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train to Dordrecht, Waterbus and ferry to Kinderdijk and back the same way.

### By car
Park at the Weeskinderendijk in Dordrecht (€1 the first day) and go to Kinderdijk by car, a short distance; there is paid parking there.

## Consejos

### Check the Ridderkerk ferry
The Driehoeksveer is not part of the Waterbus: check its timetable before you set out.

### Buy the Kinderdijk ticket online
It is 10% cheaper.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you go from Dordrecht to Kinderdijk by boat?
Yes, Waterbus 20 to Ridderkerk and the Driehoeksveer.

### How much does the day cost?
Tower €4, Huis Van Gijn €14, Waterbus €16.10 and Kinderdijk €21, plus train and food.

### Does it work in winter?
With short hours at Kinderdijk, which closes at 16:00 and for a few weeks in January: better from April to October.