# Day Trip to Edam from Amsterdam: Cheese, Canals and the Markermeer

Half an hour by bus, the cheese market or the Henri Willig tasting, the museum with the floating cellar, lunch by the canal and the afternoon on the Markermeer.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/edam/itineraries/day-trip-to-edam-from-amsterdam · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by bus (EBS 314 from the IJ side of Amsterdam Centraal)
  - 10 min on foot (from Edam bus station to the Kaaswaag square)
- 10:15 · Edam cheese market, on summer Wednesdays (Wednesdays in July and August, from 10:30 to 12:30 · free)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:45 · The Story of Edam Cheese, with cheese tasting (Henri Willig · €8 · tasting of more than 15 cheeses) · Henri Willig, From €8 per person over 12
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:45 · Restaurant De Fortuna (lunch in the garden over the canal; Wednesday to Sunday) · Restaurant De Fortuna, €€
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:15 · Edams Museum and its floating cellar (the floating cellar · €8 · closed on Mondays)
  - 8 min on foot
- 15:30 · Grote Kerk of Edam and the tower climb (April to September in the afternoon · tower €5)
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:30 · Strandbad Edam, swimming and play on the shore of the Markermeer (beach and slide from late March to September)
  - 2 min on foot
- 18:00 · Paviljoen Strandbad Edam (terrace over the lake) · Paviljoen Strandbad Edam, €€
- 19:30 · Vuelta: 15 min on foot (to Edam bus station)
  - 30 min by bus (you reach Amsterdam Centraal around 20:30)

Edam is half an hour by bus from Amsterdam and is one of those villages that is best seen in a day without rushing. This plan is designed for a summer Wednesday, with the cheese market in the morning, but it works any day from May to September by swapping the market for a stroll along the canals: cheese tasting, the museum with the floating cellar, the great church and an afternoon on the Markermeer beach.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Bus to Edam. The EBS 314 leaves from the IJ side of Amsterdam Centraal every quarter of an hour and takes about 30 minutes. Ten minutes on foot to the Kaaswaag square.

10:15 · Cheese market. On Wednesdays in July and August, from 10:30 to 12:30: cheeses arriving by boat, weighing and bargaining with hand claps. Free.

11:45 · The Story of Edam Cheese. A good half hour on why Edam cheese is round, with a tasting of more than fifteen cheeses. €8.

12:45 · Lunch at De Fortuna. In the garden over the canal, Wednesday to Sunday.

14:15 · Edams Museum. The oldest stone house in the village and its floating cellar. €8.

15:30 · Grote Kerk. The 32 stained-glass windows and, if there is a guide, the tower for €5. From April to September in the afternoon.

16:30 · Strandbad. A swim in the Markermeer and a slide for the children, from late March to September.

18:00 · Dinner at the Paviljoen Strandbad. Ribs or Volendam fish on the terrace over the lake.

19:30 · Return. Twenty minutes on foot to the stop and bus to Amsterdam.

## With children or in the rain

With children, the market, the tasting and the beach are the day; the museum and the church can be shortened. If it rains, swap the beach for more time at the museum and have dinner at La Galera, in the centre. Outside summer there is no market or beach: do the walk along the canals and combine Edam with Volendam in the afternoon.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
EBS bus 314 from Amsterdam Centraal and everything on foot.

### By car
About 20 kilometres. Park free in the long-stay car parks on the south side; the centre is a blue zone with an hour-and-a-half limit.

## Consejos

### The market, only on summer Wednesdays
From 10:30 to 12:30, in July and August.

### Not on Mondays
The Edams Museum is closed, and De Fortuna is not open on Mondays or Tuesdays.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Amsterdam to Edam?
About 30 minutes on the EBS 314 bus, plus ten on foot to the centre.

### How much does the day cost?
Tasting €8, museum €8, plus the bus and meals.

### Can you do it in winter?
Yes, with the museum and the tasting, but without the market, church or beach.