# Day Trip to Giethoorn from Amsterdam by Train: Canal Path, Electric Boat and Peat Museum Train to Steenwijk and bus 70. The canal path first thing, two hours in an electric boat along the Dorpsgracht and the lakes, lunch by the water and the peat museum. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/giethoorn/itineraries/by-train-with-an-electric-boat · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 07:30 · Salida: 1 h 30 by train (from Amsterdam Centraal to Steenwijk; sometimes with a change at Zwolle) - 15 min by bus (bus 70 to Dominee Hylkemaweg; from late April to October, also the Giethoorn Express) - 09:30 · Walking the Dorpsgracht footpath (from north to south along the Dorpsgracht, with the village still empty) - 4 min on foot - 10:30 · Electric boat along the Dorpsgracht and Lake Bovenwijde (Smit Giethoorn, Zuiderpad 58 · fluisterboot from €20 an hour; book online) · Smit Giethoorn, From €20 per boat per hour - 11 min on foot - 12:45 · Smit Giethoorn (terrace over the canal; open every day from 9:00) · Smit Giethoorn, €€ - 11 min on foot - 14:15 · t Olde Maat Uus Museum (€7.50 · in winter, Friday to Monday from 11:00 to 16:00) - 15:45 · Vuelta: 15 min by bus (bus 70 to Steenwijk from Dominee Hylkemaweg) - 1 h 30 by train (in Amsterdam around 18:30) Giethoorn has no station, but it works well as a day trip from Amsterdam without a car: train to Steenwijk and a quarter of an hour by bus. It is about two hours each way, so the trick is to leave early. You arrive before the excursion coaches, walk the canal while it is still quiet and take to the water before the Dorpsgracht fills up at midday. The afternoon is for eating by the water and understanding, in the museum, why this village has canals instead of streets. ## The day, hour by hour 7:30 · Train to Steenwijk. From Amsterdam Centraal, around an hour and a half, sometimes with a change at Zwolle. At Steenwijk, bus 70 leaves beside the station and takes about fifteen minutes to the Dominee Hylkemaweg stop. From late April to October the Giethoorn Express also runs, every half hour. 9:30 · The Dorpsgracht path. From the stop it is about ten minutes' walk to the canal. Walk it from north to south: reed-roofed houses, each on its own island, wooden bridges and gardens running down to the water. At this hour there is hardly anyone. 10:30 · Two hours in an electric boat. At Smit Giethoorn, on the Zuiderpad, you hire a licence-free fluisterboot, from €20 an hour for a boat for up to eight people. They explain how to handle it in a few minutes. Sail along the Dorpsgracht and out to Lake Bovenwijde; if it is windy, stay in the canals. Book the time online, in their Giethoorntickets shop. 12:45 · Lunch on the Smit terrace. When you return the boat you eat in the same place, over the canal, watching the boats that have just set out. Open every day. 14:15 · 't Olde Maat Uus museum. An old farmhouse on the Binnenpad with a fisherman's house and boat shed that explains the peat and village life. €7.50 for adults and €2.50 for ages 4 to 12. In winter it opens Friday to Monday, from 11:00 to 16:00. 15:45 · Return. Bus 70 to Steenwijk and train to Amsterdam; you arrive around half past six. ## Is it for me? If you have no car and want to see Giethoorn without staying the night, yes. With children it works very well: everything is flat, with no cars, and they love the boat; ask for life jackets in their size. If you can, stay overnight: the canal at dusk, without the excursions, is the best of the village. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Steenwijk, sometimes with a change at Zwolle, and bus 70 to Dominee Hylkemaweg. Pay by contactless card on the train and bus. Check timetables on 9292.nl. ### By car Around an hour and a half from Amsterdam via the A6 and A32. You cannot drive into the old centre: Smit has free parking for customers. ## Consejos ### Take the first train you can Every hour you gain in the morning is an hour of quiet canal. ### Book the boat online It holds your time slot on spring and summer weekends. ### Bring a rain cape The fluisterboot is open; if rain threatens, ask for a covered sloep, from €30 an hour. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Can you go to Giethoorn from Amsterdam in a day? Yes. By train to Steenwijk and bus 70 it is about two hours each way; leave early. ### Do you need a licence for the boat? No. Hire fluisterboten are sailed without a licence. ### How much does the trip cost? Between €40 and €65 per person with a shared boat, the museum and lunch, without the train. ### Is the museum open in winter? From November to March, Friday to Monday from 11:00 to 16:00, and daily during the Christmas and spring school holidays.