# Day Trip to Kinderdijk and Rotterdam from Amsterdam: Windmills, Boat and Harbour

Fast train to Rotterdam, a boat to the Kinderdijk windmills, back along the river, the harbour with Spido and dinner at the Hotel New York, opposite the Erasmus Bridge.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/rotterdam/itineraries/kinderdijk-windmills-boat-and-harbour · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 45 min by train (Intercity Direct from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal, with supplement)
  - 30 min on foot (from the station to the Erasmus Bridge through the centre)
- 09:30 · WaterShuttle from Rotterdam to Kinderdijk, en Kinderdijk (buy the combined ticket with entry · €32.50) · WaterShuttle, From €33 per adult
  - 30 min by boat
- 10:15 · Wisboom pumping station and the De Fabriek film, en Kinderdijk (start with the De Fabriek film)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:00 · Boat between the Kinderdijk windmills, en Kinderdijk (included · get off at Nederwaard)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:30 · Nederwaard museum windmill, en Kinderdijk (included · steep stairs)
  - 10 min on foot
- 12:30 · Kinderdijk Café, at the visitor centre, en Kinderdijk (terrace over the water) · Kinderdijk Café, at the visitor centre, €
  - 30 min by boat
- 14:00 · Rotterdam Harbour Boat Trip with Spido (WaterShuttle back to the Erasmus Bridge · Spido €18.75) · Spido, From €19 per adult
  - 5 min on foot
- 15:30 · Walk Across the Erasmus Bridge to Kop van Zuid (walk across the bridge)
  - 15 min on foot
- 17:00 · Hotel New York Café-Restaurant (kitchen open from 12:00 to 22:00) · Hotel New York Café-Restaurant, €€€
- 19:00 · Vuelta: 10 min by metro (metro from Wilhelminaplein to Rotterdam Centraal)
  - 45 min by train (you reach Amsterdam Centraal around 20:00)

The windmills of Kinderdijk are the image of Holland that everyone wants to see, but from Amsterdam there is no direct way to get there. The key is Rotterdam: in 40 minutes by train you are at the Erasmus Bridge, and from there the WaterShuttle drops you at the gate of the windmills in half an hour. This plan does the windmills in the morning, when there are fewer people, and devotes the afternoon to Rotterdam's harbour and its architecture.

## The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Train to Rotterdam. Intercity Direct, about 40 minutes, with a small supplement. From Rotterdam Centraal, half an hour on foot through the centre to the Erasmus Bridge.

9:30 · WaterShuttle to Kinderdijk. Buy the combined ticket with entry (€32.50; €15 for ages 4 to 12): it does not force you to choose a time.

10:15 · De Fabriek and Wisboom. Start with the wordless film that explains the polder and continue with the Wisboom steam pumps.

11:00 · Boat among the windmills. The De Hopper boat goes along the canal and lets you get off beside the windmills.

11:30 · Nederwaard museum windmill. The miller's house, with the gears in motion.

12:30 · Lunch at the Kinderdijk café. Sandwiches on the terrace over the water.

14:00 · Harbour with Spido. WaterShuttle back to the Erasmus Bridge and, right next to it, the 75-minute harbour tour. €18.75.

15:30 · Erasmus Bridge and Kop van Zuid. Walk across the bridge to the Wilhelminapier, among skyscrapers.

17:00 · Dinner at the Hotel New York. In the former Holland America Line headquarters, with the river in front.

19:00 · Return. Metro from Wilhelminaplein to Rotterdam Centraal and Intercity Direct to Amsterdam.

## With children or in the rain

With children, the windmills with the boat and the WaterShuttle are the best of the day, and under-4s do not pay. If it rains, the film and the pumping station are under cover, and in Rotterdam you can swap the bridge walk for the Markthal. If you go in winter on a weekday, the WaterShuttle does not run: go to Kinderdijk by metro to Kralingse Zoom and bus 489.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Intercity Direct to Rotterdam and WaterShuttle to Kinderdijk, or metro and bus 489. It is the most practical.

### By car
About 95 km to Kinderdijk. From mid-March to November you park at the Alblasserdam Transferium (€9.75, with shuttle) and then you must go to Rotterdam separately.

## Consejos

### Don't cut it fine for the last boat
On peak days the last WaterShuttle to Rotterdam fills up.

### Spido in winter
From November to March, Monday to Wednesday it only departs at 14:00.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do you get from Amsterdam to Kinderdijk?
By train to Rotterdam and from there on the WaterShuttle from the Erasmus Bridge, or by metro and bus 489. In total, about an hour and three quarters.

### How much does the day cost?
WaterShuttle with entry €32.50, Spido €18.75, plus the train and meals.

### Can you do it in winter?
Yes, Friday to Sunday with the WaterShuttle, or any day with bus 489. Kinderdijk closes for a few weeks in January.