Café Restaurant Schlemmer
What to order: the three-course menu, with meat, fish or vegetarian, or a high tea in the garden.
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Day itinerary · 52.08° N · 4.32° E
The Hague in a day from Amsterdam, Girl with a Pearl Earring and the beach 50 minutes by train away.
Fifty minutes by train, Vermeer at the Mauritshuis, Escher in a palace, lunch at a classic café, Madurodam and sunset on the Scheveningen pier.
Leaving from
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Part of The Hague and Scheveningen
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Total time11 h
By car1 h each way
Train50 min from Amsterdam Centraal
Mauritshuis€21 · free up to 18
Escher€14.50
MadurodamPrice depends on the day
DifficultyEasy, on foot and by tram
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Amsterdam 45 min by train
train from Amsterdam Centraal to Den Haag Centraal · 10 min on foot to the Mauritshuis
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Mauritshuis, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Vermeer
€21 · free up to 18 · book online in season
- 8 min on foot
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Escher in Het Paleis, on the Lange Voorhout
along the Lange Voorhout · €14.50
- 6 min on foot
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Café Restaurant Schlemmer
three-course menu · open every day
Lange Houtstraat 17, 2511 CV Den Haag · +31 70 360 90 00
Restaurant €€Book - 15 min by tram
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Madurodam, the Netherlands in miniature
tram 9 from Den Haag Centraal · online ticket
- 10 min by tram
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Scheveningen beach and pier, with the SkyView Ferris wheel
the same tram 9 to the promenade · SkyView Ferris wheel
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Back home 15 min by tram
tram 9 to Den Haag Centraal
- 45 min by train · you reach Amsterdam Centraal around 21:00
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Mauritshuis, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Vermeer
The Hague is the day trip that mixes in one day what elsewhere takes two: a small museum with paintings everyone knows, a miniature city and the North Sea. This plan starts with Vermeer at the Mauritshuis, continues with Escher in a palace on the Lange Voorhout, eats at a long-established café and takes tram 9, which links Madurodam with Scheveningen beach.
The day, hour by hour
8:45 · Train to The Hague. About 45 to 50 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal to Den Haag Centraal. Ten minutes on foot to the Hofvijver.
10:00 · Mauritshuis. Girl with a Pearl Earring, View of Delft, Rembrandt and The Goldfinch. €21, free up to age 18. An hour and a half is enough.
11:45 · Escher in Het Paleis. Along the Lange Voorhout, the former winter palace of Queen Emma with more than 120 Escher prints. €14.50.
13:15 · Lunch at Schlemmer. Three-course menu with meat, fish or vegetarian, in the theatre district. Open every day.
14:45 · Madurodam. Tram 9 from the central station: the Netherlands in miniature, with interactive attractions. Buy your ticket online.
17:30 · Scheveningen beach and pier. The same tram continues to the sea. A stroll on the sand, the Kurhaus and the pier Ferris wheel.
19:30 · Return. Tram 9 to the station and train to Amsterdam; you arrive around 21:00.
With children or in the rain
With children, Madurodam and the beach are the best of the day, and at the Mauritshuis under-18s do not pay. If it rains, swap the beach for the Panorama Mesdag, a circular painting that puts you in the dunes of Scheveningen in 1881, and have fish for dinner at Simonis, in the harbour. Without young children, replace Madurodam with the canal boat trip with De Ooievaart.
Time1 h 30
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Simonis aan de Haven
What to order: kibbeling (battered cod chunks) with sauce, and a herring if it is Hollandse Nieuwe season.
Restaurant De Basiliek
What to order: one of the fixed-price menus, which you put together by choosing dishes from the menu.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to The Hague and Scheveningen
Tuesday to Sunday all year (Escher closes on Mondays); from April to September, with the beach and the pier terraces at their best.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Avoid Monday
Escher in Het Paleis and the Panorama Mesdag are closed.
- 2Mauritshuis later is cheaper
Between 16:00 and 18:00 there is a reduced rate; if you prefer, reverse the order of the day.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get from Amsterdam to The Hague?
About 45 to 50 minutes by train to Den Haag Centraal.
How much does the day cost?
Mauritshuis €21, Escher €14.50 and Madurodam depending on the day, plus the train and food.
Is there time to see Delft too?
Better on another day or by sleeping in The Hague or Delft: with Madurodam and the beach, the day is already full.
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.