About Leiden
About Leiden
Situated at what has traditionally been an important junction, where waterways and roads cross, stands a city that will enchant you: Leiden. The city is famous for its alms houses, university, museums and glorious history. The spirit of the Golden Age lives on here, a place where Rembrandt was born and inspired so many other influential painters. But even after this era, Leiden continued to attract scientists, artists and industry. The canals, the historical buildings, the alleyways, the treasuries of knowledge, culture and science: Leiden is definitely worth seeing.
How to get to Leiden
The city is ideally situated; large urban centers such as The Hague and Amsterdam are just a stone’s throw away. The city boasts excellent international accessibility, with Schiphol International Airport Amsterdam at 20 minutes’ distance. The North Sea shore lies 12 kilometres to the west of Leiden.National and international connections
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Leiden is well-connected by train, car and plane. Schiphol international Airport has direct connections to more than 300 locations throughout the world, and it takes only a 15-minute train journey to reach Leiden. The intercity train runs six times per hour. The journey to Leiden is quicker than the journey to Amsterdam, and travellers arrive right in the center of the city, within walking distance of the congress hotel and the other suggested hotels.
Public transport
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Leiden is very accessible using public transport. Trains stop at Leiden Central Station from several directions. From this station, travellers can stroll right into the city centre. Most places in Leiden are within walking distance. Buses run frequently, to practically every location in the city.
Museum Boerhaave and the Academy Building have regular bus connections with Leiden Central Station. Details of your bus itinerary can be seen and downloaded via https://9292.nl/en. In the destination field please fill out respectively ‘Museum Boerhaave’ or ‘Academie Gebouw’.
Car
Leiden is situated between two large motorways, the A4 and the A44. Cars can park on Haagweg, at the edge of the city centre. From there, free shuttle buses depart to every destination in the city, and visitors can be picked up with just one phone call.
Canals circle and cut through Leiden’s monumental centre. Almost all locations and hotels are within walking distance of each other, and most are also easily accessible by boat.