Shipping location

Our sailing location is at the former NDSM shipbuilding yard, diagonally across the street from Central Station in Amsterdam North.
The NDSM shipyard is a rugged, adventurous and iconic area on the IJ River. Its free character, post-industrial buildings and creative atmosphere form the backdrop where culture, self-organization and urban development come together.

Our departure location is easily and quickly accessible by public transportation, car, coach and bicycle.

The address of our sailing location is Ms. van Riemsdijkweg in Amsterdam.

Departure 'round trip Zaanse Schans to Amsterdam':

Kalverringdijk 25, 1509 BT Zaandam

By public transportation:

Two free ferries run directly from behind Amsterdam Central Station to the NDSM wharf, which are accessible to pedestrians and (moped) cyclists.

From Amsterdam Central Station get on the purple F4 ferry, the leftmost ferry to "NDSM". During peak hours the ferry leaves every 15 minutes, outside of that every half hour; quarter to and quarter past. The ferries sail all days until 23:45 and the sailing time is about 15 minutes.

We ask you to be present at our departure location at least 15 minutes before departure, so please take into account the time you need to get to us from Amsterdam Central Station.

By car:

Parking is easily available near our sailing location.

Parking at the NDSM lot costs €1.40 per hour. You can pay at the parking meter with pin or via the parking apps of Yellowbrick/Parkline, parking codes 19586/19587. Our ship is located next to the ferry and as navigation address you can enter Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 45, 1033 RC Amsterdam.

Departure Location Luxury Cruises Through Amsterdam's Canals:

Our sailing location for our luxury canal cruises through the Amsterdam canals is at City Marina IJdok, located within walking distance of Central Station and close to the Jordaan and Haarlemmerdijk. This marina is located right on the IJ in the center of Amsterdam, next to the sunny terrace of the new hotel of the international hotel chain Room Mate. Within 12 minutes you can walk from Central Station to our dock. The address of our sailing location is IJdok in Amsterdam. As navigation address you can enter IJdok 2, 1013 MM Amsterdam.

By public transportation:

Amsterdam central station is of course very easy to reach by bus and train. From Amsterdam Central Station it is a 12-minute walk to our jetty at City Marina IJdok. We ask you to be present at our sailing location at least 15 minutes before departure, so please take into account the time you need to get to us from Amsterdam Central Station.

By car:

You can easily park in parking garage Interparking IJdok located right next to City Marina IJdok. Parking garage Interparking IJdok is open 24/7 and more information can be found at: https://parkereninijdock.nl/informatie/

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