Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:04 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 11m over 54 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 28 September 2026
€11.88
- 42%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Alphen aan den Rijn
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:04First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Alphen aan den Rijn and Almere Stad.
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €16.29Mon21
- about €13.54Tue22
- about €16.84Wed23
- about €17.94Thu24
- about €15.19Fri25
- about €15.19Sat26
- about €13.54Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €14.09Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €12.44Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Almere Stad. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Almere Stad for the night the train gets in
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When to book Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €12.4414 days
- €13.547 days
- €16.843 days
- €16.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 42 percent. The dearest point is €16.84, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
54 km
47 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
70,251 → 176,432
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 54 km against 47 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at 's-Hertogenbosch. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Almere Poort railway station
Most of the points near Almere Poort railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
The fastest journey from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad takes 1h 11m door to door, of which 30m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
The cheapest fare from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
The cheapest way from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 14m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
Fares from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 42 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen publish service areas covering both Alphen aan den Rijn and Almere Stad, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
50 percent of the services we sell from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad are direct. The rest connect at 's-Hertogenbosch, with about 67 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad use?
Services from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad by train leave from Alphen aan den Rijn railway station and arrive at Almere Poort railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Alphen aan den Rijn to Almere Stad on 20 September 2026: 54 km of route against 47 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 11m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Almere Stad a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Almere Stad and across Netherlands
Day trips that leave Almere Stad in the morning and cover a good part of Netherlands by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Alphen aan den Rijn reaches 6 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 65 km. Almere Stad reaches 37 places in 3 countries, from 42 to 557 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Alphen aan den Rijn
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Almere Stad
Leaving Almere Stad
- 37Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 9Operators