Travel to Zaanstad
Every way to reach Zaanstad: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Zaanstad is reachable from 19 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Zaanstad
Every mode that actually calls at Zaanstad, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 38 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 188 km | 4 |
| Coach | 32 | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 188 km | 2 |
- 19Places you can arrive from
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Zaanstad is not something we sell.

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Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 70 | 100% | Lelystad, 45 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Zaanstad that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 70 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Zaanstad
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Zaanstad
- Zaandam railway station
- Wormerveer railway station
- Koog aan de Zaan railway station
- Station
- Spaarndam
- Pontje Molletjesveer
The cheapest journeys into Zaanstad
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 91 km |
| Breda to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 17m | 96 km |
| Nijmegen to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 18m | 98 km |
| Rotterdam to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 1h 47m | 63 km |
| 's-Hertogenbosch to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 14m | 90 km |
| The Hague to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 55 km |
| Tilburg to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 28m | 102 km |
| Utrecht to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 45 km |
| Amersfoort to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 51 km |
| Apeldoorn to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 7m | 83 km |
| Zwolle to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 7m | 87 km |
| Leeuwarden to Zaanstad bus | €10.07 | 2h 30m | 107 km |
| Eindhoven to Zaanstad bus | €10.08 | 2h 41m | 121 km |
| Enschede to Zaanstad bus | €11.18 | 2h 58m | 144 km |
| Groningen to Zaanstad bus | €11.73 | 2h 59m | 145 km |
| Rotterdam to Zaanstad train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 63 km |
A day in Zaanstad hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Where to leave your bags in Zaanstad
Most of the points near Zaandam railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Zaanstad
Common questions about Travel to Zaanstad
How can I get to Zaanstad?
Zaanstad is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 19 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Zaanstad?
The cheapest way into Zaanstad is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 19 origins we sell into Zaanstad over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Zaanstad?
The fastest journey into Zaanstad is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Zaanstad have?
Zaanstad has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Zaandam railway station, Wormerveer railway station, Koog aan de Zaan railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Zaanstad from within 200 km?
70 of the routes we sell into Zaanstad start within 200 km. The nearest is Lelystad, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Zaanstad in Netherlands?
Zaanstad connects to 19 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 188 km away in a straight line. Netherlands routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Netherlands
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Zaanstad and elsewhere in Netherlands. None of it is ours to sell.
Anything to book in Zaanstad before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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