
How to get to the Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans is a stone’s throw from Amsterdam and is easily accessible by bus, train, car and bicycle.
For the most recent travel recommendations, check the Travel planner on the website or the Reisplanner Xtra travel planner app on your telephone from 10 days prior to departure.
The Rnet-bus 391 runs from Amsterdam Central Station every fifteen minutes to the Zaanse Schans. The trip takes forty minutes. For more information: www.bus391.nl.
The Rnet-bus 817 drives in July and August from the Zaanse Schans to Volendam/Edam. Also in the weekends Ascension Day and Pentecost is the bus available. For more information: www.bus817.nl.
Train
The nearest railway station is Zaandijk – Zaanse Schans. This station can be reached by local train from Amsterdam Central Station in 17 minutes. Subsequently walk to the Zaanse Schans in 15 minutes.
Get from Amsterdam to the Zaanse Schans the easy way with the Amsterdam & Region Travel Ticket – a travel card that delivers carefree travel on public transport. For more informatie click here.
Plan your journey by public transport via 9292.
You could take the Ferry Zaanboot from Amsterdam Centraal Station to the Zaanse Schans. Duration +/- 110 minutes. You can find information on the ferry timetable and current rates via www.zaanferry.com
Public Jetties
There are several public jetties at the Zaanse Schans. For more information contact the Port Authority of Zaanstad: +31 (0) 75-681 68 88.
Motor homes
It is possible to park with motor homes near the Zaanse Schans, the address of the parking place is Wezelstraat 12.
Accessibility for disabled visitors
The Zaanse Schans is a unique living and working community with beautiful wooden houses, museums, mills, shops, crafts and restaurants. This area gives an excellent picture of the Zaan district in the 17th and 18th centuries. This means – alas – that accessibility has been adjusted accordingly and stems from a different era in order to maintain the nostalgic and historical picture. Not all locations are wheelchair or walker accessible. The Zaanse Schans does have accessible bridges and toilets. These can be found in the brasserie de Bezem and the Zaans Museum.
There are special parking spaces available for disabled visitors. You can reserve a wheelchair at the Zaans Museum. Of all the mills, only the Jonge Schaap is wheelchair accessible.
In the high season, the bicycle taxi is a fun way to get to and from the station and the windmills, but also Zaandijk and Haaldersbroek. Most types of wheelchairs can be transported.