National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) Tours and Tickets

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Adult tickets for the National Maritime Museum cost €18.50, while students and people aged 13–17 pay €8.50. Children 12 and younger go free, as do companions of disabled visitors. Entry is included in the I Amsterdam City Card and Museumkaart (Museum Card).

The National Maritime Museum and its shop are open 10am–5pm seven days a week. The museum closes on January 1, December 25, and King’s Day, the Dutch holiday that usually falls on April 27. When April 27 is a Sunday, it’s celebrated on April 26.

Yes, the National Maritime Museum is a good choice for kids, as the Doris the Diver interactive exhibit caters to little ones as young as two. Children can learn about whales and whaling, discover the engine room of a steamship, and explore the enormous replica East Indiaman sailing ship Amsterdam.

The National Maritime Museum is less than a 20-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station, or you can catch the 22 bus to Muiderpoort Station. For a more atmospheric approach, you can ride the hop-on, hop-off boat from Central Station: The museum is the third stop on the route.

Yes, the National Maritime Museum is accessible to travelers who use wheelchairs, and companions of visitors with disabilities go free. Elevators and accessible bathrooms are on all levels of the museum, but only the main deck of the Amsterdam sailing ship is wheelchair-accessible. Mobility scooters are not allowed in the museum.