Bruges Day Trip from Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 12 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take advantage of the close proximity of European countries on a day trip to Bruges from Amsterdam. Ideal for travelers who want to see more of Europe in less time, this tour saves you the hassle of planning by taking care of transport. A guided walking tour of Bruges' UNESCO-listed Old Town will give you a good overview so you can later explore the city independently at your own pace.
- See the best of Bruges even if you’re short on time on a day trip from Amsterdam
- Enjoy both guided sightseeing and free time to explore Bruges
- Letting someone else drive lets you admire the scenery
- Indulge your sweet tooth with a brief chocolate tasting
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking guide (guided tour option only)
- Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned coach
- Guided Walking Tour of Bruges (guided tour option only)
- Digital audio guide (At Your Pace option only)
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- AlohaDe Ruijterkade 151, 1011 AC Amsterdam, Netherlands
8:30h - Entrance of the Aloha Bowling Please be a few minutes in advance at the meeting point. Our guides wear ID of Buendia Tours.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Bargeplein (Katelijnparking)
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Minnewater Lake
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Begijnhof
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Walplein
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Stoofstraat
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mariastraat 23 (Pass By)
6
Saint John’s Hospital
8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Gruuthusemuseum
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Boniface Bridge
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Quai du Rosaire / Rozenhoedkaai
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
11
Huidenvettersplein
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
Burg Square
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
The Markt
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
14
Bruges
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
15
Bargeplein (Katelijnparking)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
- Your booking confirmation will be sent at the time of booking.
- Meals are not included, but your guide will be happy to recommend some great local restaurants and food spots during the tour.
- Children under 2 years old are required by Belgian law to travel in an appropriate child safety seat on the coach. Please bring a suitable car seat with you.
- Belgian regulations require the use of radio guides in certain situations. You are welcome to use your own compatible device, or we can provide one free of charge when required.
- No es recomendable para viajeros con movilidad reducida
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Gabriel and driver Maritoñi were excellent! It was a long long loooong drive … but so WORTHY! Bruges is so beautiful and unique that it deserves a visit or stay if you have time! We definitely recommend this tour with Buendia tours they were very organized and friendly. We had an amazing free time to roam around the restaurants and stores and then head back to Amsterdam (driving back was shorter…lol) . It was a nice day in Bruges!
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It is an extremely long day , mostly traveling to and from Bruges. Guide gave very little history other than the perfunctory topics
Maritoni and Gaberial where very friendly. Burgee is a beautiful town kids had a blast the beautiful sites and shop. Plus waffles and chocolate was amazing
Bfuges is a very nice city to visit if you have time. The tour allows you time to visit on your own, as well as a walking tour.
My friend and I joined this tour (the basic part of the tour). This tour that we chose included the transport portion along with a self audio tour to choose what to see on your own in Bruges.
We had some places in mind to see on our own once we arrived. There is also a fully guided tour option on the same bus which is great for others.
The meeting point for the tour is close to central station. The tour guide Victor was very dyanmic, filled with knowledge and recommendations.
The bus is clean and had charging ports.
Bruges is a charming city. The Dali museum is well worth it to see ( if you do the guided tour there is some free time or on your own) .
I'd highly recommend trying belgium waffles and chocolates.
One of the museums we wanted to see was closed on wed.
I would highly recommend Buendia tour company and this day tour.
Great day trip from Amsterdam ! Good bus - Victor is experienced and friendly guide.
Lots of time to explore city. Self guided tour worked well.
From Amsterdam it is a 3-hour bus ride each way so definitely makes it a longer day than we realized. Blanca, our guide, had double duty while we were on the bus as she gave information in both English and Spanish for the guests that were on the trip. Once we got to Amsterdam, Blanca took only the English speakers and gave us a very good tour. Bruges is a lovely town with winding streets, great Belgian chocolate (look for the cacao bean marker for chocolates made without tons of filler, e.g., sugar), and amazing Belgian waffles from Belgian Waffle House that you can get as takeaway. Very yummy! The chocolate tasting was underwhelming, but the amount of free time made up for it with plenty of places to wander around, souveniers a plenty, and interesting landmarks to photograph. Some people took a canal tour as Bruges is the Venice of the North.
There is a lot to see, and you will not see it all or do it all in this daytrip. However, as an introduction or sample of Belgium, Bruges, it's a good deal. My guide, Blanca, was extremely knowledgeable, sharp and very personable. Could have been a longer trip!
Blanca, our tour guide, was very kind, informative and accommodating. We enjoyed learning history and facts about The Netherlands and Belgium. Brugge was a beautiful, quaint city with wonderful canals, chocolates, wafels, Flemish stew, and all the shopping you might want! Blanca gave great recommendations for the best places to shop and eat in Brugge and in Amsterdam. This excursion makes for a long day! Be sure to eat a hearty breakfast and use the bathroom right before boarding, as there is no eating on the bus and no bathroom.
The bus was very full and there were very young children on board
It was difficult to hear what the tour guide was saying over their talking
We had an excellent excursion to beautiful Bruges! 🇧🇪 From the charming cobblestone streets and canals to the incredible history and architecture, it was such a memorable experience.
Our tour guide, Katherine, was wonderful—knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. She made the history come alive and made our day in Bruges even more enjoyable.
Everything was well organized, and we truly enjoyed every part of the excursion. We highly recommend this tour, and especially Katherine as a guide. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Show up early because even if you book two tickets there is no assurance you will sit next to each other on the coach! It was completely full with singles taking up seats and no double available. While this is a great initial orientation to the Bruges 5 hoirs is not close to enough time ro do much of anything other than walk and visit.
Knowledgeable humourous guide (Catherine). Good perspective of the place. Driver was good too.
Nice place.. Brugge.
Drive is almost 4 hours each way but definitely worth the trip. Guide was extremely informative and personable. Would take any tour she hosts. Had lots of free time to enjoy the city
I actually missed my trip as I got stuck in another country due to flt issues and was not able to make the trip at all I’m sure it would have been fabulous 😢
It is a long day. Our guide did not speak fluent English. Lots of landmarks were not explained at all. We were left to find our own way back to the bus which was scary. The legroom in the bus itself was very cramped. Toilet stops were unsatisfactory- dirty with no toilet paper.
I purchased the bus tour with boat. The bus ride was easy, the driver and guide (Nico) were good and very nice - they didn't chat much during the 3+ hour ride. Bruges was really cute but much bigger than I was expecting and really really crowded. I was told that I just need to show my ticket to the Boat attendants and they would scan my ticket - the first two places to board the boat told me that they did not take my kind of ticket (you have to stand in the long line to get a paper ticket first) - The third place said that they are able to take my ticket but it was too busy and I would have to come back later in the day. At that point it was going to be too late so unfortunately I never got to take the boat. :( So if you add the boat tour make sure to do that first. It is a long day, it was about 13 hours for us. All in all I I'm glad I went.
5/5 Stars – Fantastic Day Trip to Bruges!
We had an incredible trip to Bruges, and a huge part of that was thanks to our wonderful team, Mr. Maritoni and Mr. Gabriel!
Our guide, Mr. Gabriel, was extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and brought the history of Bruges to life with great storytelling. He made sure the group stayed together, gave fantastic local tips for free time, and was always happy to answer questions.
Our driver, Mr. Maritoni, provided a smooth, safe, and incredibly comfortable ride. He kept everything perfectly on schedule and navigated the route effortlessly.
Together, they made the entire experience seamless, organized, and stress-free. Highly recommended to anyone looking to explore Bruges!
Long long long bus trip. We left at 8:20 am and get back to the starting point until 8:40 pm. Trip not really as described
Booked the English trip but ended up on a bus where commentary was English then Spanish. Gabrielle however was a great guide.
We had a fantastic tour! Our driver and guide (Rafita GY )were both wonderful—very friendly, knowledgeable, professional, and helpful throughout the entire experience. The tour was well organized, enjoyable, and informative. We learned so much and had a great time exploring. Highly recommended!
It was a four hour drive to get there, while the description said it was only a three hour drive. When we finally arrived at 12:30, we went straight into the guided tour of the city with no opportunity for lunch. After such a long drive, there needs to be a time scheduled for people to eat. The tour went until 3:00, meaning we did not get food until close to 3:30. The tour was fine, but our guide was very difficult to understand. We were supposed to have three hours of free time in the city, but we only had one and a half, and had to spend much of that walking back to the bus to make sure we were there to leave on time. We did not arrive back in Amsterdam until after nine pm. In a city where most restaurants close at this time, this is not acceptable. We did not get dinner after already having to wait several hours for lunch. Bruges is a fun city to see, but it was ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH the drive to get there. I wish we had stayed in Amsterdam for the day.
Loved Bruges and would highly recommend to anyone. Only reason I didn't give a 5 was ours was a combined English/Spanish tour and the guide on the bus didn't speak English very well and it was hard to understand her. Our Bruges guide Leah, was excellent. She was knowledgeable and gave us a lot of good information
Pouring rain, waited an hour, the tour bus was a no show. No contact details for Viator. The tour didn’t even appear on “past and cancelled” on the wesite. Don’t even know how to apply for a refund. Maybe it was a scam
Very disappointed. Followed link on Viator on to Apple Maps and it took us to the wrong location. Missed the bus by 2 minutes when we switched to the link on Google Maps. Frustrating calls to phone number listed in the reservation did not connect us with the tour operator.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed with this tour. The tour was mainly conducted in Spanish, and the English-speaking tour guide was not very clear or easy to understand. I had a hard time understanding what he was saying for most of the tour.
The bus also did not have a restroom, which was inconvenient, especially for a long tour. On top of that, the driver did not allow us to drink beverages on the bus, which made the experience even less comfortable.
Overall, I expected a better experience and clearer English guidance. I hope these issues can be improved in the future.
Inspite of the rain today, Bruges was a pretty little town with much to see & do. Viktor was good & his food & activity recommendations were excellent. Bus ride was comfortable & not too tiring. Definitely a great day trip
Very beautiful town, the trip is worth the time it takes to get there from Amsterdam. The only complaint is the fact that the bus has seats that are reclined on an uncomfortable fixed position.
Too much time on the bus and not enough time in Brugge. Suggest travel by train. Also the boat cruise looked lovely but not enough time for that and time to eat lunch.
Our guide Catherine was lovely and gave us good suggestions. Unfortunately we waited 20 minutes for 3 in our group to get to the departing bus—they never showed up. We could have spent that time in Brugge!
In a new country, new place. This tours pick and drop instructions are too poor. There is no landmark or location for the pick up. We booked two tours with audio tour and only one was given the audio set and not for the other. The tour guide was very unapologetic about that.
When we reached the meeting point 5 mins late , they were already leaving without any worry to stop for people who are missing. In the morning they waited over 15 mins for some passenger and the evening made us feel small and almost were racist towards us.
Blanca and Jose were fabulous. I had such a great time. Got to see so many sights, taste some great chocolate and learn more about history
Very enjoyable day! Haven’t been to Brugge since 1990 yet it has retained its charm and beauty. Still one of my favorite European cities.
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