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Our public transport is the way to get to know the city and to visit all its attractions. Whether it is day or night, we aim to get you to your destination in Amsterdam by means of our 15 tram lines, 50 bus lines, 4 metro lines and 5 ferry crossings.

GVB Tickets & Info Affordable Day Passes placed at the entrances and exits of all the driver or conductor, please have the When you want to get information Amsterdam's public transport system uses trams and buses. When you check in, you right money ready. Both one-day and in person about Amsterdam's public the OV-chipkaart.This is a card that you will hear one beep and see a green light. multi-day passes are also sold at vending transport, you are more than welcome to load with money so that it works like an When you check out as you leave a tram machines at all metro stations. visit GVBTickets & is the place electronic purse. We offer various types. or bus, you will hear two beeps. to come for travel tickets and passes, If you are staying just a couple of days in Metro When you arrive at a metro station, Entry door tram maps of Amsterdam's public transport Amsterdam, your most useful and cheapest hold your pass in front of the card reader To help you enter and exit quickly and network and timetables for GVB lines option is the one-day or multi-day pass. that is built into the metro gate easily, Amsterdam's trams have designa­ all over Amsterdam. You will find the This gives you unlimited travel on all will check out in the same way ted entry and exit entry door addresses and opening times on page 3. trams, buses and operated by GVB at the station where you exit the metro is the double door at the back of the tram. throughout Amsterdam, without having to system. Alternatively, you can enter at the door To the best attractions consider transfer times. next to the exit doors all have On pages 18-21 you will find a list of For a day out in Amsterdam, we have the Where can buy the OV-chipkaart? swing gates. See page 26. the most entertaining and unusual one-day is valid for 24 hours OV-chipkaarts are available at GVBTickets attractions together with details of how from the first time you check in. Within the & You can also buy the GVB one-day to reach them by public transport. 24-hour period of validity, you can hop pass from the driver or conductor in the between GVB modes of transport, checking tram or bus. When you buy a ticket from Day and night in and out of buses, trams and metros, as Trams, buses and the metro operate from often as you like. If you plan to stay longer, six o'clock in the morning until half-past we have other passes that are valid from midnight. Our night buses operate from 2 to 7 days (48 to hours validity). half-past midnight until around seven o'clock in the morning. See also page How do travel with the 14-15. OV-chipkaart? Tram and bus Every time you enter and leave A special night rate applies to the night a vehicle you need to check in or check out. bus. However, your GVB one-day pass or When your trip includes a change of a GVB multi-day pass will also be accep­ you have to check out of the first vehicle and ted. Ask for the free Night Buses folder at into the next check in, you hold your GVBTickets & Info. pass in front of the card reader. Readers are H i

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16 17 NEMO (science centre) • 05 Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 38 Muziekgebouw - Bimhuis • 04 Bus 22-48 > Kadijksplein > Tram 26 > Muziekgebouw Bimhuis Highlights 18 • 33 Heineken Music Hall • see map below Night bus 359 > Jan Schaeferbrug Tram 2-5 > Rijksmuseum Metro 50-54 > Station Bijlmer ArenA 39 Ziggo Dome • see map below Tram 7-10 > Spiegelgracht > = Stop Night bus 355-357 > Station Bijlmer ArenA Metro 50-54 > Station Bijlmer ArenA Tram 3-12-16-24 > 34 Paradiso • J9 Night bus 355-357 > Station Bijlmer ArenA 19 Het • M7 Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein • K5 = map coordinate page 16/17 Metro 51-53-54 Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 Entertainment areas Tram 9-14 > Mr. Visserplein > Leidseplein 40 Leidseplein • Museums & Attractions 20 Stedelijk museum • 35 Melkweg • Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein 1 Allard Pierson museum (archaeology) Tram >Van Baerlestraat Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 • K7 Tram > Museumplein Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 > Leidseplein Tram > 21 Tassenmuseum Hendrikje > Leidseplein 41 Max Euweplein / Holland Casino • 2 The Amsterdam Dungeon • K6 (bags/purses) • K8 36 Muziektheater • M7 Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein Tram > Dam Tram 4-9-14 > Metro 51-53-54 > Waterlooplein Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 3 Amsterdam Museum • K6/7 22 Tropenmuseum (tropical museum) • Tram 9-14 > Waterlooplein > Leidseplein Tram > Spui Tram 9-10-14 > Alexanderplein Night bus 355-357-359-361-363 42 Rembrandtplein • L8 4 Museum • Tram 3-7 > Wijttenbachstraat >Waterlooplein Tram 4-9-14 > Rembrandtplein Tram 13-14-17 >Westermarkt 23 • 37 (municipal theatre) • Night bus 355-357-359-361-363 5 Anne Frank Huis • Tram >Van Baerlestraat Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein > Rembrandtplein Tram 13-14-17 > Tram > Museumplein Night bus 348-352-353-354-358 43 ArenA Boulevard • see map below 6 Artis Royal Zoo - home of biodiversity • 07 24 Verzetsmuseum (Dutch resistance) • 07 > Leidseplein Metro 50-54 > Station Bijlmer ArenA Tram 9-14 > Artis Tram 9-14 > Artis Night bus 355-357 > Station Bijlmer ArenA 7 Bijbels Museum (biblical) • J7 25 Woonbootmuseum (Houseboat) • Tram 1-2-5 > Spui Tram > 8 • Tram > Westermarkt Tram 2-3-5-12 Van Baerlestraat Tram > Museumplein Monuments 9 Eye Filmmuseum (movie) • M2 26 Begijnhof (beguine courtyard) • K7 Bus 38 > Buiksloterwegveer Tram 1-2-4-5-9-14-16-24 > Spui 10 Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum • L6 27 De Nieuwe Kerk (church) • K5 Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148 Tram 1-2-4-5-9-13-14-16-17-24 > Dam 11 Heineken Experience • 28 De Oude Kerk (church) • L5 Tram > Stadhouderskade Tram > Dam 12 Hortus Botanicus • N8 29 Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) • K5 Tram Artis Tram > Dam 13 Amsterdam • M8 Metro Theatres Tram 9-14 > Mr. Visserplein 30 KoninklijkTheater Carré • M9 14 • M8 Metro 51-53-54 > Weesperplein Metro Waterlooplein Tram 7-10 > Oosteinde Tram > Mr. Visserplein Tram 9-14 > Waterlooplein 15 Tussauds Amsterdam • K6 Night bus 355 > Wibautstraat Tram 1-2-4-5-9-13-14-16-17-24 > Dam 31 Concertgebouw (concert hall) • 16 Het Scheepvaartmuseum (maritime) Tram 3-5-12-16-24 > Museumplein VOC Ship • 06 Night bus 358 > Museumplein Bus 22 > Kattenburgerplein 32 DeLaMarTheater • Bus 48 > Kattenburgerstraat Tram 1-2-5-7-10 > Leidseplein

18 Trendy City Beaches Various 44 Blijburg • see map page 19 55 Amsterdam ArenA / Ajax museum Tram 26 > IJburg • see map page 19 Bus 66 > IJburg (strand) Metro > Station Bijlmer ArenA Night bus 359 > IJburg 56 Terminal Amsterdam • P4 45 Strand West • see map page 19 Tram 26 > Muziekgeb. Bimhuis Bus 22-48 > 57 RAI (congress center) • Strand Zuid • J14 Metro 50-51 > Station RAI Tram 4> Europaplein Tram 4 > Station RAI Bus 65 > Dintelstraat Bus 65 > Dintelstraat Bus 62 > Europaplein 58 World Trade Center • Metro 50-51 > Station RAI Metro 50-51 > Station Zuid Tram 5 > Station Zuid Camping sites Bus > Station Zuid 47 Gaasper Camping Amsterdam • see map page 19 Shopping areas Metro 53 > Station Gaasperplas Amsterdamse Poort / ArenA Boulevard Bus 41-47-49 > Station Gaasperplas • see map page 19 Night bus 355-357 > Station Gaasperplas Metro 50-54 > Station Bijlmer ArenA 48 Camping Vliegenbos • see map page Damrak • L5 Bus 32-33-38 > Merelstraat Tram 4-9-14-16-24 > Dam Night bus 361 > Meeuwenlaan De 9 Straatjes • 49 Camping • Y8 Tram 1-2-5 > Spui Tram > Tram 13-14-17 >Westermarkt Tram 26 > Zuiderzeeweg • I/J3/4/5 Bus 37 > Zuiderzeeweg Tram 13-14-17 >Westermarkt Night bus 359 > Insulindeweg or • K6/7 Zuiderzeeweg Tram 1-2-4-5-9-13-14-16-17-24 > Dam Find the smartest way 50 Camping De Badhoeve • see map page 19 Leidsestraat • J8 Bus 30 > Tram 1-2-5 > or Leidseplein from A to B (1 (only Mon-Fri from 06.00-19.00 hrs) Magna Plaza () On maps.google.com or Google • K5 Markets Tram 1-2-5-13-14-17 > Dam Maps for mobile 51 Albert Cuyp (general goods) • Nieuwendijk • Tram 4 > Stadhouderskade Tram 1-2-4-5-9-13-14-16-17-24 > Dam Tram 16-24 > Albert Cuypstraat Nieuwe Spiegelstraat (Art & Antiques) • J9 Tram 3 > 2e van der Helststraat Tram 7-10 > Spiegelgracht 52 Bloemenmarkt (flowers) • K8 PC Hooftstraat • Tram 1-2-5 > Koningsplein Tram 2-5 > Rijksmuseum Tram 4-9-14-16-24> Muntplein • K6 53 Dappermarkt (general goods) • R8 Tram > Rokin Tram 3-7 > Dapperstraat Utrechtsestraat • L8/9 Tram 9 > 1e van Swindenstraat Tram 4-9-14 > Rembrandtplein Tram > Pontanusstraat Van Baerlestraat • 54 Waterlooplein (fleamarket) • N7 Tram Van Baerlestraat Metro 51-53-54 > Waterlooplein Tram 9-14 Waterlooplein

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