Travel

Leiden is ideally situated just a stone's throw from major cities like The Hague and Amsterdam. Schiphol Airport is less than twenty minutes away, and Rotterdam The Hague Airport twenty-five minutes. If you are arriving by public transport, the city centre is just a few steps from Leiden Central Station. For those who prefer to come by car, it is easy to park in Leiden.

Plan your route

By plane
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the largest Dutch airport offering great transport links to Leiden and the rest of the Netherlands. You can easily take the train, catch a bus, rent a car or have someone collect you. 
Schiphol Station is located directly below the airport. It only takes a couple of minutes to walk from Arrivals to Schiphol Plaza, where you can take the stairs, escalator or lift down to the platforms.
The airport is easy to reach and offers excellent parking facilities. You can also rent a car. Book the vehicle of your choice online or at one of the car rental desks in Arrivals 3.

Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Rotterdam The Hague Airport is the regional airport for the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan region and facilitate air travel for around two million passengers each year. The airport offers direct flights to 50 European destinations.

By train
If you are flying to Schiphol Amsterdam Airport (AMS), the easiest way to travel to Leiden is by train.
The airport has an underground railway station with frequent services to Leiden (as final destination, or en route to The Hague/Den Haag, Rotterdam, or Vlissingen). The train journey from the airport to Leiden takes 15-20 minutes. You can book you train ticket in advance via the website of the Dutch Railways.

The Leiden city centre is just a few steps from Leiden Central Station. The Hague is ten minutes away by train, and Amsterdam thirty-five minutes.

By car
Leiden is located between the A4 and A44 highways and easily accessible by car. If you are going by car to the center of Leiden, you can reserve a parking space with a discount in advance. Choose the date, time and length of your visit in advance. The longer you visit, the higher your discount. You can book & park at the parking garages Lammermarkt, Garenmarkt and Morspoort.

By public transport
Leiden is easy to reach by public transport. The bus station is right in front of Leiden Central Station and there are many routes serving the city and the region.
The Faculty of Humanities is a 10-minute walk from the train station.
Alternatively you could take bus 1 from the train station and get off at 'Paterstraat', or bus 5 or 6 and get off at 'Noordeinde'.