Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum & 1-Hour Canal Cruise Combo

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 60

Audio guideEN · HI +16

Mobile ticketAccepted

200 Van Gogh Paintings & a Boat Ride Through Amsterdam's Canal Ring

You arrive at your reserved time, walk straight into the Van Gogh Museum, and spend as long as you want with over 200 paintings and 500 drawings. Then you board a one-hour canal cruise with a multilingual audio guide, passing the Magere Brug, Anne Frank House, and the 17th-century Canal Ring. Both entries are included in one ticket, and your museum time slot is locked in when you book.

Step-by-step itinerary

Van Gogh Museum and Canal Cruise

Visit Van Gogh Museum at pre-booked time
Book 1-hour canal cruise at local office
Depart on 1-hour canal cruise
Pass Rijksmuseum and Anne Frank House
Pass under Magere Brug bridge
See Amsterdam Red Light District and Westerkerk
View The Nine Streets and Amsterdam Canal Ring
Enjoy sights along Amstel River

The Experience

Over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters. That's what waits inside the Van Gogh Museum when you arrive at your pre-booked time slot. You skip the line and move through the galleries at your own pace, standing in front of works that shift how you see color and loneliness and the shape of a starry night. The museum holds the world's largest collection of his work, so if you're going to spend time with Van Gogh, this is where it lands hardest.

After the museum, you head to the local operator's office to book your time for the canal cruise, or you can reserve it in advance at the Damrak 26 shop if you want to lock in a specific slot. The boat departs from one of three locations: Central Station, the Anne Frank House, or near the Rijksmuseum. Once you're on the water, an audio guide in 19 languages walks you through what you're seeing. You pass under the Magere Brug, the old wooden Skinny Bridge, glide past the Red Light District, and move through the UNESCO-listed Canal Belt where 17th-century merchant houses line the water. The whole cruise runs one hour, and the pace is slow enough that you actually absorb the city instead of just collecting photos.

The combo ticket saves you from buying two separate entries and figuring out timing yourself. Your museum slot is fixed (be on time or you lose it, and amendments aren't possible after purchase), so you know exactly when to show up. The canal cruise slot you can nail down in advance or arrange on the day, depending on how much you want to plan ahead. Either way, you're moving through two of Amsterdam's main draws without the friction of separate bookings or hunting for departure points.

What’s included

Your ticket includes skip-the-line entrance to the Van Gogh Museum at your reserved time slot, a one-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with GPS audio guide in 19 languages, and views of landmarks including the Magere Brug, Anne Frank House, Rijksmuseum, and the UNESCO Canal Ring.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tours & Tickets

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see the Van Gogh Museum and experience Amsterdam's canals without arranging two separate bookings or worrying about museum queues: the fixed time slot and combined ticket remove the logistics, leaving you to focus on the art and the water.