Traveling by Water
At Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage, everything revolves around water – so what better way to get here than by traveling over the water? And the best part: you can take your bike with you for free! Here are your options:
By WaterShuttle
Visiting us on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? Then you can take the WaterShuttle from Rotterdam. In less than half an hour, this service brings you quickly and comfortably to the entrance of the windmill area. But please note: the WaterShuttle is not part of the public transport system. You will need a separate ticket, which you can easily order together with your Kinderdijk entrance ticket via our website.
By Waterbus
You can also travel to Kinderdijk by Waterbus from Rotterdam or Dordrecht. There are a few routes you can choose from:
Transfer Ridderkerk
With Line 20 from Rotterdam or Dordrecht, change at the Schans stop in Ridderkerk to the ‘Driehoeksveer‘. From there you are in Kinderdijk within a few minutes. Please note: the ‘Driehoeksveer’ is not part of the Waterbus, you will need to buy a separate ticket here.
Stop at Kade Alblasserdam
Only if you bring a bike with you, disembarking at the stop Kade in Alblasserdam (Line 20) is an option. From there it is a fifteen minute bike ride to the entrance of the windmill area.
Traveling by Land
By bus
Kinderdijk is also easy to reach by bus. From Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and the surrounding towns, there are several ways to the entrance of the windmill area by bus.
Rotterdam – Kinderdijk
Line 489: Starting point Rotterdam Kralingse Zoom. About 35 minutes travel time to Kinderdijk Molenkade. Runs twice an hour, seven days a week. From Rotterdam-Center/Rotterdam-Alexander Station you travel with the RET metro line A/B/C to metro station Kralingse Zoom. From Rotterdam-Zuid or Rotterdam Central Station, take RET Tram line 23 to Beverwaard and change at P + R Beverwaard to bus Line 489.
Dordrecht – Kinderdijk
Line 93: Runs once an hour from Monday to Friday from platform B of Central Station to Kinderdijk. For the return journey to Dordrecht, take Line 489 in Kinderdijk to Nieuw-Lekkerland, from there the bus continues as Line 93 to Dordrecht.
Line 416: Runs every half hour seven days a week from platform B, Dordrecht to Alblasserdam, Scheldeplein. There, change to Line 489 to Kinderdijk.
Tourist day ticket
The 1-Day ticket from RET is not valid at Qbuzz. However, the tourist day ticket is valid at Qbuzz. On the Qbuzz buses you can easily buy a single ticket with debit & credit card, or you travel with the OV-chipkaart or your bank card.