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Van Gogh Museum & Canal Cruise Combo

Experience two of Amsterdam’s highlights with one ticket: skip the line at the Van Gogh Museum and take a one-hour canal cruise to see the city from a different perspective.

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This convenient combo brings together art and sightseeing for one great price. Begin with skip-the-line entry to the Van Gogh Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of Van Gogh’s works. Explore famous paintings such as Sunflowers and The Potato Eaters, along with letters and sketches that reveal the artist’s life and vision.

The package also includes a 1-hour canal cruise, giving you the chance to see Amsterdam from a different perspective. Glide past elegant canal houses, graceful bridges, and historic landmarks while onboard commentary shares stories about the city’s past and present.

By choosing this combo, you’ll not only enjoy two quintessential Amsterdam experiences in one booking, but also save money compared to purchasing each separately.

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Important Info

• Children aged 3 years or younger are allowed to join free of charge (provided they do not occupy their own seat)
• Children under the age of 18 can enter the Van Gogh Museum for free
• Your booked time slot will be your entrance time to the Van Gogh Museum
• The canal cruise is available multiple times each hour
• Only service dogs (who must be identifiable as such) are allowed on the boat
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What is included in activity

Time slot ticket to the Van Gogh Museum
1-hour Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Audio commentary on the cruise in 19 languages

What is not included

Multimedia guide at the Van Gogh Museum
Mobile ticket

Meeting point

Reach the Van Gogh Museum with tram numbers 2, 5, and 12 to the GVB tram station van Baerlestraat, or with tram numbers 3, 5, and 12 to the GVB tram station Museumplein (Museum Square). The canal cruise must be pre-booked at the local office located at Damrak 26, Amsterdam. Reach the canal cruise meeting point with tram numbers 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 24, or metro line 51, 52, 53, and 54. The nearest GVB tram and metro station is Central Station.

Places you will see

• Van Gogh Museum
• Amsterdam Canals

Reviews by travellers

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Annelies B.
Getting the tickets really cut out time in line waiting to get in. However, the info on the ticket was very confusing. It needs to state clearly that you get in line AT THE MUSEUM at your appointed time. The address for the canal ride needs to indicate that this is for the canal ride only - not where you meet for the museum.
12 days ago
Mirre R.
To get into the museum, you skip the ticket line but still need to get in que to enter. We picked 9:15am slot and lucked out with much smaller crowds and very enjoyable visit. We also visited the temporary exhibits. We enjoyed lunch after and took our time to cross the town for the boat tour. It was very informative, relaxing and nice. Definitely recommend this package.
13 days ago
Linneke J.
Planned a one day trip to Amsterdam for a birthday. Although we had to book the canal cruise upon arrival, the planning and explanation on the booking was very practical. We had no surprises and still had plenty of time leftover in our day to visit the city. The cruise was great and the museum, even as crowded as it was, ended being just what any Van Gogh enthusiast would hope the experience to be.
13 days ago
Youri T.
Well worth visiting. Knowing more about the artist, his life and particularly the messages in his work were very interesting, enlightening and moving. We spent four hours at the museum so that itself says a lot! Audio not included so a bit misleading in the information. This was an extra cost. The canal trip was fabulous and this did include the audio.
14 days ago
Katrijn B.
Worked well for us. Went straight to ticket office in Damrak central Amsterdam and got a boarding ticket for cruise. Decent one hour cruise to get a good feel of city from waterline level. Van Gogh ticket was essential as we saw walk-ups being turned away and told 'booked all week'.
15 days ago
Karlijn t.
Everything worked out well, we didn’t have any problems with the tickets. Also, we requested some additional info by email that was quickly provided. The museum is very beautiful, and the audio guide is a must to understand VG’s work. The cruise was nice, and the Captain very friendly. I recommend both attractions.
17 days ago
Tatiana E.
This ticket was worth the cost. The museum was wonderful but very crowded as it was a holiday. We were able to enter immediately. The canal cruise was better than expected. The head phones allowed passengers to be informed. The boat was full and the canals busy be at of the holiday.
21 days ago
Florentijn B.
If we didn't buy the museum ticket from this site we wouldn't be able to access the museum. the people in the queue outside informed him that it was Sold out and that there was no way to buy a ticket for the Sunday we went, so fortunately we bought it
21 days ago
Peet H.
It was amazing to be able to view over 100 works of art painted by Vincent Van Gogh and learn about his life. Pre- booking is essential as there are only a few time slots to view the museum on offer if you have not ordered your tickets online in advance. For example we arrived at the Van Gogh Museum at 11.15am and the next free slot would have been 3.15 in the afternoon, but fortunately we had pre-booked.
21 days ago
Annemijn H.
In relation to the Van Gogh museum, we didn't purchase a headset during our visit but you can literally read up on all the art and know the history of Van Gogh as the information was on the wall next to the picture. Museum is spread over 4 floors so if you had the headset it will direct you to the hanging picture that has number next to it but as we didn't we often travel in the wrong direction. This for me was not a problem as each picture has a different story to tell. As for the canal trip, we had in ear headphone provided for us so knew all the history. Very interesting to know the history so highly recommend. Give yourself plenty of time between the canal trip and the Van Gogh museum as they are not near each other.
23 days ago
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Starting point of the tour
Reach the Van Gogh Museum with tram numbers 2, 5, and 12 to the GVB tram station van Baerlestraat, or with tram numbers 3, 5, and 12 to the GVB tram station Museumplein (Museum Square). The canal cruise must be pre-booked at the local office located at Damrak 26, Amsterdam. Reach the canal cruise meeting point with tram numbers 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 24, or metro line 51, 52, 53, and 54. The nearest GVB tram and metro station is Central Station.