Haarlem: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Haarlem is a city of 162,543 people in The Netherlands (North Holland), 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Haarlem railway station. It is a port city: port of Spaarndam and 1 more.
Key facts
Daylight in Haarlem runs from about 7 h 45 min a day in late December to 16 h 53 min in late June (computed for 52.38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Haarlem is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,467-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 49 km).
Flights to Haarlem: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Haarlem railway station, Haarlem Spaarnwoude railway station, Rijksstraatweg railway station. Trains to Haarlem
Buses to Haarlem · Driving and car hire · Ferries
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Frans Hals Museum | 195,000 | — |
| Teylers Museum | 126,581 | 2017 |
| Verwey Museum Haarlem | 22,000 | — |
The busiest is Frans Hals Museum at 195,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Haarlem
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 340 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 381 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 227 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 171 km (Belgium) — flights · trains · tours
- Rotterdam, 52 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Amsterdam, 17 km — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 378 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 196 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 193 km (Germany) — tours
- Dortmund, 216 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Angers, Osnabrück, Mutare, Emirdağ.
Common questions
Which airport serves Haarlem?
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Haarlem?
About 162,543 people live in Haarlem, across 32 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Haarlem in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Haarlem?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Haarlem?
London (340 km), Hamburg (381 km), Köln (227 km), Brussels (171 km), Rotterdam (52 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.