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Haarlem · The Netherlands

Tours, tickets and day trips in Haarlem

The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.

Most-visited sights in Haarlem with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Frans Hals Museum195,000
Teylers Museum126,5812017
Verwey Museum Haarlem22,000

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.

Day trips from Haarlem

Tours from Haarlem: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Haarlem to AmsterdamThe Netherlands17 km (11 mi)about 17 min
Haarlem to LeidenThe Netherlands27 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Haarlem to ZoetermeerThe Netherlands37 km (23 mi)about 36 min
Haarlem to Almere StadThe Netherlands39 km (24 mi)about 38 min
Haarlem to The HagueThe Netherlands41 km (25 mi)about 40 min
Haarlem to UtrechtThe Netherlands46 km (29 mi)about 45 min
Haarlem to RotterdamThe Netherlands52 km (32 mi)about 51 min
Haarlem to AmersfoortThe Netherlands57 km (35 mi)about 56 min
Haarlem to KölnGermany227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Haarlem to BrusselsBelgium171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Haarlem to DüsseldorfGermany196 km (122 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Haarlem to EssenGermany193 km (120 mi)about 3 h 8 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to book tours and tickets

ExpediaTours, day trips and attraction entry, bookable alongside the flights and hotels. Part of Expedia Group.Find things to do on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
ViatorDay tours, skip-the-line entry and shore excursions, with free cancellation on many listings.Find tours on Viator (opens www.viator.com in a new tab)
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TiqetsFocused on timed museum and monument admission rather than guided tours.Get museum entry on Tiqets (opens www.tiqets.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

What is the most visited attraction in Haarlem?

Frans Hals Museum, with 195,000 visitors (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.