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.
| 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.
Day trips from Haarlem
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haarlem to Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 17 km (11 mi) | about 17 min |
| Haarlem to Leiden | The Netherlands | 27 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Haarlem to Zoetermeer | The Netherlands | 37 km (23 mi) | about 36 min |
| Haarlem to Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Haarlem to The Hague | The Netherlands | 41 km (25 mi) | about 40 min |
| Haarlem to Utrecht | The Netherlands | 46 km (29 mi) | about 45 min |
| Haarlem to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 52 km (32 mi) | about 51 min |
| Haarlem to Amersfoort | The Netherlands | 57 km (35 mi) | about 56 min |
| Haarlem to Köln | Germany | 227 km (141 mi) | about 3 h 41 min |
| Haarlem to Brussels | Belgium | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Haarlem to Düsseldorf | Germany | 196 km (122 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| Haarlem to Essen | Germany | 193 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.
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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.