Tours, tickets and day trips in Leiden
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 271,000 | — |
| Wereldmuseum Leiden | 76,315 | — |
| Rijksmuseum Boerhaave | 47,500 | — |
The busiest is Naturalis Biodiversity Center at 271,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Leiden
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden to The Hague | The Netherlands | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Leiden to Hoofddorp | The Netherlands | 21 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Leiden to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 26 km (16 mi) | about 26 min |
| Leiden to Haarlem | The Netherlands | 27 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Leiden to Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 36 km (22 mi) | about 35 min |
| Leiden to Zaanstad | The Netherlands | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Leiden to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 41 km (25 mi) | about 40 min |
| Leiden to Utrecht | The Netherlands | 44 km (27 mi) | about 43 min |
| Leiden to Köln | Germany | 218 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 33 min |
| Leiden to Brussels | Belgium | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Leiden to Düsseldorf | Germany | 189 km (117 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Leiden to Essen | Germany | 190 km (118 mi) | about 3 h 5 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 Leiden?
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, with 271,000 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.