London to the Netherlands

London to the Netherlands by coach

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There are good coach links to the Netherlands from London. Eurolines’ coaches frequently travel between London and several Dutch cities, including Amsterdam, Breda, Heerlen (for Maastricht), Rotterdam, The Hague (Den Haag) and Utrecht.
It’s not difficult to travel from the UK to the Netherlands, coach can be a good option for you if you are looking for comfortable and cost-efficient way to get from Britain to Amsterdam and other previously mentioned locations.
Travel with the Eurolines’ Best Value Advance Fare from £29, - from London, Gillingham, Hythe (Kent) and Dover to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The special Eurolines’ Best Value Advance Fare to Netherlands is available for a single trip or for a round-trip. If you’re travelling from outside London, National Express & Eurolines have a special rate connection fare on National Express services for just £15 single or return from any National Express departure point.
Most services to Amsterdam are operated by Eurolines Plus coaches, it means that all passengers have extra legroom, they may listen to the radio or watch a movie.
The coach travel to the Netherlands takes approximately 10-13 hours. Subtract two and half hours if you are departing from Dover. There are up to 5 pairs of coaches daily between London and the Netherlands.

The exact coach timetable is available on the Eurolines directly.

Discover the Netherlands

InAmsterdam the cafés are full, the museums are packed with great art and everyone still parties like there’s no tomorrow. Amsterdam is a delight to visit any time of year. To join in, all you need to pack is a few days’ attitude. Amsterdam is a charming capital, with a beguiling mix of the provincial and the cosmopolitan and an enduring appeal for backpackers. For many, its array of word-class museums and galleries - notably the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum - are reasnon enough to visit. Useful guides: Lonely Planet Publications

Useful links to coach timetables & fares

• London to Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven, Breda, Rotterdam, The Hague & Utrecht
• London to Eindhoven & Heerlen (for Maastricht)

How to buy tickets & some helpful information

• How to buy coach tickets online to the Netherlands?
• A special coach ticket for those living outside London
• How is the journey from London to the Netherlands by Eurolines?
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• Get a travel insurance for the journey to the Netherlands
• Currency Exchange online
• Car rental in the Netherlands
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The Eurolines coach network is an inexpensive way to travel through Europe. Eurolines coaches have different categories, from Standard class to Business class and they go everywhere. You can reserve seats in advance on the internet.

Eurolines operators

Eurolines is a coalition of independant bus and coach companies that operate under one brand name. They serve the majority of European countries, reaching hundreds of destinations across Europe from Ireland to Russia and from Norway to Portugal. Some also serve Turkey and Morocco. Eurolines coaches are comfortable and upscale.
You can reserve a seat online, If your journey begins from the UK, you just go on the Eurolines UK web page, a complete list of operators affiliated in the Eurolines group is available under www.eurolines.com. The Eurolines offices are usually located inside the long distance bus stations, but it can also be a travel agent in the city.

Eurolines & National Express in one booking

National Express has teamed up with Eurolines to bring Europe that little bit closer to you. And you can get there in one easy booking. Just enter the name of the place from which you start the journey, in the box defining the place of departure. London will automatically be treated as a transfer point. Book your international travel through the National Express website.

To the Netherlands by coach, see current international timetables & fares

London to Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Breda, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht

Eindhoven, Breda, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam to London

A = Daily (Eurolines Plus)
B = Daily 15/12 to 3/1 (Eurolines Plus)
(*) = Breda and Utrecht are served by service 144

London to Eindhoven & Maastricht

A = Daily

Tickets "On the day travel":

Amendable but Non-Refundable. Available on the day of travel.

Flexible fares:

Amendable and Refundable. Available up to the day before departure.

Advance fares:

Non-Amendable, Non-Refundable but Upgradable. Available up to 10 days before travel. Open Returns aren't available.

Best Value Advance fares:

Available for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Non-Amendable, Non-Refundable but Upgradable. Available up to 10 days before travel. Open Returns aren't available.

Important:

During peak times (15th December 2011 - 2nd January 2012 & 9-13 February 2012) all passengers travelling to the Netherlands must pay a supplement on top of the normal ticket prices of £5 (single) or £8 (return).

Age categories: Children: 0-12 years, Youth: 13-25 years, Seniors: 60+ years.

How to buy tickets online for travel from Britain to the Netherlands?

To purchase tickets online you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the Eurolines or National Express’ websites. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. One-way „On the day” travel ticket from London to Amsterdam costs about £57, Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get discount ticket as low as £29 one-way. Early booking is highly recommended, because the Eurolines’s route between London and Amsterdam is very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.
Passengers with open date return tickets, must confirm/reserve their return journey with a local Eurolines office at least 4 days before the date they wish to travel. Simply phone Eurolines office in Amsterdam: (020) 560 87 88

• Detailed information on purchasing tickets
• Buy a ticket online now.
• Bus tickets from the Netherlands to the UK

Travelling to Europe from outside London

National Express together with Eurolines offer nationwide connections to London, for a simple add-on price of £15 single or return. Just in the box defining the place of departure, enter the name of the place from which you start the journey. London will automatically be treated as a transfer point. Unfortunately, this option is available for certain Eurolines connections, so if you won’t be able to purchase a ticket with this option, you must buy two separate tickets. One ticket for access into London by National Express, the second ticket for the international Eurolines route from London.
It's easy. Buy a ticket online now.

The journey from London to the Netherlands by Eurolines

Each day this coach operator has up to 5 coach services to and from Amsterdam and other Dutch cities. In the Netherlands, the coaches from London stop in several cities before they reach Amsterdam. They stop at Eindhoven, Breda, Utrecht, Den Haag and Rotterdam. All Eurolines coaches have on-board toilets, reclining seats and air-conditioning as standard. Folding bikes are accepted. London to Amsterdam operates special „Eurolines Plus” coaches, so in addition to the above you can watch DVDs whilst taking advantage of extra legroom. Sometimes the coach that picks you up from your departure point has only the final destination displayed on the front windscreen. This is because the majority of Eurolines routes include multiple stops and it would be impractical to display every stop on the front windscreen. Also, you may have booked a journey which requires a change of coach. In both examples, please ask the driver to confirm that his/her coach is going to the destination stated on your ticket. 
Eurolines put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom.

Eurolines coach services to the Netherlands depart from Victoria Coach Station in London which is located close to Victoria Underground and bus stations. Eurolines coaches arrive and derpart at the Amsterdam’s Amstel Coach Station. Buy a ticket online now.

• Before leaving home for your Eurolines service, check you have packed all documents and items needed for your journey, especially your ticket, passport (sometimes it is enough to travel with ID card) and if your journey requires a special visa to enter or transit.
• Arrive at the Victoria Coach Station in London at least one hour before the departure time, as check-in proceedings are quite lengthy. Customers need to check-in at the Eurolines check-in office located adjacent to Gate 19. Check-in commences one hour before departure and closes 15 minutes before to enable all customers to board and to ensure a prompt departure.
• Your luggage should be marked tags bearing name, address and telephone. Please weigh your luggage at home.
• Never accept other persons luggage for transport! Should you notice any luggage left unattended, never touch it! Report the fact to the station’s service staff immediately. Never leave your luggage unattended!
• When approaching the check-in desk, have your passport and ticket ready. This will streamline the procedure.
• Border control & customs: When going through security check, place all metal items such as keys, watches, belts with large buckles, mobile phones, walkmans, small change etc in the boxes, and place them on the conveyor belt of the X-ray machine together with your hand luggage & suitcases. It is advisable to place your overcoats in the boxes. This will streamline and facilitate security control.
• If needed, remember to take your doctor’s certificates.

Check-In at London Victoria Coach Station

You need to check-in at the Eurolines check-in office located adjacent to Gate 19. Check in commences one hour before departure and closes 15 minutes before to enable all customers to board and to ensure a prompt departure. You should have your passports and other travel documents ready for inspection at check-in. A boarding card for each customer and luggage labels will be issued and customers will be advised from which gate their coach will leave. Check in time at other UK departure points is 30 minutes before departure. If the office for check-in is already closed, check-in takes place directly on the coach. Buy a ticket online now.

Check-In at Amsterdam

In Amsterdam you check-in at one of the counters inside the Eurolines bus station. From all other Dutch departure points your check-in is directly with the driver of the coach. You must check-in no later than 60 minutes before the departure time stated on your ticket. Check-in closes 15 minutes before departure. If there’s no office for check-in, then check-in takes place directly on the coach. Services returning to London arrive in Victoria Coach Station’s Arrivals terminal, customers making onward coach connections will need to cross the street to the Departures terminal

Sea crossings

This route involves a sea crossing which, depending on which service you are on, will either by Eurotunnel or by ferry (check timetables for specific information). On arrival at the ferry port or Eurotunnel terminal customers will be required to disembark from the coach and pass through both UK and destination country Border Control offices and show their Passports. Normally customers are not required to be accompanied by their luggage, however occasionally Border Control officials do require customers to take their own luggage with them.

Refreshment stops

Refreshment stops are taken periodically throughout the journey providing the opportunity for refreshment and shipping services used by Eurolines provide a range of shops, restaurants and other facilities.

Carriage of luggage

All Eurolines customers must label their luggage which will be loaded into the hold of the coach and will normally remain there until arrival at the destination or interchange point. The Coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat. Buy a ticket online now.

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Travel insurance

The best way to protect against unexpected accidents is to buy travel insurance. In my opinion, so that the journey is stress-free, you should never travel without travel insurance. You can insure only for travel, it’s possible directly on the Eurolines website, during ticket purchase. You can also insure individually with another insurer. This will be the insurance that will apply during the journey and while in a foreign country. The insurance should cover: loss of cash and goods, cancellation of travel and the main treatment abroad. If you travel several times a year and want to save money, you may want to buy an annual insurance policy. Click here to buy insurance.

Currency

The official currency in the Netherlands is the Euro. Do you want to exchange currency? Currency Exchange online.

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Car Rental

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