Should I rent a car and park at Keukenhof, or book a driver?
A rental car works: Keukenhof has its own car park, and a parking ticket costs €10 per car online or €15 at the gate, which makes sense if you are touring the region for several days. For a single day from Amsterdam a chauffeur is simpler, because you skip the 39 km drive and the city’s 30 km/h streets and are set down at the entrance rather than in the car park. By the hour that is €65 in Business Class, €325 for a 5-hour day.
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A chauffeured day, by the hour
| Option | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Class, Keukenhof day from Amsterdam | €65 / hour | per hour · minimum 2 hours · 40 km included per hour · E-Class, EQE, EQE SUV, BMW i5, BMW 5 Series · up to 3 passengers, 3 bags |
| Van Class, Keukenhof day from Amsterdam | €80 / hour | per hour · minimum 2 hours · 40 km included per hour · V-Class, EQV · up to 7 passengers, 7 bags |
| First Class, Keukenhof day from Amsterdam | €100 / hour | per hour · minimum 2 hours · 40 km included per hour · S-Class, EQS, EQS SUV, BMW i7 · up to 3 passengers, 3 bags |
Minimum 2 hours, starting and ending in Amsterdam; fuel or charging and the driving are included. Prices are per car, not per person, with 9% Dutch VAT included, and the same day and night. During ADE week (pickups October 20–26, 2026) fixed ADE-week prices apply, shown before you book; promo codes cannot be used that week. Booked less than 12 hours before pickup: +10%. At an airport or an intercity station the first 60 minutes of waiting are free, elsewhere 15 minutes; after that waiting is charged per minute at the class's hourly rate (Business €65 an hour). Free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup.
The drive and the parking
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Central Amsterdam → Keukenhof | 39 km, about 42 minutes on a clear road |
| Parking ticket, car | €10 online, €15 at the gate |
| Parking without a ticket | Not possible: a ticket is required for cars and motorhomes |
| Coaches | Parked free at P1 by the main entrance (2026 season) |
From Keukenhof’s plan-your-visit page and park rules (checked October 4, 2026) and its 2026-season FAQ; distance by OpenStreetMap routing.
Rental car or chauffeur for Keukenhof
When a rental car makes sense
- You are touring the bulb region, the coast and Leiden over several days
- You are comfortable driving in a Dutch city, with cyclists on every side
- Your hotel has parking, so the car does not cost you a garage in Amsterdam
- You buy the €10 parking ticket online with your entry tickets
When a chauffeur is the easier day
- One day out from a hotel in central Amsterdam, where most streets are 30 km/h and parking is scarce
- You want to stop at tulip fields on narrow lanes and not look for a safe place to leave the car
- Someone in the group finds the walk from a car park hard
- Nobody wants to drive back after a long day, or after a glass of wine with dinner in Lisse
Keukenhof allows cars only with a parking ticket and has a limited number of spaces; in the 2026 season its car park closed at 7pm with the gardens.
Related questions
How much is parking at Keukenhof in 2027?
€10 per car if you buy the parking ticket online, €15 at the gate. Motorhomes need a separate, more expensive ticket that Keukenhof sells only with entry tickets.
Is it hard to drive from Amsterdam to Keukenhof?
The highway part is easy. The work is at both ends: leaving Amsterdam, where about 80% of the streets have a 30 km/h limit and bikes and trams are all around you, and the last kilometers into Lisse, which fill up from mid-morning on spring weekends.
Can a driver drop us right at the Keukenhof entrance?
Yes: the chauffeur stops at the entrance, you get out, and the car waits nearby for the hours you booked, so the walk across the car park is not yours.
Sources
- Keukenhof — Plan your visit: open March 18–May 9, 2027, 8:00–19:00, entry closes 18:15; tickets on sale from October 15; online from €21 (adult) and €11 (child 4–18), €27 and €15 at the gate, prices vary by day; tickets valid for a fixed date and arrival time; car parking €10 online, €15 at the gate; combi tickets with public transport not yet announced (checked October 4, 2026)
- Keukenhof — Park rules: a ticket is valid once, on the day and at the time it was issued for; on foot only, except wheelchairs, strollers and buggies; valid ID required; children under 16 with an adult; no drones; dogs on a leash and not in buildings; professional photo shoots need permission (checked October 4, 2026)
- Keukenhof — frequently asked questions for the 2026 season (free luggage depot and lockers, non-electric wheelchairs to reserve, own mobility scooters welcome, coaches park free at P1, own food in the picnic area, no drones, bulb fields off-limits); the page has since been cut back to ticket questions for 2027 (checked September 24, 2026)
- NL Times — Amsterdam lowers the speed limit to 30 km/h on about 80% of its roads (December 8, 2023) (checked September 24, 2026)
- OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM) — distances quoted as “about … km” (checked September 24, 2026)
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