Can a car take us to Thanksgiving dinner in Amsterdam and back?
Yes — book two fixed rides, there and back, or keep one car through the evening. A ride between your hotel and a restaurant inside Amsterdam of up to 10 km is €50 in Business Class each way (€70 in a Van Class for up to 7 people), while a car that waits through a long dinner costs €65 an hour with a 2-hour minimum. Thanksgiving, November 26, 2026, is a normal Thursday in the Netherlands, so book the pickup around the evening traffic.
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To dinner and back: fixed and hourly prices
| Option | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Class, hotel → restaurant in Amsterdam, up to 10 km | €50 | one way, fixed at booking · E-Class, EQE, EQE SUV, BMW i5, BMW 5 Series · up to 3 passengers, 3 bags |
| Van Class, hotel → restaurant in Amsterdam, up to 10 km | €70 | one way, fixed at booking · V-Class, EQV · up to 7 passengers, 7 bags |
| Business Class, car held through dinner | €65 / hour | per hour · minimum 2 hours · 40 km per hour included · starts and ends in Amsterdam |
| Van Class, car held through dinner | €80 / hour | per hour · minimum 2 hours · 40 km per hour included · starts and ends in Amsterdam |
Up to 15 km inside Amsterdam the minimum is €70 in Business Class. Booked less than 12 hours ahead, 10% is added (€55 instead of €50). Prices are per car, not per person, with 9% Dutch VAT included, and the same day and night. 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.
Two rides or one car for the evening?
| Plan | Business Class | When it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Two fixed rides | €100 (2 × €50) | You know roughly when dinner ends |
| Car held 3 hours | €195 | A long dinner, or a stop on the way back |
| Car held 4 hours | €260 | Dinner plus the Light Festival after dark |
Prices per car, VAT included, for a restaurant within 10 km of the hotel.
What is included in the price
- A fixed price confirmed at booking, with VAT included: no meter and no surge
- The chauffeur’s name, car and phone number before pickup, plus e-mail reminders 24 hours and 2 hours ahead
- Water and phone chargers (iOS and Android) in the car
- Status updates to the person who booked, if that is not the passenger: confirmed, chauffeur en route, guest in the car, arrived
Booking the evening
- Book the ride to dinner. Your hotel, the restaurant’s address and the time of your reservation.
- Book the ride back. Pick a time a little after you expect to finish; you can move it by messaging dispatch.
- Or keep the car. An hourly booking waits nearby and takes you on to the Light Festival or a bar after dinner.
- On the night. You get the chauffeur’s name and number before pickup, and the person who booked gets updates.
Related questions
Will the chauffeur wait if dinner runs long?
On a single ride the first 15 minutes of waiting are free; after that, waiting is charged per minute at the hourly rate. If you can’t predict the end of the meal, move the pickup by message, or hold the car by the hour from the start.
Can a family of six or seven ride together?
Yes. A Van Class car seats up to 7 people for one price per car: €70 each way inside Amsterdam for up to 10 km.
Is it hard to get a taxi on Thanksgiving night?
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in the Netherlands, so there is no holiday rush; it is an ordinary Thursday evening. A booked car simply means the ride home is arranged before the pie.
Can we go to the Thanksgiving service in Leiden that morning as well?
Yes; see Thanksgiving week in Amsterdam for the Pieterskerk service and the drive to Leiden.
Sources
- Rijksoverheid — official public holidays in the Netherlands, including Christmas on December 25 and 26 (checked September 29, 2026)
Book it, or ask dispatch first
Book online in a few minutes (no account, no app), or send your flight number and address on WhatsApp and dispatch replies in English, 24 hours a day.