Which Amsterdam combo to book
First visit, short stay. The Amsterdam Pass covers the Van Gogh Museum and a Lovers canal cruise, plus an audio guide app. Book the Van Gogh slot first. It's the part that sells out, and you can fit the cruise around it. If you want a city card with transport anyway, look at the I amsterdam Card + Van Gogh Museum pass.
Spring travellers. Keukenhof is the reason many people search for an Amsterdam combo at all. The Tulip Festival Card bundles park entry, a return bus from Amsterdam, a digital guide and a canal cruise. The Lovers Canal Cruise + Keukenhof bundle is the simpler version. Windmills, Volendam & Marken Tour + Keukenhof adds a countryside day. The park is only open for a short season, so these disappear the rest of the year.
Modern art and photo stops. The Moco Museum is in more combos than any other museum here: with a canal cruise from the Rijksmuseum, with the Heineken Experience, with The Upside Down, or with A'DAM Lookout and a drink. For older art, Rembrandt House Museum + Our Lord in the Attic or Rembrandthuis + H'ART Museum make a good half-day.
Families. NEMO Science Museum + Lovers Canal Cruise, Madame Tussauds + ARTIS Royal Zoo, or WONDR + Barbie - The Dream Experience for younger kids. Further out, Efteling + Beekse Bergen pairs the theme park with the safari park, a long day trip from Amsterdam.
Arriving by plane. The Roundtrip Train Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam Central Station is the most reviewed product on this page. It's simple: a train ticket each way plus an audio guide app. A bus version also exists.
Day trips by public transport. The Dutch Countryside Card includes the Amsterdam City & Region Travel Ticket, a canal cruise and the app. Use it if you plan to reach towns outside the city by bus.
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Is a combo cheaper than separate tickets?
Sometimes, by a little. The Tiqets bundles here (two tickets joined at checkout) are usually priced a few percent below the two parts bought separately. Examples include Lovers Canal Cruise + GVB public transport, NEMO + cruise and Madame Tussauds + ARTIS. Passes such as The Amsterdam Pass or the Tulip Festival Card are sold as one product. Their value is mostly convenience: one payment, guaranteed slots and the transport sorted. Each ticket shows the saving where one exists.
If a part is something you'd skip, like a second cruise or an app you won't open, a combo stops being a good deal. Compare it with the single ticket.
How the tickets work
You place one order and get a separate ticket for each attraction, usually as QR codes on your phone. Each place scans its own ticket. Choose a date and time for every part that asks for one, and check them against each other. Canal cruises in these bundles leave from specific piers, such as Central Station, Rijksmuseum, A'DAM Tower or near the Hard Rock Café. The pier is named in the product title, so pick the one that fits your route. Cancellation rules can differ by part, so read the conditions on the booking page. For more on cruises alone, see Amsterdam canal cruises.
Combos Tiqets doesn't sell here
Some popular pairs are only sold on other platforms. Headout has the Heineken Experience with a canal cruise, Icebar + canal cruise, This is Holland + cruise, Body Worlds + cruise and the Go City Amsterdam passes. GetYourGuide has Madame Tussauds + Amsterdam Dungeon, ARTIS + Micropia, and Rijksmuseum + hop-on hop-off bus. They're listed below the Tiqets options.
Travelling on through the Netherlands? See combos in Rotterdam and The Hague, or read how combo tickets work.