Road trips in Netherlands
7 road trips and 25 hand-picked places in Netherlands, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 7
- Places
- 25
- Motorways
- No motorway tolls for cars
- Speed limit
- 100/130 km/h
Low-emission zones in some cities. 100 km/h on motorways between 6:00 and 19:00. Driving in Europe
Road trips through Netherlands
Tulips, windmills and dikes
Zeeland and the Delta Works
Friesland and the Wadden coast
Hoge Veluwe and the Hanseatic IJssel
Old Holland: Delft, The Hague, Leiden and Haarlem
North Holland: Marken, Edam, Hoorn and Alkmaar
South Limburg: Maastricht, Valkenburg and the three-country point
Places worth the detour in Netherlands
Keukenhof
Maeslantkering
Oosterscheldekering
Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Kröller-Müller Museum
Mauritshuis
Zuiderzee Museum
Alkmaar Cheese Market
Kinderdijk
Zaanse Schans
Afsluitdijk
Westkapelle Lighthouse
Seal Centre Pieterburen
Paleis Het Loo
Posbank
Netherlands Open Air Museum
Scheveningen Pier
Molen De Valk
Grote Kerk (St. Bavo), Haarlem
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park
Muiderslot
Beemster Polder
Fort Sint Pieter and the Sint-Pietersberg caves
Valkenburg Castle ruins
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Netherlands?
Popular routes include Tulips, windmills and dikes, Zeeland and the Delta Works, Friesland and the Wadden coast and Hoge Veluwe and the Hanseatic IJssel. CampingSpirit has 7 trip guides that pass through Netherlands, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Netherlands are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Keukenhof, Maeslantkering, Oosterscheldekering, Eise Eisinga Planetarium, Kröller-Müller Museum and Mauritshuis.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Netherlands?
No motorway tolls for cars. 100 km/h on motorways between 6:00 and 19:00. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in Netherlands?
100/130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in Netherlands?
Low-emission zones in some cities.