Skip the Line: Van Gogh Museum and Amsterdam Canal Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Day Pass

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Combine fast-track admission to the Van Gogh Museum with a 24 hour Canal Bus Pass and you've got the best of Amsterdam covered. You'll jump the Van Gogh Museum queues with skip the line admission and find getting around Amsterdam a breeze with your hop-on hop-off Canal Bus Day Pass.

A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is always high on the 'must-do' list for visitors to Amsterdam. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world, including such famous works as Sunflowers and several self-portraits. The museum allows you to track Van Gogh's creative development, and compare his paintings to works by his 19th-century contemporaries.

The Canal Bus is the ideal way to get around Amsterdam and its canals. Hop on and off as often as you like at 14 stops located near Amsterdam's major museums, attractions and shopping centers. The pass is valid for 24 hours and an on-board commentary provides interesting information about Amsterdam. The boats operate a regular service following three routes: the Green Line, Red Line and Blue Line.

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USD $47.09

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Cheri S	April 2012
hop on off very easy to access and use. did not have to wait in long line at museum

Review by: Fiona G	April 2012
The Viator Hop-On Hop-Off 2 day pass was excellent value and an easy way to get around Amsterdam, though probably not the fastest. Travelling on the canals was a great way to see the buildings around the city.

Review by: Tatiana N	March 2012
Well operated hop-on, hop-off service. Day pass was very helpful to avoid the line to Van Gogh Museum in hot tourist season.

Review by: Judy N	January 2012
This was a great way to see all of Amsterdam with the hop-on and hop-off option. And buying the tickets for the museum ahead of time was smart, because the lines were quite long at the museum.

Review by: Mary C	December 2011
This worked very well for me. I wish the same had happened in Venice.

Review by: denise w	November 2011
The Hop on Hop office by the Anne Frank house was closed at 10 .30 Mon 7th Nov so we had to go to one beside canal near Ryjks museum (this is the easiest one to find.) The canal trips are very good value and a lovely way to see the city.The Skip the Line was not available Mon 7th.The male attendants on the steps sent all those with Skip the Line tickets to the long queue ,saying they were short staffed,(there was only one lady selling tickets but 3 men chatting !!) .The Van Gogh museum is superb but there was no Skip the Line .

Review by: Kenneth H	November 2011
The ticket was worthwhile and good value. A word of warning - the Van Gogh Museum did not recognise the ticket as a 'Skip the Line' and made us queue at the entrance. Fortunately when we arrived the queue was not particularly long.

Review by: Kenneth L P	October 2011
We had to start this package on 17th October because the Delft, The Hague, Madurodam tour was not booked in on 17th October. I had to pay extra to get a 24 hour ticket. We did not see all of the sights we wanted because we did not start this package until 3.00pm on 17th October. Very disappointed.

Review by: Thomas G	October 2011
I expected to se a Viator sign as at the Tour Operator office, but I walked from one side of the station to the next only to find that most canal-bus outlets would honor my voucher. The day was rainy, so the boat's windows steamed up and we had to slide them open to see the city and get sprinkled on. We had so little time that the wait between boats was a big drain on our schedule. The Van Gogh line was short, but our voucher got us to the head of it, so that helped. We walked the rest of the day in the rain, because the waiting for boats would have taken too much time.

Review by: Sawsan A	October 2011
all the arrangement were great and we enjoyed our tour thanks a lot

Review by: Tomas P	October 2011
The canal bus was great. We thoroughly enjoyed it because it was raining that day, and we stayed on the canal until the rain passed. Van Gogh Museum wasn't busy so we really didn't need the skip the line pass.

Review by: Ugis B	October 2011
Fabulous Van Gough Museum._br/_ Liked Canal Ride very much, but it was a little difficult to find spot to redeem voucher for tickets.

Review by: Rachel	October 2011
Loved this museum and the hop on hop off is the easiest and most scenic way to get around Amsterdam

Review by: Jeanette M	October 2011
Excellent way to see the city and get to know your way around, used our pass to the fullest and loved the Van Gogh Museum

Review by: Janet G	September 2011
We enjoyed taking the canal bus to view the scenic canals of Amsterdam. Its a good way to travel on your first day in Amsterdam becasue it gives you a basic orientation of the city. After the first day we found it more efficient to walk to the various sights. The canal bus is nice but alot of time can be lost transferring from the red to the green line (for example).or waiting for the next scheduled canal bus which can be 30 minutes to 1 hour._br/_ We're glad that we got tickets to the museum in advance because that allowed us to bypass the long lines of people waiting to buy tickets.

Review by: Toni W	September 2011
This was very easy to follow and took you everywhere you wanted highly recommend the pancake restaurant in the street Anne Franks House is in if you are standing out the front looking at her house walk left for about 10 mins excellent

Review by: nellybee83	September 2011
Pretty good pass, it was really good to skip the line at the Van Gogh museum as it was sprinkling rain and the line up was still huge, the canal boats were good to travel on, Amsterdams a great place

Review by: LAUREN K	September 2011
Loved the canal cruises and the commentary was great!!! Definitely worth getting the pass for the Van Gogh museum as the lines were huge!!!

Review by: fiona g	September 2011
Fantastic way to see the sites. Book online before you arrive and beat the queue as they are massive.

Review by: Ian C M	September 2011
We did have some difficulty finding the right office to exchange the voucher and it was very crowded the day we were there. Otherwise it was great - we enjoyed the canal ride and loved the Van Gogh Museum.

Review by: Nancy W	September 2011
Once you purchase this you need to take your voucher to a different location which is not convienient. Wouldn't do it again.

Review by: Nancy G	September 2011
Great Museum!

Review by: Anita G	September 2011
Skip the line doesn:t seem to work because the voucher you collect from the canal bus office doesn't qualify so you still have to queue up to get the actual ticket at the Van Gogh museum. Anyhow we were early so the queue wasn't too long and the canal bus was great.

Review by: Christine H	September 2011
Both the Museum and Hop-On Hop-Off Day Pass added greatly to our stay. Hop-on Hop-Off buses (road and canals) at all the Northern European cities are a fantastic find. Thanks for pointing us in that direction.

Review by: Joyce A	September 2011
A thoroughly enjoyable experience even though we had to stand for 25 minutes in a queue to get into the Van Gogh Museum !

Review by: Angela P	August 2011
The wait for boats is long and the lines were packed! I almost gave up before finally getting on the boat. There are plenty other cruise lines on the canal that were not nearly as busy. I would wait till you are there and pay on the spot for the cruise line that isn't crowded that day. You can see them all from the central station location.

Review by: Anna P	August 2011
Great way to see the city in 12 hours! Van Gogh museum is overrated, would rather see Rijksmuseum; but happy that made it to Anne Frank house - the crowds are much smaller at the end of the day.

Review by: Erica T	August 2011
Nice tour.

Review by: Daniel M	August 2011
I highly recommend this option for people that don´t like to satnd in line.

Review by: Paula Sue R	August 2011
On a very rainy day it was nice to know that we didn't have to spend too much time in line however the Van Gogh lines are a little confusing. The Canal Bus is lovely and if you had time for only 1 thing in Amsterdam that would be the best.

Review by: barry w	August 2011
Liked riding on canal .

Review by: carmen	August 2011
Great way to visit Amsterdam and skip the line at the Van Gogh was perfect, you do not realize how long will take you to enter to the museum until you get there and see the waiting line !!!!

Review by: Rosemary N	July 2011
Great experience! So easy to find your way around Amsterdam-the canal bus stops at central locations throughout the city. The van Gogh museum was not crowded on the day we visited, so the skip-the-line aspect was moot; however, it would be an terrific advantage on busier days.

Review by: Linda H	July 2011
Went smoothly. The Hop On Hop Off Canal Boat Station is right in front of the Rijk--so very convenient. No problem using E-voucher. Pleasantly suprised the boats were not crowded in July.

Review by: Joy M	July 2011
Although it was raining, still managed to see much of Amsterdam by canal. VanGogh ticket did what it was supposed to do with a minimal wait, avoiding a long line-up.

Review by: Stacy P	July 2011
This activity was very comprehensive, capturing the highlights of the city while allowing the traveler the flexibility to get on and off as he wishes.

Review by: stephen g	July 2011
the weather in amsterdam was heavy rain so the skip the line at the van gogh museum was perfect there was only 6 people in front of us compared to the ordinary line of 150 meters. the canal bus was great it took us everywhere we wanted to go and kept us out of the rain for an hour while we took a tour of the city. my only moan is about the que for the boats there was no orderly line people would try and push to the front to be first on the boat to get the best seat position. but apart from this minor problem it was a great day pass.

Review by: Herbert B	July 2011
on/off canal cruise boats is a great way to view Amsterdam .Only problem was steamed windows due to rain,which is a common occurance.Better than busses for this great city.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2011
Great way to view the city!

Review by: Leslie Y, United States of America	June 2010
The hop-on hop-off canal bus is the way to go in Amsterdam. It was easy and fun to see the city from the canals. Although we were told that we did not need to exchange our voucher at the Van Gogh Museum, we did end up standing in a short line to do so.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	June 2010
This is an amazing museum.

Review by: william m, Ireland	April 2010
skip the line bey it

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	April 2010
It was great not having to queue for hours at the Van Gogh Museum. The canal boats were punctual and the commentary was interesting.

Review by: Ronnie B, Australia	November 2009
Great tour, loved every minute.

Review by: Margaret P, Canada	October 2009
We thoroughly enjoyed the three routes that can be taken on the canal bus. The commentary was given in a multitude of languages - the captain of the boat asked which languages were spoken by those on board. Two things we learned 1) you don't skip the line at the Van Gogh Museum. You must line up with everyone else who are buying tickets so that you can redeem your voucher for an official museum ticket. Also we read the pass was good to noon the next day - not so, good for 24 hours from your validation time. Don't forget you must check your back packs at the cloakroom for security reasons.

Review by: Kate O, United Kingdom	September 2009
Museum was excellent. The boat trips were great and it was really easy planning where to get on and off. The drivers on the boats were really good, giving excellent information as the boats went round.

Review by: Valerie B, United Kingdom	September 2009
Very Good, interesting!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	August 2009
To all fellow travelers. This trip is worth while, what I missed was to book the sightseeing tour on an open bus but we took it on location. After we finished the tour on the green line we took just a tour on the blue line and enjoyed the channels without hoping. Way to go... book it!

Review by: Martin S, United Kingdom	August 2009
A really enjoyable day.

Review by: Denise W, Canada	November 2008
Skip the Line is definitely the way to go. We used our canal passes all day without any problems. Make sure that you take the form with the bar code on it to the Van Gogh Museum, they were a bit sticky with us as the lady exchanging the e-confirmation for the entry gave us the wrong copy back without the bar code. They were going to make us go out and queue but it got sorted out after a 'talk' with the Manager.