Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area

如何抵達

By plane Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM IATA) is the only airport in the region. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol AMS IATA which is about 45 km (28 mi) north of The Hague receive many more flights, it is the vastly preferable option for many conceivable itineraries even if you final destination is inside this region. From Amsterdam and Schiphol there are frequent train services to The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam as well as to a few destinations in between like Schiedam. Most of these services are Intercity trains. Railway station Den Haag Centraal (the Hague) is also connected by so called Sprinters, more little trains who call at every station (and so are slower). Fastest to Rotterdam (Central Station) is Intercity Direct or Thalys. Intercity Direct is more attractive as in general this train is cheaper and travelers do not have to make a reservation. A supplement is required for the line from Schiphol to Rotterdam. Rotterdam The Hague Airport is connected by a bus service to Rotterdam city which also forms a link to the Rotterdam-Den Haag metro line E

By train

MRDH has a fast connection with Paris, Lille, Brussels and Antwerp by high-speed train Thalys which calls at Rotterdam Centraal. A slower but often much cheaper option from Antwerp and Brussels is the so called Intercity Brussels, see NMBS, which also stops at Mechelen. This train calls at Rotterdam and The Hague railway station Hollands Spoor. Coming from Germany travelers always have to make an exchange in the Netherlands. Traveling on the German high-speed train ICE from Cologne, Düsseldorf and Oberhausen, the exchange will be in Utrecht Centraal station, and coming from direction Berlin, Hanover, Osnabrück (with the DB-intercity) it is advisible to exchange in station Amersfoort. From Utrecht and Amersfoort Intercity-trains depart to The Hague (Centraal) and to Rotterdam. Coming from any other city in The Netherlands there are frequent intercity-services to The Hague and Rotterdam (many times dire

當地交通

By bicycle Tourists who stay a few days or more time in the area, might like to discover all of the cities, towns and landscapes by (renting a) bicycle. As a part of the Netherlands, MRDH offers a whole infrastructure especially for cyclists. Especially in city centers, it is strongly advisable to lock your bike, or go to a guarded bicycle parking stations.

Guarded bicycle parking stations Many intercity train stations have their own bicycle parking station. Many time the service is not free. In and around The Hague (with Scheveningen), Delft and Zoetermeer Biesieklette offers 55 guarded Bicycle parking station. Parking your bicycle for just a few hours up to one full day is free. Rotterdam municipality has also some locations.

Rent a bike Bikes can be rented by several different private companies. Holland-Cycling.com provides a list of addresses in Rotterdam and The Hague. Another list of bicycle-renting in Rotterdam you will find at Rotterdam.nl. Rotterdam also joins oBike a new kind of bicycle-sharing system (see also city tourist information ). If you have an OV-chipkaart (see also under "By public transport") bicycles can be rented at many train and metro stations and other central locations by the OV-fiets system.

Route networks For finding your way you can choose of two systems of signposted touristic/recreational cycle-routes (of course it is also possible to choose to combine both networks!):

Follow a route from numbered junction to numbered junction in a bicycle junction network (Dutch: fietsknooppuntennetwerk or fietsroutenetwerk). In this system you just take notice of a few numbers, and signposts with only these numbers on it will lead you your way. See Bicycle Route Planner: select more options and Junction Network or Fietsnet Cyclers who prefer to follow just longer routes in one direction, might be interested in the so called LF-network of long distance bicycle routes. Parts of these routes cross the area or start here. Enjoy for example

順遊推薦

Leiden is a historic university city about 15 km north of The Hague and 10 km north of Zoetermeer. Gouda lies east of The Hague and Zoetermeer, this not so big historic city is famous for its cheese and candles. Dordrecht is the next city south of Rotterdam, it played an important part in Dutch history and is still today rich in historic places. The city center looks out over big waterways connected with Maas and Rhine. East of Dordrecht is Biesbosch National Park. Goeree-Overflakkee is the biggest South Holland island and (other than the little island Tiengemeten) the only island of the province which is surrounded by bigger bodies of water. This is the place to be for all kinds of water recreation and another area with popular beaches and dunes. From direction Europoort/Brielle the road entrance to the island is the Haringvlietdam, one of the Delta Works.