Address, accessibility, directions and parking
Address
The Van Gogh Museum is on Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum. The museum entrance is at Paulus Potterstraat 7 (see the map below for exact location).
Postal address
P.O. Box 75366
1070 AJ Amsterdam
T +31 (0)20 570 5200
F +31 (0)20 570 5222
info@vangoghmuseum.nl
The museum is easily accessible for the disabled. Lifts stop at every floor, and wheelchairs and buggies are available free of charge.
From Central Station in Amsterdam, take tram 2 (towards Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (towards Amstelveen Binnenhof) to the Van Baerlestraat stop.
From Station Amsterdam Zuid/WTC, take tram 5 (towards Central Station) to the Van Baerlestraat stop.
You can also take tram 3 or 12 to the Van Baerlestraat stop, and trams 16 and 24 or bus 145, 170 or 172 to the Museumplein stop.
Online information for public transport
For information about travelling by train, please visit www.ns.nl.
Amsterdam bus and tram schedules are available at www.gvb.nl.
For information about public transport in the Netherlands and journey planner visit www.9292ov.nl.
From the A10 motorway, take exit S108, and then turn right onto Amstelveenweg. At Stadionplein, bear right, and turn left at the traffic lights. At the roundabout next to Haarlemmermeerstation, take the second right, into Cornelis Krusemanstraat. Continue down this street, which becomes the Lairessestraat, until you reach Museumplein, where the Van Gogh Museum is located.
You can also plan your trip using www.routenet.nl.
See also www.bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl for an overview of road works, traffic diversions and car parks in Amsterdam.
Parking space for the disabledIn front of the main entrance there is a parking space reserved for holders of the blue European parking permit. The parking space is marked with a wheelchair symbol. Be sure to display the blue European parking permit on the dashboard by the windscreen. Please consult the brochure The Amsterdam Parking Permit for disabled people (pdf) for more infomation about parking in Amsterdam.
Parking garage
The closest parking places are in the Q-Park garage underneath Museumplein. The entrance to this parking garage is across from the Concertgebouw. (If you have followed the above directions and are driving down Lairessestraat, turn left at Museumplein and then take an immediate right into the parking garage).
Please note: there is a separate entrance for buses on Paulus Potterstraat.
For parking rates, please visit www.q-park.nl.
On-street parking
Of course, you can also search for an on-street parking place near the Museumplein. Please note that all parking in the centre of Amsterdam is metered from Monday through Saturday, 9.00 to 24.00. For rates, please see www.bereikbaaramsterdam.nl. Parking meters take coins and Chipknip smart cards.

