Address, accessibility, directions and parking
Below you'll find the address, as well as directions to the Hortus Botanicus Leiden.
Visitors address
Rapenburg 73
2311 GJ LeidenPostal address
P.O. Box 9516
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
T +31 (0)71 527 7249
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- Accessibility
The paths of the Hortus botanicus are wheelchair-friendly with the exception of those in the Victoria Greenhouse and the canopy walk in the top of the Winter Garden.
A wheelchair is also available for use at the entrance, free of charge. Please call in advance to make a reservation for this wheelchair: +31( 0)71-5277249.
Inside the visitors centre, ‘De Wintertuin’ (Wintergarden), a wheelchair-accessible bathroom is present, as well as a small lift to reach the first floor.
- Travelling by public transport
The Hortus botanicus is situated in the historical city centre of Leiden. It’s a 15 minutes’ walk from the Central Station. At the Visitors Centre Leiden, across Central Station, you can ask for a free map of the city and they can give you directions. Walking to the Hortus, you will pass many monuments on the Rapenburg. When walking from the Central Station, you will find the Hortus on the right hand side, right behind the Academy building of the Leiden University.
- By train
Leiden central station is a connection hub, directly connected to many of the greater stations in the Netherlands like Utrecht, Den Haag, Schiphol, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Walking from Leiden Central Station - 15 minutes walkWalking from Leiden Lammenschans - 25 minutes walk
- Busses
Bus line 32 (Katwijk to Zoetermeer and back) stops right behind the Hortus on the Witte singel. This bus stops at both the trainstations of Leiden; Central station and Lammenschans)
5 minutes walk: get off at Witte Singel, busstop Patterstraat - Walk across the bridge, straight onward until you reach the courtyard. In the glass building you’ll find the entrance to the garden.
Busses from Central Station with busstop Breestraat, lines: 11, 12, 13, 28, 45, 169, 182, 186, 187, 206; or busstop Kort Rapenburg - both have a 5 minute walk. From the Breestraat simply follow the signs “Hortus Botanicus” and from Kort Rapenburg follow the canal.
- Online information for public Transport
For Information about travelling by train, please visit www.ns.nl.
Leiden bus schedules can be found at www.connexxion.nl (Dutch Only).
For information about public transport in the Netherlands, and a general planner for all forms of public transport visit www.9292ov.nl
- Travelling by car
From The Hague
A44 from The Hague
exit Leiden
to the right Plesmanlaan
follow city centre
follow signs Parking in Leiden (Haagweg / Groenoordhallen)A4 from The Hague
exit 7 Zoeterwoude-Dorp
to the left Europaweg (N206)
take a left turn to Voorschoterweg
to the right Churchillaan (N206 direction Katwijk)
to the right Centrum - Haagweg (Windmill Noordman)
follow signs Parkeren in Leiden (Haagweg)From Amsterdam
A44 from Amsterdam
exit 8 Leiden
to the left Plesmanlaan
follow centrum
follow signs Parking in Leiden (Haagweg/Groenoordhallen)A4 from Amsterdam/Utrecht
Don’t take exit 6!
but exit 7 Zoeterwoude-Dorp
left Europaweg (N206)
take a left turn to Voorschoterweg
right to Churchillaan (N206 richting Katwijk)
right to city centre - Haagweg (Windmill Noordman)
follow signs Parking in Leiden (Haagweg)A link to TomTom directing to Haagweg parking.
You can also plan your trip using www.routenet.nl
- Parking
There are a limited number of parking spaces in the historic centre.
You are advised to park your vehicle in one of the three parking garages or one of the seven parking lots.
The largest parking lot in Leiden is located on the Haagweg.
When you park your vehicle here or in the Groenoordhallen parking lot, a free city shuttle will take you to the city centre in less than 10 minutes. The city shuttle operates both during the day and at night, and special arrangements can be made to accommodate groups so that you are always guaranteed transport to and from the city centre.Parking space for the disabled
In front of the Academy building there are 2 parking spaces 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.
