Direct train destinations from Alphen aan den Rijn

The Hague

Stroll past the Binnenhof, then see Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring at the Mauritshuis.

Leiden

Stroll among the plants at Hortus Botanicus Leiden, the Netherlands’ oldest botanical garden.

Utrecht

Stroll along the Oudegracht, where cafés spill from old wharf cellars onto the water's edge.

Haarlem

Pause on Grote Markt beneath the Gothic tower of St Bavo’s Church.

’s-Hertogenbosch

Look up at the Gothic carvings and stained glass inside St John’s Cathedral.

Gouda