Direct train destinations from Purmerend

Amsterdam

Stroll beside the canals, then see Rembrandt’s Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum.

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.

Amersfoort

The twin towers and drawbridge of Koppelpoort make a fine starting point for a walk through the medieval lanes.

Zaanstad

At Zaanse Schans, working windmills turn among the green timber houses.

Hoorn

Hilversum

Dudok’s 1931 Town Hall sets its cubic brick forms and tall tower in a park-like setting.