Van Gogh Museum

It's been a lot of years now but I seem to remember it was about a 15min (give or take a few mins) tram ride from central train station. We were on a budget timewise so allotted 1-1/2 hrs (including getting there) and I was able to see what I wanted to see in that time. Of course you could spend longer just staring at his amazing paintings if you're a fan.

Edit: We were there in Sept but I don't remember what day of week or time of day (mid-day I think) and there wasn't much of a wait to get in. Hopefully someone who's been there recently could tell you about that.

It will probably take 15-20 mins by tram, depending on how crowded the tram is. And factor in waiting time for the tram. I strongly recommend prebooking tickets to the museum, just in case there's a long line. I've never seen the museum without a line of people outside! Depending on how much you like Van Gogh and the art of his era, an hour and a half should suffice. There's a museum cafe if you get hungry, the food choices in the area immediately around the museum are rather limited.

Thanks for the advice (and info on tram lines!) I tried booking tickets on line, and the credit card info went through and I got a confirmation email, but when I try to click on the link to download the tickets, I get a "waiting for download" message. So I've sent a "help" request and hope I hear back from them. I don't want to double book, but I also really want the 9:00 time slot!

Has anyone had trouble dealing with the online booking site....and any suggestions of what to do about it?

thanks!

We just walked right in a little after 9 in the morning. We had plenty of room to enjoy the paintings, as well as an interesting feature they added since the last time I was there-- through a miscrope look at the canvases to see his technique and materials. By 10:15/10:30 the place was getting crowded and people were moving cattle-like past paintings with glazed looks on their faces. Timing is everything.

Thanks for the advice! I had planned on a later time, but am happy to have changed to 9:00 a.m. in hopes of smaller crowds. I was finally able to download the tickets and think I'm all set.