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Travel to Hague

Flying to Hague

The Hague's nearest major airports are Rotterdam and Amsterdam Schiphol, which is around 30-45 minutes away by direct train. Airlines operating services from the UK include KLM, British Airways, Cityjet and easyJet.

Flight times: 

From London - 1 hour 20 minutes; New York - 7 hours 10 minutes; Los Angeles - 11 hours; Toronto - 7 hours; Sydney - 21 hours 20 minutes.

Travel by road

Summary:

Driving in The Hague is on the right and the minimum driving age is 18 years. speed limits are 120kph (75mph) on motorways and 50kph (30mph) in towns. An International Driving Permit is not required, as long as a national driving licence from the country of origin is held. EU pink-format photocard licences are accepted.

A Green Card is advisable but not compulsory. Without it, drivers with motor insurance policies in their home country are granted only the minimum legal cover in The Netherlands - the Green Card tops this up to the level of cover provided by the driver's own policy.

 

Emergency breakdown service:

ANWB Wegenwacht (tel: (088) 269 2888).

Coaches:

Eurolines international coach services (tel: 954 907 844 or 902 405 040; www.eurolines.com) operates daily National Express services to Amsterdam, taking 11 to 12 hours.

 

Travel by rail

Services:

The Hague benefits from good rail links.

 


Den Hague Centraal Station (CS) is the well-equipped main railway station in The Hague. From here it is a 10-minute walk to the city centre. Regular train services connect the city with Amsterdam (from 45 minutes away) and beyond.

 


Operators:

The Dutch rail network is operated by NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) (tel: 0900 9292/6; www.ns.nl).

Eurostar (tel: 0870 518 6186; www.eurostar.com) runs from London to Brussels in just under two hours. The high speed Thalys (tel: 0900 9228; www.thalys.com) service links Brussels with Amsterdam, in about two hours.

 

Travel over water

Summary:

 From Britain, the closest port to The Hague is the Hook of Holland (sailings to Harwich) 22km (13.5 miles) west. Other alternatives are the shorter crossings but much longer drives between Dover and Calais (327km/203 miles to The Hague), Dunkirk (288km/179 miles to The Hague) or Zeebrugge (210km/130.5 miles to The Hague). 

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