Gemeente (Municipality) in Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden · Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden
Rotterdam & Kinderdijk (Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden) Travel Guide 2026
Rotterdam & Kinderdijk is a gemeente (municipality) in Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden (Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden), Netherlands, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Rotterdam & Kinderdijk Central Station and Rotterdam Centraal, Den Haag Centraal & Schiphol (25 min by NS).
Province / StateRotterdam, The Hague, Delft & Leiden
Population450,000
Rail HubRotterdam & Kinderdijk Central Station
Airport GatewayRotterdam Centraal, Den Haag Centraal & Schiphol (25 min by NS)
Highlights & What to See in Rotterdam & Kinderdijk
- Markthal & Piet Blom's Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) — Dine beneath Arno Coenen's 11,000 m² 'Horn of Plenty' ceiling mural next to Blaak Station and tour the Kijk-Kubus Show Cube (€3).
- Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen — The world's first publicly accessible mirrored-glass art storage bowl with a rooftop birch forest (€20).
- Waterbus 21 to Kinderdijk UNESCO Windmills — Board the river ferry at Erasmus Bridge (Erasmusbrug) and glide 30 minutes directly to 19 working 1740 drainage windmills (€19.50 windmill entry).
- Erasmus Bridge, Kop van Zuid & Hotel New York — Historic Holland America Line departure pier converted into a waterfront food hall (Fenix Food Factory).
- Euromast Observation Tower (185m) — 360° views over Europe's largest seaport.
- Delfshaven Historic Harbor — Survived World War II intact; where the Pilgrim Fathers departed in 1620.
Transit & Getting There
Connect to Rotterdam & Kinderdijk via Rotterdam & Kinderdijk Central Station (NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) Intercity Direct & Sprinter) and local transit using OVpay Contactless vs. GVB Amsterdam Day Tickets & Museumkaart.