How to get fromBilthoven to Leidenby train, rideshare, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Bilthoven to Leiden by train, rideshare, bus, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Bilthoven to Utrecht Centraaltrain Sprinter
2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leiden Centraaltrain Sprinter / ...
1h 2m
€6–14
Rideshare
cheapest
1. Take the rideshare from Bilthoven to Leidenrideshare 63.9 km
1h 7m
€5
Line 77 bus, train
1. Take the bus from Bilthoven, Station Bilthoven to Utrecht, CS Jaarbeurszijdebus 77
2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leiden Centraaltrain Intercity
1h 31m
€11–21
Drive 61.4 km
1. Drive from Bilthoven to Leidencar 61.4 km
49 min
€11–16
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Bilthoven to Leidentaxi 61.4 km
49 min
€200–250

Bilthoven to Leiden by train

469Weekly Trains

1h 2mAverage Duration

€6Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Bilthoven to Leiden.

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Distance: 58.3 km
Duration: 1h 2m

What companies run services between Bilthoven, Netherlands and Leiden, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Bilthoven to Leiden Centraal via Utrecht Centraal in around 1h 2m.

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Leiden(opens in a new window), Netherlands(opens in a new window)

Leiden is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 282,207 and in the larger Leiden urban area also Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included with in total 365,913 inhabitants. Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn, at a distance of some from The Hague to its south and some from Amsterdam to its north. The recreational area of the Kaag Lakes (Kagerplassen) lies just to the northeast of Leiden.

Things to do in Leiden

Falcon (Duinrell)(Opens in a new window)

Falcon is a steel roller coaster at the amusement park Duinrell, located in Wassenaar, Netherlands. The roller coaster is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model coaster which was opened to the public on 14 May 2009. At 97 degrees, Falcon has a steeper-than-vertical drop, and the steepest drop of any roller coaster in the Netherlands.

Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden(Opens in a new window)

Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden (formerly Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, abbreviated SVM), is a narrow gauge heritage railway line around the Valkenburgse Meer in the south of Katwijk, Netherlands. Although the name translates as Steam Train Valkenburg Lake, technically actually trams are used for the tourist attraction. Carriages are mostly remakes of early-20th century tram carriages, built by the Nederlandse Smalspoor Stichting (Netherlands Narrow-gauge Foundation) in Katwijk.

Kikkerachtbaan(Opens in a new window)

Kikkerachtbaan (Frog Roller Coaster) is a steel roller coaster in the Dutch amusement park Duinrell, which was opened in 1985, it was one of the first attractions in Duinrell.

Dragonfly (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

Dragonfly is a steel roller coaster in the Dutch amusement park Duinrell.

Places to stay in Leiden

Boutique Hotel Steenhof Suites - Adults Only(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

City Hotel Rembrandt(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

ibis Leiden Centre(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

ExLibris Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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