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Rijksmuseum Tickets & Tours: The 15 Best Options

41 tours  ·  from $8 a head

Eight hundred years of the country under one roof, and one painting everyone walks straight to. These 15 compare plain entry, guided hours and the combinations, with prices and how long each leaves you inside.

Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket - The Gallery of Honour and Dutch Masterpieces
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Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket

1.Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 25,535 reviews · from $31Our pick

Enter Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum for a self-guided day among 8,000 objects spanning 800 years of Dutch art and history. See Rembrandt’s *The Night Watch*, *The Jewish Bride*, Delftware, Asian art, costumes, and more. Your timed ticket includes the permanent collection, cloakroom, WiFi, and flexible time inside, but not the €6.50 multimedia tour.

“It was great experience but I would be more happy with places to drink water not from hand but maybe plastic cup or something similar.”

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Amsterdam: City Canal Cruise and Rijksmuseum - The cruise from Stadhouderskade
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Amsterdam: City Canal Cruise and Rijksmuseum

2.City Canal Cruise and Rijksmuseum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,129 reviews · from $45

See Amsterdam from its UNESCO-listed canals, then explore 800 years of Dutch art at the Rijksmuseum. The cruise is open-ticket, while museum entry uses a fixed time slot. Audio commentary comes in 19 languages, and the optional snack box includes chips, popcorn, stroopwafels, peanuts, and a drink.

“Great choice! I recommend this to take if you are visiting Amsterdam!”

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Small-Group Tour with Private Upgrade - What the two-hour museum route is like
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Small-Group Tour with Private Upgrade

3.Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Small-Group Tour with Private Upgrade

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,547 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $90

Meet at Cobra Café in Museumplein for a two-hour guided visit to the Rijksmuseum’s permanent collection. Expect a small group of up to 15, an English-speaking guide, and focused commentary on works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, and other Dutch masters. Morning and afternoon times are available, with an English private upgrade.

“Daniel was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I appreciated that he arrived early to reserve lockers, get the tickets and provided us with headphones to hear him speak.”

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Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket and Canal Cruise Combo - Rijksmuseum: begin with the Dutch masters
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Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket and Canal Cruise Combo

4.Rijksmuseum Entry Ticket and Canal Cruise Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,276 reviews · 1 day · from $45

Spend one day combining Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum with a one-hour Lovers canal cruise. See Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, Golden Age canal houses, Westerkerk, the Skinny Bridge, and the old port. The cruise offers GPS audio in 19 languages, but you must reserve its departure time separately.

“The canal cruise was fab and the captain was highly informative and very amusing. Well worth doing.”

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Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Guided Tour and Ticket - Meeting at Cobra Cafe beside Museumplein
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Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Guided Tour and Ticket

5.Rijksmuseum Guided Tour and Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 649 reviews · from $78

Meet your guide at Cobra Cafe by Museumplein, then spend two hours with the Rijksmuseum’s Dutch masters. Expect Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, portraits, Jan Steen interiors, Delftware, dolls houses, and the Pierre Cuypers Library. Guides speak English, French, Dutch, German, or Italian, and your ticket lets you stay all day.

“Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and he navigated the museum in a way that led us on a journey back in time. He knew something special about everything and was a great historian.”

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Exclusive Guided Tour w/ Reserved Entry - Two and a half hours with Dutch masters
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Exclusive Guided Tour w/ Reserved Entry

6.Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Exclusive Guided Tour w/ Reserved Entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 440 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide opposite the Rijksmuseum for a 2.5-hour visit through Dutch art and history. Expect major works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh, plus dollhouses, historic artifacts, and the museum library. Choose a private tour or a lower-cost semi-private option, with guides such as Anna, Paola, Cecilia, and Ewald.

“Our guide, Carola, was great! Her historical insight added depth to the art work. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Semi-Private 8ppl Max - What the Rijksmuseum visit does well
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Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Semi-Private 8ppl Max

7.Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Semi-Private 8ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 419 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $288

Spend about five and a half hours with a guide and no more than seven other people, exploring the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Expect reserved entry, art-history stories, a lunch break, and highlights such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, The Potato Eaters, The Bedroom, and Sunflowers. Guides may include Cecilia, Diana, Anna, Paola, or Tijs.

“Van Gogh and Rikjsmuseum are two of Amsterdam's biggest and most important museums. Anna Nikolaeva, our very knowledgeable tour guide, not only highlighted the more famous works of art by the famous artists, but gave her own unique perspective on many of these masterpieces, and challenged us to see, feel, appreciate and imagine beyond what was painted on canvas. We love Van Gogh and Anna made us even love our tour more. Excellent way to see these attractions!”

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Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Exclusive Guided Tour - Rembrandt, Vermeer, and the Dutch everyday world
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Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Exclusive Guided Tour

8.Van Gogh & Rijksmuseum w/ Reserved Entry Exclusive Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 254 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $288

Spend about 5.5 hours exploring the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum with reserved admission and a private or semi-private English-speaking guide. Expect Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, studio objects, scandals, and a lunch break near Museumplein. Guides such as Anna, Diana, and Ewald tailor the route to your interests.

“We were a bit hesitant about this double tour since we have our 9 years old son with us, we thought he will get bored but thankfully Frank our tour guide he made the tour fun and educational as well, though long but we had a good lunch break in between, I recommend this tour for art/history lovers”

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Semi-Private Guided Tour - Inside the Rijksmuseum for 90 Minutes
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Semi-Private Guided Tour

9.Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Semi-Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 229 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Join an English-speaking guide for a 90-minute Rijksmuseum tour limited to eight people. Meet by the orange school sign beneath the museum archway, enter with your included ticket, and focus on Dutch masterpieces, Rembrandt, museum design, and art history. Guides have included Max, Daan, Erin, Alexandra, and Ieva. Stay afterward to explore alone.

“Our semi private tour turned into a private tour! We had a guide named Dan (pronounced like Don). He had an incredible amount of knowledge about the pieces and the overall history of the Netherlands. It was clear he had a passion for art and it came across clearly in his tour. It went a little longer than 90 minutes, but if you are not in a rush, I’d encourage you to see if you can get Dan as a guide. It was great!”

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Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Tour Semi-Private with 12ppl Max - Rembrandt, Vermeer, and the Dutch Golden Age
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Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Tour Semi-Private with 12ppl Max

10.Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Tour Semi-Private with 12ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Spend 2.5 hours inside Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum with a professional English-speaking guide and a small group. You’ll see major works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, the 19th-century library, dollhouses, ship models, globes, and Delft ceramics. Guides such as Anna, Cecilia, Monique, Janet, and Tea are praised for lively storytelling and personal attention.

“Cecilia was absolutely fantastic. She opened our eyes to how the Dutch lived so that we could apply our new knowledge to all Dutch art and not only the pieces we saw with her. Incredibly informative and personalized because we only had one other person on the tour for a total of three guests. Cecilia was fabulous and completely worth the money.”

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Amsterdam Rijksmuseum PRIVATE TOUR with a Local Private Guide - Medieval art and the Tree of Jesse
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Amsterdam Rijksmuseum PRIVATE TOUR with a Local Private Guide

11.Amsterdam Rijksmuseum PRIVATE TOUR with a Local Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $141

Explore Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum with a private guide such as Rolf, Anna, or Marten. In about two hours, follow Dutch art from medieval panels to Rembrandt, Vermeer, clocks, furniture, and Waterloo. Your guide prebooks admission, but you pay the €20 ticket fee per person in cash. The private format lets you ask questions and shape the visit.

“Anna was extremely knowledgeable and personable! Enjoyed our experience so much! Highly recommend this tour.”

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and Canal Cruise with Snackbox - Getting the Rijksmuseum timeslot right
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and Canal Cruise with Snackbox

12.Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and Canal Cruise with Snackbox

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 156 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $61

Set aside about three hours for Rijksmuseum entry at your reserved time and a 75-minute Blue Boat canal cruise. See Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Amsterdam Centraal, the Skinny Bridge, and the Amstel from the water. The cruise uses multilingual audio commentary, while the museum visit is self-guided.

“Museum couldn’t scan the barcode but let me in. Blue boat had the same issue. Canal tour- audio tour missed 30 minutes of narration.”

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Combo Ticket: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam & 1h Cruise with Audio Guide - Getting into the museum with less fuss
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Combo Ticket: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam & 1h Cruise with Audio Guide

13.Combo Ticket: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam & 1h Cruise with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 83 reviews · 3 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $46

Visit Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum with a timed entry ticket, then take a flexible one-hour canal cruise with audio commentary. You can schedule the boat before or after the museum, or on another day, but first redeem your voucher at a Tours & Tickets shop, usually near Amsterdam Central Station.

“Good value. Great option if the Rijksmuseum is sold out and the canal tour is reading and can be scheduled anytime. Just note the pick up point is near Station Central and not anywhere near the museum. But you can take the boat tour before, after or even the next day - the operators are very flexible.”

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Amsterdam: Combo Rijksmuseum & Hop-On Hop-Off Bus - Starting at the Rijksmuseum on Museumplein
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Amsterdam: Combo Rijksmuseum & Hop-On Hop-Off Bus

14.Combo Rijksmuseum & Hop-On Hop-Off Bus

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 74 reviews · 1 day · from $50

See Amsterdam from a glass-roofed, air-conditioned bus, then visit the Rijksmuseum with a timed entry ticket. You can hop off near Museumplein, Jordaan, the Jewish Quarter, Anne Frank House, and other key stops. Routes change by season, so check the app before setting out.

“Easy, quality transport. Brilliant and informative guide, unfortunately not on all buses. Value for money”

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Amsterdam Pass: 45+ Things To Do - Includes Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam’s major sights
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Amsterdam Pass: 45+ Things To Do – Includes Rijksmuseum

15.Amsterdam Pass: 45+ Things To Do – Includes Rijksmuseum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 69 reviews · 1 to 5 days (approx.) · from $88

Use a mobile Go City Pass for 1, 2, 3, or 5 consecutive days and choose from major sights, museums, cruises, bike rental, seasonal gardens, and Dutch day trips. Rijksmuseum, Heineken Experience, A’DAM Lookout, and the canal cruise are key draws. Some activities require advance reservations, and transport is usually separate.

“Once bought, it was quick and easy to add into the Go City app. Then no problems using it, easy to book the ones that needed booking and the rest we had no issues getting tickets. We used the 2 day pass for 7 attractions so definitely saved money.”

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