Ameland Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Wagenborg (54 61 11; www.wpd.nl; adult/child return €11.25/5.95, bicycle €7.45, car €75.85) operates ferries between Nes and the large ferry port at Holwerd on the mainland. The latter has a large parking area for people who sensibly forgo taking cars to the island. The ferries run almost every two hours (45 minutes) all year from 7.30am to 7.30pm, hourly on Friday and Saturday from June to August.

To reach the Holwerd ferry terminal from Leeuwarden, take bus 66 (40 minutes, hourly); a ticket covering this bus, the ferry and a bus ride on the island, can be purchased at the Leeuwarden train station for €23.10.

Taxis and a small network of public buses that serve the island’s four towns meet the ferries. Bicycles can be rented all over the island.