Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, just northeast of The Hague.

Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, just northeast of The Hague. It had a population of 76,433 in 2021, and covers an area of 35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi) of which 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) is water.
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Worth seeing in and around Leidschendam-Voorburg
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
4 km · palace in The Hague · Wikipedia - 02WerkTalent Stadion
The WerkTalent Stadion is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architects. Completed in 2007, the stadium is used mostly for football and field hockey.
2.6 km · soccer stadium in The Hague, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Fossa Corbulonis
The Fossa Corbulonis was a Roman canal that was dug around 50 AD under the direction of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo. The project was mentioned by the historians Tacitus and Cassius Dio, who reported its length as 23 Roman miles and accounted for its purpose as "in order to keep the soldiers busy and to avoid the dangers of the Ocean".
1.8 km · canal · Wikipedia - 04Vliet
The Vliet is a canal in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It starts at the Oude Rijn at Leiden and joins the Delfshavense Schie canal at Delft.
1.1 km · canal in South Holland, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 05Duivenvoorde Castle
Duivenvoorde Castle is a castle in the town of Voorschoten, South Holland, in the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in 1226, making it one of the oldest castles in South Holland.
3.3 km · castle in Voorschoten, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 06Q1456512
The Louwman Museum is a museum for historic cars, coaches, and motorcycles in The Hague, Netherlands. It has been situated on the Leidsestraatweg near the A44 motorway since 2010.
3.8 km · Dutch automotive museum · Wikipedia - 07Hofwijck
Hofwijck is a mansion built for 17th-century politician Constantijn Huygens. It is located in Voorburg on the Vliet canal from The Hague to Leiden.
3.3 km · museum in Voorburg, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 08Villa Maarheeze
Villa Maarheeze was home of the Dutch foreign intelligence service Inlichtingendienst Buitenland, a service that existed from the end of World War II to 1994. The villa is located in the city of Wassenaar, at Rijksstraatweg 675, but is no longer in use by the Dutch government.
4 km · national Monument in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 092024 Hague explosion
In the early morning of December 7, 2024, a major explosion occurred in the Mariahoeve en Marlot neighborhood of The Hague, Netherlands, resulting in at least six fatalities, injuries, and significant damage to several residential buildings. The explosion prompted a large scale emergency response and investigation.
3.2 km · apartment house explosion · Wikipedia - 10Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands is a shopping mall located in Leidschendam in the Netherlands. With a total retail floor area of 117,000 m2 it is the largest shopping mall in the Netherlands.
1.3 km · shopping mall in Leidschendam, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Leidschendam-Voorburg
- Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 14 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 35 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 97 km
- Stations
- Den Haag Laan van NOI railway station, 3.9 km · Den Haag Mariahoeve railway station, 2.2 km · Voorburg 't Loo, 2.3 km · Den Haag Ypenburg railway station, 3.1 km · Voorburg railway station, 3.4 km
- Eindhoven → Leidschendam-Voorburg102 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · €14–19
- Maastricht → Leidschendam-Voorburg163 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · €23–32
- Groningen → Leidschendam-Voorburg191 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · €23–32
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No local-transport research exists yet for Leidschendam-Voorburg
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Leidschendam-Voorburg. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundby HTM Bike, Donkey Republic (The Hague) and OV-fiets (requires a personalised OV-chipkaart).
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Next door to Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschendam-Voorburg is 7 km from The Hague, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Voorburgtown in South Holland, the Netherlands3.4 km
- Leidschenveen-Ypenburgdistrict or borough of The Hague, Netherlands3.4 km
- Haagse Houtborough in The Hague, The Netherlands3.3 km