Borough of Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam Nieuw-West
Amsterdam Nieuw-West is a borough comprising the westernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
It was created in 2010 after a merger of the former boroughs Osdorp, Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and Slotervaart. In 2017, the borough had almost 150,000 inhabitants.
How locals move
Getting around Amsterdam Nieuw-West the local way
- Get inThe nearest ferry port is IJmuiden, where ferries from Newcastle upon Tyne dock.
- Get inDFDS Seaways offers daily overnight ferry services from Newcastle upon Tyne (more specifically, North Shields) in the United Kingdom.
- Get inOther ferry services dock at Rotterdam Europoort (ferry from Hull) and Hook of Holland (ferry from Harwich).
- Get inFor the Stena Line ferry to Harwich: from Rotterdam Centraal, change for Rotterdam Metro Line B direct to Hoek Van Holland Station where you will be able to walk onto the Ferry.
- Get aroundThere are several ferry services across the IJ river, between the city centre and Noord, the most frequent runs every 7 minutes.
- Get aroundAll ferries are free of charge and provide nice views of the harbour and skyline.
- Get aroundFerries leave every 30 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal and from the NDSM-werf.
- Get aroundYou can also hop on the ferry to Buiksloterweg, and then make a short walk to the EYE Film Institute for its architecture and free exhibition in the basement.
From Wikivoyage: Amsterdam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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