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Diemen
Town and municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Diemen

Diemen is a town and municipality with a population of 31,334 in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

Plan a trip to Diemen→From Rotterdam

It is located approximately 6 km southeast of Amsterdam's city centre, within the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

Get in

Getting to Diemen

Amsterdam and Diemen are separated by the A10 ring-road, the exit Amsterdam-Watergraafsmeer can be used to access most parts of Diemen. Diemen can be reached from The Hague, Rotterdam and Leiden using the A4 followed by the A10 ring-road. Utrecht, Den Bosch and Eindhoven can use the A2, followed by the A10 ring-road.

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    Station Diemen

    As Amsterdam is the bike capital of the world, the best way to explore Amsterdam and its suburbs is by bike.

See

Worth seeing

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    Diemerbos

    Main entrance at Muiderstraatweg (Tram 19 to the final stop in Diemen Sniep, from there 20 min walk to entrance of Diemerbos.

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    Diemer Vijfhoek

    Large artificial island with a lot of raw nature on it.

Do

Things to do

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    Theater de Omval

    Ouddiemerlaan 104, info@theaterdeomval.nl.

Eat

Where to eat

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    House of Bird

    Diemerbospad 1a, diemerbos@houseofbird.nl.

How locals move

Getting around Diemen 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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