The Hague is a wonderful city full of life, all year round - cultural events, concerts, art exhibits, a night out at the theatre, shopping in the city centre or a bracing walk at the seaside. For more information about The Hague visit
http://www.denhaag.com/default.asp?id=DOORWAYNEWS-uk
http://www.denhaag.nl/
http://www2.holland.com/denhaag/gb/

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Getting to The Hague

There are three main ways of getting to The Hague:

By air

Fly to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport http://www.schiphol.nl/
Amsterdam Schiphol is the main airport in the Netherlands and is situated at close distance from and to Amsterdam and The Hague.

Fly to Rotterdam Schiphol Airport http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl/en/Homepage
Rotterdam airport provides a daily service to a number of European cities. Buses to Rotterdam Central Station depart throughout the day (the journey takes around 20 minutes).

By train

There are two train stations in The Hague. International trains stop at The Hague Holland-Spoor (Den Haag HS) and local trains (including from Schiphol airport) stop at The Hague Central Station (Den Haag CS). There are regular connections from Den Haag HS to Den Haag CS. For information on arrival/departure train times, visit the Dutch railway company.

The best way to get to The Hague from Amsterdam/Rotterdam Airport is by train. At Schiphol, the train station is situated underneath Schiphol Plaza in the central hall of the terminal, where there are ticket desks and ticket machines. A one way ticket (enkele reis) costs € 7,50 and a day return (dagretour) costs € 14,00. Direct trains to Den Haag CS run every fifteen minutes and the journey takes around 30 minutes. From Rotterdam, trains to Den Haag CS depart every 10-15 minutes; the journey takes around 15 minutes.

By car

Due to extensive building work around the area, we strongly recommend that you leave the car at home. Otherwise, just follow the A12 motorway into the city centre. For traffic information in the region of The Hague, click here.

Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
2595 BE The Hague
The Netherlands

The KB building is located between Central Station and the Utrechtse Baan in The Hague. To reach us, please follow the signs on platform 12 that will inform you exactly on how to arrive at the main entrance of the KB!

Hotel Accommodation

To locate these hotels, please visit http://www.routenet.nl/; you can also download a .PDF map of The Hague (4.71MB) at http://www.holland.com/files/hoco_dh/pdf/kaartdh2006.pdf.

For buses and trams routes and timetables please visit http://www.htm.net; for a door-to-door journey planner click here. 

Hotel ‘t Centrum ** (Tram 17)
Veenkade 5
NL-2513 EE The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 346 36 57
Fax: +31 (0)70 310 64 60

Delta Hotel ** (Tram 17)
Anna Palownastraat 8
NL-2518 BE The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 362 49 99
Fax: +31 (0)70 345 44 40

Hotel Sebel ** (Tram 17)
Zoutmanstraat 40
NL-2518 GR The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 345 92 00
Fax: +31 (0)70 345 58 55

Badhotel Scheveningen *** (Tram 9)
Gevers Deynootweg 15
NL-2586 BB The Hague / Scheveningen (beach)
Tel: +31 (0)70 351 22 21
Fax: +31 (0)70 355 58 70

Esquire Hotel *** (Tram 17)
Van Aerssenstraat 65
NL-2582 JG The Hague / Scheveningen (beach)
Tel.: +31 (0)70 35 22 341
Fax: +31 (0)70 30 63 366

Ibis Den Haag City Centre ***
Jan Hendrikstraat 10
NL-2512 GL The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 318 43 18       
Fax: +31 (0)70 318 43 19

The hotel is located in the beautiful centre of The Hague (20 minutes walk) and has 197 comfortable rooms. All the rooms are equipped with a bathroom, an individual air cooling system, a safe where you can store your laptop and other valuables, TV, telephone and an ISDN connection.

Hotel Petit *** (Bus 24)
Groothertoginnelaan 42
NL-2517 EH The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 34 65500
Fax: +31 (0)70 346 32 57

Eden Babylon Hotel Den Haag **** 
Koningin Julianaplein 35
NL-2595 AA The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 318 49 01
Fax: +31 (0)70 382 59 27
Less than 5 minutes walk
You will sleep like a baby on their special seven layered beds, yet must be aware of the building work around the area if you intend to go for a long day sleep!

Hotel Mercure Den Haag Central ****
Spui 180
NL-2511 BW The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 363 67 00
Fax: +31 (0)70 363 93 98
Mercure Hotel Den Haag Central is situated in the bustling heart of town (10-15 minutes walk), in the immediate vicinity of the new municipal offices, the Spui (main public) library, the dance and Music Theatre and a short walk from the Den Haag CS station.

NH Hotel, Den Haag ****
Prinses Margrietplantsoen 100
NL-2595 BR The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 3812345
Fax: +31 (0)70 3812323
(5 minutes walk)

Novotel Den Haag Centre **** 
Hofweg 5-7
NL-2511 AA The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 364 88 46
Fax: +31 (0)70 356 28 89
(15–20 minutes walk)

Parkhotel Den Haag **** 
Molenstraat 53
NL-2513 BJ The Hague
Tel.: +31 (0)70 362 43 71       
Fax: +31 (0)70 361 45 25

The Parkhotel Den Haag is located in the very heart of the city (20-25 minutes walk), bordering the gardens of the Royal Palace Noordeinde. Many restaurants, shops and museums are in walking distance.