Madurodam Tickets: Prices, Opening Hours & Smart Booking Tips

Inside Madurodam: what you’re paying for

Madurodam is the Netherlands in miniature: a 1:25 scale model country in The Hague’s Scheveningen district, between the city centre and the beach. It opened on 2 July 1952 and is named after George Maduro, a law student from Curaçao and resistance fighter who died in Dachau in 1945; his parents helped fund the park as his memorial. The Story of George, one of the indoor shows, tells his life.

Your Madurodam tickets cover the whole park: the outdoor miniature landscape, seven indoor attractions, all playgrounds and every interactive model. The modern park leans hard on hands-on elements, which is why it works better for families than a look-don’t-touch model village.

The outdoor highlights to prioritise:

• Manage the Port Traffic — load container ships in a miniature Port of Rotterdam.
• Plane spotting — Schiphol airport in miniature, with KLM aircraft.
• Experience Amsterdam — the city’s canals in miniature.
• Palace spotting and Discover our kingdom — the Peace Palace, the Binnenhof and other buildings you can then see for real a few kilometres away.
• Generate your own wind power, Do you like cheese? and the smallest fairground in the Netherlands — quick interactive stops that children queue up to repeat.
• Rivierenland and the other water-play zones — bring spare clothes for under-8s.

The seven indoor attractions are short themed shows and experiences, each telling a Dutch story:

• The Wind Chaser — a ride through an old wooden sawmill windmill; minimum height 1 metre.
• The Flying Dutchman — an aviation show suitable for all ages.
• The Dutch Masters — a play space with a ball pit, also for all ages.
• The Waterwolf — operate the paddle wheels of a steam machine.
• New Amsterdam — an interactive show where you get to fire the cannons.
• The Court of the Netherlands and The Story of George — The Story of George is recommended from age 6.

Madurodam suits families with children from about 3 to 12, international visitors who want a crash course in Dutch geography, and grandparents — paths are gently sloped and wheelchair-friendly. It is not a ride park; for coasters, look at Efteling or Walibi Holland. On GetYourGuide it holds a 4.6/5 rating from 1,819 reviews at the time of checking.

Timing is everything

Madurodam is open every day of the year, but the hours move with the seasons:

• Late October to 18 December: 11:00–17:00.
• Christmas holidays: mostly 10:00–18:00 (19–23 December, 26–30 December and 2–3 January), with 11:00–17:00 on 24–25 December and 31 December–1 January.
• January to mid-February: 11:00–17:00; the park describes this as its quiet pre-season and prices tickets lower until March.
• Summer and Dutch holiday peaks: 09:00–18:00.

The entrance and ticket desks close one hour before closing time, so on a short winter day aim to arrive by 13:00 at the latest.

Crowds follow Dutch patterns: summer holidays, weekends and the spring holiday weeks are busiest, while term-time weekdays in spring and early autumn are calm. Because most of the park is outdoors, a dry day matters more than the date. On a showery day, go straight for the outdoor models whenever the sun is out and save the seven indoor attractions for the rain.

Insider tip: On a December visit the park opens at 11:00, the entrance closes at 16:00 and it is getting dark by about 16:30. Arrive at opening, do the outdoor models while there is daylight, and keep the seven indoor attractions for the last hour.

How to save on tickets

• Never pay the counter price. Online tickets are cheaper, and the park says so openly.
• Book a dated ticket a week ahead. Dated tickets use dynamic pricing — at the time of checking an online day ticket cost €22.50, with an extra €1.50 off when booked at least seven days ahead.
• Choose the flex ticket only if you need it. At €26 it is valid any day of the year, which is useful if the weather forecast will decide your day.
• Leave toddlers off the booking. Children under 3 go free.
• Buy the four-person bundle. The family & friends bundle is sold in sets of four, online only, and works out at about €19–20 per person.
• Visit in the low season. Tickets are priced lower from January to March, and the park is quietest then.
• Check refund terms. Online purchases are refundable within 14 days, which makes early booking less risky.
• Compare passes carefully. City passes and discount vouchers are only accepted at the counter, so check that the pass price beats the online rate before relying on one.

Getting there without the hassle

Madurodam is at George Maduroplein 1, The Hague, on the road between the city centre and Scheveningen beach.

• By tram or bus: from Den Haag Centraal or Den Haag HS take tram 9 towards Scheveningen Noord or bus 22 towards Duindorp to the Madurodam stop, directly in front of the park. Allow about ten minutes from Centraal.
• From Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Schiphol: frequent direct trains run to Den Haag Centraal, then switch to tram 9. From Rotterdam it is a short hop; from Amsterdam allow an hour or a little more door to door.
• By car: Madurodam has its own car park next to the park — €14.95 per day, paid at the machines, with no need to book and almost always space. Eight charging points serve electric cars.
• By bike: there is bike parking at the entrance, and The Hague is easy to cycle.

Lockers near the entrance take coats and bags, accessible toilets are in the Taste of Holland restaurant and the Panorama Café, and a limited number of wheelchairs can be reserved by phone in advance.

Make it a trip

The Hague rewards a full day, and Madurodam is the easy morning half of it:

• Scheveningen beach is a short tram ride further on — pair a model morning with a walk on the pier or the dunes.
• The real Binnenhof and Peace Palace are in the centre; seeing them after their 1:25 versions makes a good game for children.
• Families touring the Benelux can compare it with Mini-Europe in Brussels, which covers the whole continent at the same scale.
• For a theme-park day in the south of the country, Efteling is a little over an hour away by car, and Safaripark Beekse Bergen sits close to it near Tilburg.

For more Dutch days out, see our Netherlands destinations page or the round-up of theme parks near Amsterdam.