Haarlem to Alkmaar train with Intercity

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The cheapest and fastest trains from Haarlem to Alkmaar

Showing times and prices for 09 Aug

Cheapest price

£8

Average price

£8

Fastest journey

40 m

Average duration

40 m

Trains per day

126

Distance

29 km

Cheap tickets

The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Haarlem to Alkmaar is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.

The average ticket from Haarlem to Alkmaar will cost around £8 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £8.

Fast trains

Of the 126 trains that leave Haarlem for Alkmaar every day 63 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.

These direct trains cover the 29 km distance in an average of 40 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 40 m .

The slowest trains will take 40 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

  • NS DomesticSPR 4816 · IC 3020
    8:170h59
    Haarlem station
    9:16Alkmaar station
    £81One-way
    1 change
  • NS DomesticIC 2134 · IC 3038
    12:540h52
    Haarlem station
    13:46Alkmaar station
    £81One-way
    1 change
  • NS DomesticSPR 4839
    13:150h40
    Haarlem station
    13:55Alkmaar station
    £81One-way
    0 changes
  • NS DomesticIC 2132 · IC 3036
    12:240h52
    Haarlem station
    13:16Alkmaar station
    £81One-way
    1 change
  • NS DomesticSPR 4837
    12:450h40
    Haarlem station
    13:25Alkmaar station
    £81One-way
    0 changes

Travel Information

Compare train and coach for Haarlem to Alkmaar

Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Haarlem to Alkmaar among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £10. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £10, and a train costs an average of £13.

Distance: 29 km

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Coach

£15

Average Price

£10

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Cheapest

1h 20m

Average total duration

Fastest

50m

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30m

Additional time*

2h 36m

Average total duration

2h 6m

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30m

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Live departures

Haarlem to Alkmaar train times

The table below shows live departures for Haarlem to Alkmaar trains for tomorrow, Sunday 9 August. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.

Last updated at
ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChanges
Tickets
NS DomesticSPR 4814 · IC 30187:51 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h55
8:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 48198:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h50
9:00 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 48198:15 Haarlem station
0h45
9:00 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4816 · IC 30208:17 Haarlem station
0h59
9:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 4816 · IC 30208:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
9:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 48218:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h50
9:30 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 48218:45 Haarlem station
0h45
9:30 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4818 · IC 30228:50 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
9:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2118 · IC 30228:54 Haarlem station
0h52
9:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 48239:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h50
10:00 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 48239:15 Haarlem station
0h45
10:00 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4820 · IC 30249:17 Haarlem station
0h59
10:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 4820 · IC 30249:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
10:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 48259:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
10:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 48259:45 Haarlem station
0h40
10:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4822 · IC 30269:50 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h57
10:47 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2122 · IC 30269:54 Haarlem station
0h53
10:47 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 482710:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
10:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 482710:15 Haarlem station
0h40
10:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4824 · IC 302810:17 Haarlem station
0h59
11:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 4824 · IC 302810:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
11:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 482910:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
11:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 482910:45 Haarlem station
0h40
11:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4826 · IC 303010:51 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h55
11:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2126 · IC 303010:54 Haarlem station
0h52
11:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 483111:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
11:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 483111:15 Haarlem station
0h40
11:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4828 · IC 303211:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
12:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2128 · IC 303211:24 Haarlem station
0h52
12:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 483311:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
12:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 483311:45 Haarlem station
0h40
12:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4830 · IC 303411:50 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
12:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2130 · IC 303411:54 Haarlem station
0h52
12:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 483512:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
12:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 483512:15 Haarlem station
0h40
12:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4832 · IC 303612:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
13:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2132 · IC 303612:24 Haarlem station
0h52
13:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 483712:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
13:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 483712:45 Haarlem station
0h40
13:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4834 · IC 303812:50 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
13:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2134 · IC 303812:54 Haarlem station
0h52
13:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 483913:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
13:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 483913:15 Haarlem station
0h40
13:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4836 · IC 304013:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
14:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2136 · IC 304013:24 Haarlem station
0h52
14:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 484113:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
14:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 484113:45 Haarlem station
0h40
14:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4838 · IC 304213:51 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h55
14:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2138 · IC 304213:54 Haarlem station
0h52
14:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 484314:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
14:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 484314:15 Haarlem station
0h40
14:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4840 · IC 304414:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
15:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2140 · IC 304414:24 Haarlem station
0h52
15:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 484514:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
15:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 484514:45 Haarlem station
0h40
15:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4842 · IC 304614:50 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
15:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2142 · IC 304614:54 Haarlem station
0h52
15:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 484715:10 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
15:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 484715:15 Haarlem station
0h40
15:55 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4844 · IC 304815:20 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h56
16:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2144 · IC 304815:24 Haarlem station
0h52
16:16 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticSPR 484915:40 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h45
16:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 484915:45 Haarlem station
0h40
16:25 Alkmaar station0 changesdirect
NS DomesticSPR 4846 · IC 305015:51 Haarlem Spaarnwoude
0h55
16:46 Alkmaar station1 change
NS DomesticIC 2146 · IC 305015:54 Haarlem station
0h52
16:46 Alkmaar station1 change

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Intercity as well as Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) offer trains services from Haarlem to Alkmaar.
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Journey information

Overview: Train from Haarlem to Alkmaar

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Trains from Haarlem to Alkmaar run on average 136 times per day, taking around 50m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £13 but you can travel from only £10 by coach.

There are 104 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:01, the last at 23:56. The fastest train covers the 29 km distance in 26m.

Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £10
Distance
29 km
Average train duration
50m
Cheapest ticket price
£13
Trains per day
136
Direct trains
104
Fastest train
26m
First train
0:01
Last train
23:56
Cheapest Month
May
Cheapest Day
Wed
High Season
Apr - Jun
Low Season
Jan - Mar
Busiest Day
Wed
Least Busy Day
Wed
Best time to book
4 days
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £10

Train companies: Intercity, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) from Haarlem to Alkmaar trainsIntercity, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) trains will get you between Haarlem and Alkmaar from £10. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.

Intercity

About
Intercity is a widely recognized brand for express train services that connect cities over longer distances, often with limited stops and comfortable carriages for long-distance travel. The term \Intercity\" originated in the United Kingdom in 1966 with British Rail's electrification of the West Coast Main Line, becoming a brand for their main-line passenger routes. Today, Intercity services vary across Europe, with some countries like Switzerland offering modern, high-standard trains, while in others, they may be older compared to newer high-speed options. Many European countries use \"InterCity\" as an official brand name for regular, long-distance train services meeting specific speed and comfort criteria. For example, PKP Intercity is a major Polish rail operator connecting cities and tourist resorts within Poland and across Europe. Trenitalia's Intercity trains in Italy offer an affordable and widespread means of rail transport, connecting various cities and towns. These trains typically offer Standard and First Class services, with amenities like power sockets and sometimes catering."
Luggage & cancellation policy
0
Intercity frequency
127 a day
Luggage included
2 pieces of luggage up to 30kg total
Luggage storage
Overhead racks and designated luggage areas at end of carriages
Cancellation Policy
According to ticket conditions
Refund
Full refund provided
Amenities on board the train
Wifi
Food sold onboard
Restaurant car with hot meals and snacks, trolley service in some trains. But do not count on the presence of a buffet car. So if having access to food and drink on the train is important to you, it’s best to bring your own refreshments onboard.
Seat reservation
Seat reservation included in ticket price for most routes
Toilets
USB plugs
Accessibility
Wheelchair spaces and accessible toilets available
Pets
Small pets in carriers allowed free, larger dogs require paid ticket
Quiet zone

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
26m
Cheapest Price
£13
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) frequency
25 a day

Complete guide to Alkmaar

Things to do in Alkmaar

Discover the best of Alkmaar — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Alkmaar trip today.

  • Must visit

Hollands Kaasmuseum

Museum inside the old weigh house explaining Alkmaar’s cheese trade and market traditions, ideal for first-time visitors.

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  • Must visit

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar

City museum covering Alkmaar’s history, decorative arts and the 1573 siege, set in a former hospital complex.

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  • Recommended

Beatles Museum

Compact museum dedicated to The Beatles, with memorabilia and displays reflecting the band’s enduring cultural impact.

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Euro (€)

Moderate for the Netherlands: dining and hotels are pricier than many EU towns, but local buses and trains are reasonable.

Average meal costs

Budget
€10-15 for fast food or a simple lunch.
Mid-range
€20-35 per person for a restaurant meal.
Fine dining
€60+ per person for upscale dining.
Coffee
€3-4 for a cappuccino.

Tipping culture

Service is usually included. In restaurants, rounding up or leaving 5-10% for good service is appreciated. Taxis are often rounded up. In cafés, small change is fine.

FAQs: Haarlem to Alkmaar train

Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Haarlem to Alkmaar by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Alkmaar, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

FAQs
The cost of a train ticket from Haarlem to Alkmaar can vary. The cheapest tickets are usually available from £13, while the average price tends to be around £15.
The train journey from Haarlem to Alkmaar covers a distance of 29 km and takes approximately 26m. Trains run 136 per day.
The train distance from Haarlem to Alkmaar is 29 km.
The first train from Haarlem to Alkmaar leaves at 0:01.
The last train from Haarlem to Alkmaar departs at 23:56.
Trains from Haarlem to Alkmaar run approximately 136 times per day.
Currently, there is no high-speed train service from Haarlem to Alkmaar.
Yes, there is a direct train between Haarlem and Alkmaar. The service operates 104 times per day, provided by Intercity, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
To get from Haarlem to Alkmaar, you can choose from several travel options including train and coach.
There is no night train service from Haarlem to Alkmaar.
The cheapest way to get from Haarlem to Alkmaar is by coach, costing approximately £10.
Booking trains from Haarlem to Alkmaar in advance is advisable, especially during peak travel seasons or for long journeys, to ensure availability and secure better fares.
The train journey from Haarlem to Alkmaar offers scenic views of the Dutch countryside, with picturesque landscapes, charming towns, and expansive fields typical of the region.
Yes, a day trip from Haarlem to Alkmaar is feasible. The journey takes 26m, covers a distance of 29 km, and there are 143 train trips available per day.
Two to three days are ideal to explore Alkmaar, allowing time to visit the Cheese Market, explore the historic city centre, and enjoy the local museums and canals.
Yes, you can take the train from Haarlem to Alkmaar.

popular train stations

Important Stations and Airports in Haarlem and Alkmaar

Most Haarlem to Alkmaar trains use the Haarlem to Alkmaar station pair, with some services arriving at Alkmaar Noord. Use this guide to compare Haarlem and Alkmaar train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.

Departure train stations in Haarlem
Arrival train stations in Alkmaar

Which Haarlem station do trains to Alkmaar leave from?

Trains from Haarlem to Alkmaar leave from Haarlem. The station is 1 km from Haarlem city centre at Stationsplein 11 L, 2011 LR Haarlem, Netherlands.
HaarlemStationsplein 11 L, 2011 LR Haarlem, Netherlands+31 30 751 5155WifiLockersParkingDiningATMTaxisAccessibilityWCHotelLost and Found OfficeTicket OfficeBike ParkingBike RentalCar RentalInformation DeskLuggage Carts
City-centre transport

Getting to Haarlem from Haarlem city centre

Bus2, 3, 73, N80, 569, N30, 300 · 4m · £0.90 · every ~38 min

Haarlem train station facilities and services

Haarlem has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Lockers, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental, Information Desk and Luggage Carts.

Food and drink

Food options include: Restaurant Morris, De Ripper

Wi-Fi and ATMs

Free. ATMs are available in the train station.

Tickets and information

Ticket office support is available at Haarlem. Information desks are located in the main hall.

Luggage and lost property

Luggage storage is available at Haarlem. Lost and found is available at the station.

Parking, taxis and toilets

Available at Haarlem: Parking, Taxis, WC.

Bike and car services

Available at Haarlem: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.

Accessibility

Accessibility facilities are available at Haarlem: Elevators, ramps.

Shops, hotels and contact

Nearby hotels include Amrâth Grand Hotel Frans Hals, Hotel Lion d'Or, Carlton Square Hotel.

More about Haarlem
Haarlem Spaarnwoude2033 AA Haarlem, NetherlandsDiningATMAccessibilityBike Parking
City-centre transport

Getting to Haarlem Spaarnwoude from Haarlem city centre

Haarlem Spaarnwoude is 2 km from Haarlem city centre. Public transport options include:

TrainSprinter · 3m · £0.90 · every ~9 min
Bus2, 80 · 3m · £0.90 · every ~6 min

Haarlem Spaarnwoude train station facilities and services

Haarlem Spaarnwoude has practical services for this route, including Dining, ATM, Accessibility and Bike Parking.

Food and drink

Food and drink options are available at Haarlem Spaarnwoude.

Wi-Fi and ATMs

ATMs are available at Haarlem Spaarnwoude.

Bike and car services

Available at Haarlem Spaarnwoude: Bike Parking.

Accessibility

Accessibility facilities are available at Haarlem Spaarnwoude.

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