A wheelchair-friendly guide to the I amsterdam City Card
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Amsterdam is a vibrant city with a variety of wheelchair-friendly things to see and do. The I amsterdam City Card is the perfect choice for exploring the city's top sights, providing unlimited public transportation access and free or discounted entry to a range of museums, theatres, activities and experiences. Below, you'll find an overview of some of the wheelchair-friendly things you can do with the I amsterdam City Card.
What is the I amsterdam City Card?
The I amsterdam City Card (or City Card for short) gives you access to a range of Amsterdam’s attractions and activities for free or at a significant discount. The City Card can be ordered for 24 hours (€60), 48 hours (€85), 72 hours (€100), 96 hours (€115) and 120 hours (€125).
The City Card can be purchased as a physical card and picked up at the I amsterdam shop in Amsterdam Central Station. Alternatively, you can choose to buy a digital City Card. Both options are available online.
Once you have your City Card, you’ll need to activate it. The digital card can be activated in the app. The physical card is activated from the moment you first use it. To use your City Card, show your card on arrival at an attraction, and scan it on a card reader when you enter and exit public transportation.
What is included in the I amsterdam City Card?
The City Card provides access to over 70 museums and top attractions in Amsterdam. It also includes access to canal cruises, full day bicycle rentals, and more. For as long as your City Card is valid, it will provide free use of public transportation in Amsterdam – covering the city’s tram, bus, metro and ferry system.
Wheelchair-friendly attractions included in the City Card
The City Card provides access to a range of wheelchair-friendly attractions in Amsterdam. These include, but are not limited to:
Allard Pierson (Regular price €14.50 – free with City Card)
Amsterdam Museum (Regular price €18 – free with City Card)
Arcam (Regular price €4 – free with City Card)
Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo (Regular price €26.50 – free with City Card)
Blue Boat Company (Regular price €24 – free with the City Card)
Body Worlds (Regular price €24.95 – 25% discount with the City Card)
De Nieuwe Kerk (Regular price €10 – free with the City Card)
Dutch Resistance Museum (Regular price €16 – free with the City Card)
Eye Film Museum (Regular price €15 – free with the City Card)
Fabrique des Lumières (Regular price €17 – 25% discount with the City Card)
Gassan Diamonds (free with the City Card)
H'ART Museum (Regular price €22.50 – free with the City Card)
H’ART Museum - Museum of the Mind (Regular price €17.50 – free with the City Card)
Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Regular price €13.50 – free with the City Card)
Micropia (Regular price €17.50 – free with the City Card)
Museum Het Schip (Regular price €16 – free with the City Card)
Museum of the Canals (Regular price €16.50 – free with the City Card)
National Maritime Museum (Regular price €18.50 – free with the City Card)
NEMO Science Museum (Regular price €17.50 – free with the City Card)
Nxt Museum (Regular price €22.75-€24.75 – 25% discount with the City Card)
Our Lord in the Attic (partially, including digital Co-Visit) (Regular price €16.50 – free with the City Card)
Rembrandts Amsterdam (Regular price €16.50 – 25% discount with the City Card)
Rijksmuseum (Regular price €22.50 – free with the City Card)
Stadsarchief Amsterdam (City Archives) (Regular price €10 – free with the City Card)
Stedelijk Museum (Regular price €22.50 – free with the City Card)
STRAAT (Regular price €19.50 – 25% discount with the City Card)
The Upside Down (Regular price €24.95-€26.95 – 25% discount with the City Card)
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (Regular price €17.50 – free with City Card)
Bimhuis (25% discount on a ticket purchased on the day of the concert)
National Opera & Ballet (25% discount on a ticket purchased on the day of the performance)
City Card attractions that cannot be accessed by wheelchair users
A number of attractions accessed with the City Card are not wheelchair-friendly. This includes, but is not limited to:
Amsterdam Pipe Museum
Bicycle rentals (as they do not have adaptive bikes)
Canal cruise companies including Lovers, Stromma, and Amsterdam Circle Line B.V.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam
Dutch Fortress Museum Naarden Vesting
Embassy of the Free Mind
Foam Photography Museum
Fortress Island Pampus (the fort is not accessible)
Fun Forest
Het Kattenkabinet
Houseboat Museum
Huis Marseille
Luther Museum Amsterdam
Moco Museum
Museum van Loon
Museum Willet-Holthuysen
Oude Kerk
Our House
Rembrandthuis
Royal Coster Diamonds
This is Holland
Zaans Museum - Czaar Peterhuisje
A note on time slots
Some of the City Card attractions require visitors to book a time slot in advance. To see which places require this, go to iamsterdam.com/timeslots
Feeling inspired to buy an I amsterdam City Card?
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