If you do come by car, the best place is the P+R location at Hoogtij industrial park (Boeilijn, Westzaan), from where you can take the free shuttle bus to Dam tot Dam Park (start of the 5 Mile run) or to the start of the 10 Mile run in Amsterdam. You can also use a P+R near you, from where you can change trains to NS-station Zaandam or Amsterdam.
P+R Industrieterrein Hoogtij (Boeilijn, Westzaan)Park at this location and avoid the traffic in Zaandam. Shuttle buses run from this location to the Dam tot Dam Park and to the start of the 10 English Mile in Amsterdam.
- From the A7, before Zaandam, take the A8 towards Amsterdam. On the A8, take exit 1 (Oostzaan/Zaandam-Zuid). From here, follow the signs Zaandam-Zuid and then the signs Hoogtij;
- From the N203 and N246, follow the N246 direction Westzaan and then the signs Westzaan-Zuid. You will arrive directly at Hoogtij;
- From the A9 take exit 8 (Beverwijk/Bazaar/Zaanstad) at the Wijkertunnel. Then follow the N246. If you follow the direction Zaandam/Westzaan-Zuid at Buitenhuizen, you will arrive directly at Hoogtij.
P+R Amsterdam Sloterdijk (about 250 places, suitable if you come from the west of the Netherlands).
- From ring road Amsterdam A10 take exit S102 (Basisweg).
You can use the P+R parking facilities at both P+R Amsterdam Sloterdijk and P+R ArenA. The P+R parking fee in the weekends is € 6.00 per vehicle per 24 hours. You can then buy the cheap P+R GVB cards (maximum 5) at the location, which you can use to travel with the GVB bus, streetcar and metro.
See more information about P+R locations in Amsterdam during the Dam tot Damloop.
For more information about the accessibility of Amsterdam, please visit
www.amsterdam.nl. For other advice, please visit
www.anwb.nl.
Parking Centrum AmsterdamParking Centrum Oosterdok is a 7-minute walk from the start of the 10 English mile. If you book in advance, you pay only €10 to €25 for a whole day's parking at Parking Centrum Oosterdok
www.parkingcentrumoosterdok.nl/reserveren, depending on availability. Without a reservation, you pay a maximum of €30 per 24 hours (
from 6 hours parking). Want to go to another part of the course? Parking Centrum Oosterdok is a 4-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station. Here, participants and supporters can use the shuttle buses to the rest of the course for free.
Parking in the center of ZaandamClick here for more information about the use of parking garages and parking lots in Zaandam. The parking lot De Burcht is not available during the Damloop by night and the Dam tot Damloop.