Practical information Grandstand Hillegom 2023
Tickets and entrance
When you booked your Grandstand Hillegom ticket through our website, you have received a confirmation mail with subject “Your ticket(s)” and in it the details. This email is sufficient to show upon entry. So please print this email and bring it with you.
If you didnt receive an email, it is possible to enter the grandstand with the booking name and the order number. We will keep a list of the order numbers and names at each grandstand.
Address Grandstand
Hoofdstraat 18
2181 ED Hillegom
The Netherlands
Getting There
By car:
From Amsterdam, take highway A4 direction Den Haag (The Hague) and then take A44 in direction Den Haag. Take exit 8 (Leiden, Transferium), at trafficlights turn right (Valkenburg, Katwijk) and follow this road (N206) all the way to exit Hillegom, De Zilk. At T-junction, turn right towards Hillegom. Follow the road towards Hillegom, at first roundabout keep straight and at second turnabout (after passing Rabobank) turn left. After a couple of 100 meters the Grandstand is situated at your right hand.
From Den Haag (The Hague) take highway A44 to Amsterdam. At exit 8 (Leiden, Transferium), at traffic lights turn right (Valkenburg, Katwijk) and follow this road (N206) all the way to exit Hillegom, De Zilk. At T-junction, turn right towards Hillegom. Follow the road towards Hillegom, at first roundabout keep straight and at second turnabout (after passing Rabobank) turn left. After a couple of 100 meters the Grandstand is situated at your right hand.
By public transport:
Hillegom station is a small station on the line between the cities Leiden and Haarlem. From this station the grandstand is at a distance of about 1,5 kilometers/20 minutes walk. Unfortunately, there is no bus going from Hillegom station. When walking, go to stationsweg (station road) and follow this road towards centre. The grandstand is situated in the centre and cannot be missed.
Public Transport Website:
The best source for public transport is the website https://9292.nl/en
Parking Grandstand Hillegom
At this location, we do not offer paid parking. Public parking options are available around the Grandstand, see card below.
Travel times
Unfortunately, roads are blocked early in the day as the Flower Parade attracts more then a million visitors each year. Therefore we advise to travel ahead of time, our advise is to plan to be at the grandstand around 13.00.
The Flower Parade is expected to pass the Grandstand at 17.30. Road towards the grandstand will getting blocked by traffic jams, starting from 13.00. The roads gets officially blocked from 15.00, so from that time it is not possible to arrive at the grandstand by car.
Extra options: Walk, Lunch to Go, Lunch Buffet
Self Guided Tour:
At the grandstand you will be handed out a leaflet with coupons for a (hot) beverage and something to eat. The booklet contains some remarkable highlights during your walk as well. The walk will bring you along some fine flowerfields. If you have a mobile device at hand: the walk is available in the app Komoot. If you download this app, you can navigate. Otherwise, you can view the map in a browser as well, without the navigation.
Lunch to Go:
At the entrance of the grandstand, there is a lunchbag available if you ordered a lunch to go. You can search for a nice spot nearby to eat the content, or eat it at the grandstand.
Lunchbuffet:
If you ordered a lunchbuffet, the location where you can have your buffet is nearby. You can walk there or park your car. At the restaurant, show your ticket as you recieved it via email. The location is Hotel Villa Flora. Address: Floraplein 55, 2181 EB Hillegom. This hotel is within a short walk from the grandstand (280 meters, 4 min walk).
