Practical information Grandstand Sassenheim 2023
Tickets and entrance
When you booked your Grandstand Sassenheim 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
Rijksstraatweg 59
2171 AK Sassenheim
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 4 (Warmond) and at the roundabout, take third road to Sassenheim/Voorhout. At trafic light (a t-junction) turn left. The Grandstand is situated at your right hand after around 500 meters.
From Den Haag (The Hague), take highway A44 in direction Leiden/Amsterdam. Take exit 5 (Sassenheim) and at the roundabout, take third road to Sassenheim/Voorhout. At trafic light (a t-junction) turn left. The Grandstand is situated at your right hand after around 500 meters.
By public transport:
Sassenheim station is a small station on the line between the cities Leiden and Hoofddorp/Amsterdam. From this station the grandstand is at a distance of about 1,7 kilometers. From there, take bus 385 to Den Haag Centraal, exit at bus stop Uiver. Walking to the Grandstand will take you about 20 minutes.
Public Transport Website:
The best source for public transport is the website https://9292.nl/en
Parking
If you booked a parking ticket, you can park your car directly opposite the grandstand. Please keep your confirmation mail at hand, so we avoid waiting lines. See map below for the location.
Travel times
Unfortunately, roads are blocked early in the morning 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 10.30.
The Flower Parade is expected to pass the Grandstand at 12.40. Road towards the grandstand will be blocked from 11.00, 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 lunch buffet is closeby, walking distance about 800 meters. It is on the route to the highway. At the restaurant, show your ticket as you recieved it via email. The locations address is Hotel Sassenheim, Warmonderweg 8, 2171 AH Sassenheim.
