How to get to and from the NN North Sea Jazz Festival

Train

Travel to Rotterdam Central Station and simply change to the metro to Ahoy, Zuidplein stop. The NS uses extra trains for the return journey in the evening/night.

Plan your trip in advance

ProRail works a lot on the track, especially during the weekend, so you can spend longer on the road. Therefore, plan your trip at www.ns.nl and check the most current travel advice shortly before departure for the exact departure and arrival times. You can conveniently check your trip along the way via ns.nl or NS app.

Metro/Bus

Rotterdam Ahoy is easily accessible by metro and various RET, Connexxion and Arriva bus lines.
Metro lines D (towards De Akkers) and E (towards Slinge) both stop at Zuidplein metro station. From there you can walk to the entrance of Ahoy in 5 minutes. The RET operates larger metros and a longer timetable due to the end time of the NN North Sea Jazz Festival. This means you can still travel to Rotterdam Central Station until late in the evening.

During the festival, the metros continue running until later and some also pass through The Hague Central Station. The special night timetable during the festival weekend will be announced later.

Plan your trip by public transport via ret.nl, the RET App, 9292.nl or the 9292 app.

OVpay is the new way of checking in and out of public transport in the Netherlands. At RET, you can also easily check in and out using your You don't need to activate anything. You can start traveling this way right away.

OVpay is available everywhere in the Netherlands. Also on all buses, trams, and metros operated by RET in the Rotterdam region.

How does it work?
1.  Hold your contactless debit card against the card reader, wait for the beep, and you're checked in. Make sure to take the card you want to use out of your wallet, so you're sure you're checking in with the right card!

Rotterdam Ahoy is conveniently located in relation to all arterial roads.
You can reach Rotterdam Ahoy via the Ring Rotterdam Noord (A20), Oost (A16), Zuid (A15) and West (A4). Please note: there is a lot of roadworks in the area around Rotterdam Ahoy. For up-to-date information before you travel, take a look at vananaarbeter.nl and/or www.zuidhollandbereikbaar.nl

Follow the travel advice given on the various information boards on the Rotterdam ring road, the signage around Ahoy and by the traffic controllers regarding parking for North Sea Jazz.

Parking

As for parking, we expect a lot of crowds and full parking lots in the area. Due to the high demand for parking, there are various parking locations, both in the immediate vicinity and at a distance. Below are the various options.

Parking P1/P2 Ahoy

Unfortunately, the parking tickets for the large parking lot P1/P2 are sold out. This means that without a parking ticket with a parking guarantee, there is no more space available. Don't have a ticket yet? Then use the many alternatives. If you do have a parking ticket with a parking guarantee, you can park at Ahoy. Show your parking ticket digitally or printed to the parking staff at Ahoy. Even if the signs indicate that the lot is FULL, you will always have access.

Parking at Q-Park

There are a number of Q-Park parking garages in the immediate vicinity of Ahoy. Such as Q-Park Zuidplein and Q-Park Hart van Zuid.

Parking at P+R in Rotterdam

Free parking a short distance from Ahoy? That is also possible! For this you can use one of the many P+R locations in Rotterdam. We particularly recommend using P+R Slinge (from the direction of East, South or West) and P+R Meijersplein (from the direction of North). From here you can continue your journey with the metro using your OV-Chip card. If you scan your OV-Chip card at the payment machine of the P+R location after travelling, your ticket will be converted into a free exit ticket. For an overview of availability, click here.
Please note: free parking does not yet work in combination with OV-Pay (bank card). More information can be found here.

Parking along the Oldegaarde

Paid parking has been in effect along the Oldegaarde (s124) since 3 June 2024. This means there is more free parking space along this road. You can try to park here and pay per hour.

Remote parking

More information about Park and Shuttle will be announced soon.

Other parking

There are several other P+R areas around Rotterdam: Kralingse Zoom, Alexander, Capelsebrug, Hoogvliet, Meijersplein, Melanchtonweg. If you travel further with an OV-Chip card, parking at the P+R is free. View an overview of the current availability of all P+R locations.

You can find current traffic information on www.vananaarbeter.nl and www.anwb.nl/verkeer.

Parking spaces for people with disabilities

Do you have serious health problems and do you have a blue disabled parking card? Then you always have access to the parking lot, even if it is indicated as ‘FULL’. The parking lot has 18 disabled parking spaces. If these are occupied, the parking employees of Ahoy will be happy to make room for you elsewhere in the parking lots. However, we cannot guarantee a parking space close to the entrance.

Do you have serious health problems but do not have a disabled parking card? Then you must purchase a parking ticket in advance. When driving into the Ahoy parking lot, you can tell the parking attendants that you have serious health problems. The parking attendants will then help you find a parking space close to the entrance if possible. There is no guarantee here either.

Are you from (near) Rotterdam? Rotterdam Ahoy is easily accessible by bicycle. A free, monitored bicycle shed will be placed on the forecourt of Rotterdam Ahoy. Only store your bicycle/scooter in the designated shed. Motorcycles cannot be stored in the bicycle shed.

PLEASE NOTE:It is not permitted to place bicycles and scooters on the forecourt outside the bicycle shed. You run the risk of it being deleted. Motorcycles are also not allowed to be placed on the forecourt.

Rotterdam Ahoy is also easily accessible by shared scooter or shared bicycle. You can easily travel further from the various train and metro stations with shared transport. For example, you can look at the websites and apps of the providers Check, Go Sharing, Felyx and Donkey Republic. Shared bicycles and shared scooters are often available at major arrival locations. You can park the shared scooters and shared bicycles at the SAA building opposite Ahoy. Parking in front of the door in our bicycle shed on the Voorplein is not possible.

Unfortunately, there are no options for charging electric vehicles at Ahoy.

There is a large taxi stand on the Voorplein near the main entrance of Ahoy, supervised by taxi coordinators. Dozens of taxis are ready here to transport you to your final address. An attempt is made to maintain a constant flow of taxis for all guests, so it is not necessary to call your own taxi.

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More info about Uber 

Unfortunately, it is not possible to park a coach in front of Ahoy in the large parking lot. It is possible to drop people off at Ahoy. However, collection is not possible. To pick up passengers we will send you to the buffer location at Sallandweg.

Will you be dropped off or picked up? Then navigate to the front of Ahoy. Here you will be pointed out by the traffic controllers to a temporary parking spot where the driver can drop you off and pick you up (maximum 15 minutes of stop on the K&R). Click here for a link to the Kiss & Ride.

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3084 BA Rotterdam