The Netherlands doesn’t publish a public town-to-town road distance matrix. Rijkswaterstaat, the national roads agency, documents the official length of every numbered motorway (A1 through A99), but — much like Germany’s Autobahns — those lengths describe entire routes with dozens of interchanges, not necessarily the specific city-to-city distance a driver needs. The one clean exception here is Utrecht to Groningen, which runs the entire A28 motorway at an official Rijkswaterstaat length of 187km.
Amsterdam’s connections to Rotterdam, Eindhoven, and Utrecht are each averaged from two independently-published driving-distance figures, since the Netherlands’ short distances mean small measurement differences (which exact address within each city, for instance) can shift a figure by 10-15% without either source being wrong. Given the country’s compact size — under 300km end to end — the Haversine-based GPS estimate this tool falls back on for every other route tends to track real driving distance closely anyway.
The Netherlands has one of Europe’s densest and most heavily-used motorway networks, and several sections — the A2 near Utrecht, the A4 and A13 around The Hague and Rotterdam, and the A10 ring around Amsterdam — are among the most congested roads in Europe during rush hour, despite the country’s small size. The Rijkswaterstaat traffic information service and apps like ANWB Onderweg provide live congestion data worth checking before any trip through the Randstad conurbation (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-The Hague-Utrecht). As with any calculator, treat the figures here as a planning baseline and check current traffic conditions before travelling, especially during weekday rush hours.
Reviewed by Evelyn John, Auto Sales Expert. Verified routes sourced from Rijkswaterstaat’s official A28 motorway length and cross-checked driving-distance guides. All other routes are Haversine-based estimates — see FAQ below.
All 31 other cities in this tool, closest to farthest from Amsterdam.
| # | Town | Region/State | Road km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaanstad | Netherlands | 13 km |
| 2 | Purmerend | Netherlands | 19 km |
| 3 | Hoofddorp | Netherlands | 20 km |
| 4 | Haarlem | Netherlands | 21 km |
| 5 | Almere | Netherlands | 28 km |
| 6 | Hilversum | Netherlands | 32 km |
| 7 | Alkmaar | Netherlands | 38 km |
| 8 | Leiden | Netherlands | 45 km |
| 9 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 50 km |
| 10 | Amersfoort | Netherlands | 52 km |
| 11 | Zoetermeer | Netherlands | 55 km |
| 12 | The Hague | Netherlands | 72 km |
| 13 | Delft | Netherlands | 76 km |
| 14 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 77 km |
| 15 | Dordrecht | Netherlands | 89 km |
| 16 | Apeldoorn | Netherlands | 104 km |
| 17 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | 111 km |
| 18 | Arnhem | Netherlands | 114 km |
| 19 | Zwolle | Netherlands | 115 km |
| 20 | Deventer | Netherlands | 121 km |
| 21 | Breda | Netherlands | 121 km |
| 22 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 122 km |
| 23 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 123 km |
| 24 | Tilburg | Netherlands | 127 km |
| 25 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | 153 km |
| 26 | Hengelo | Netherlands | 179 km |
| 27 | Enschede | Netherlands | 190 km |
| 28 | Venlo | Netherlands | 196 km |
| 29 | Groningen | Netherlands | 203 km |
| 30 | Maastricht | Netherlands | 253 km |
| 31 | Heerlen | Netherlands | 259 km |
About 77km, averaged from two independent sources — typically under an hour via the A4.
About 187km via the A28, the official Rijkswaterstaat motorway length.
No public matrix, but Rijkswaterstaat documents official motorway lengths, used here for Utrecht-Groningen. The country's small size means other estimates track reality closely.
About 123km, averaged from two independent driving-distance sources.
Yes — pick a vehicle type and current pump price (€/litre) above; it converts road distance directly into estimated litres and cost.