i have to get to ijmuden to the cruise ship from amsterdam (flower market) what is the easist way i would like to with a ferry

Answered by Paul Inglis , Amsterdam, Netherlands

Yes, there is a ferry from Amsterdam to IJmuiden. It's called the Fast Flying Ferry and it takes about 25 minutes. You can get the ferry from De Ruyterkade - just behind Amsterdam Centraal station, at pier 14. To get to Centraal Station from the flower market (Bloemenmarkt) you can get various trams - depending on which end of the market you are starting from.

It's far more attractive than the alternative, which would be to get a train (or metro) to Sloterdijk and then take the bus Regioliner 82 to IJmuiden -that would take about an hour all up and would not be much cheaper.

Here is a page about the ferry:

http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/placestogo/fast-flying-ferry/3a04e014-f4ef-48eb-b02f-2b3b1ed8a669

And this is the official information page, but it is in Dutch:

http://water.connexxion.nl/diensten/602/fast-flying-ferry/239

According to that page, it is € 5,30 for a one-way ticket.