Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
coins—you must buy a €5 “Chipknip” prepaid debit card at the
ticket office before loading and paying for your locker). You'll also
find a Rijwiel
bike-rental shop
(€7.50/day for 3-speed bike—you'll
need all 3 speeds—plus €50 refundable deposit, open daily very
long hours; exit the station to the left and look for stairs up to bike
shop (location subject to change).
he
bus station
is to the right as you exit the train station,
along the busy street. Along the way is the convenient Connexxion
bus-information office—ideal for confirming bus schedules or
buying a
strippenkaart
(Mon-Fri 7:00-19:00, Sat 9:00-12:30 &
13:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-12:30 & 13:00-17:00; location subject to
change). The station is actually a giant garage with lettered bus
bays. Check the sign near the entry to the bus area to find the
departure bay for your bus. For the Openluchtmuseum (Arnhem
Open-Air Folk Museum), take bus #3 or #13; for Otterlo (near the
Kröller-Müller Museum and national park), take bus #105.
Arnhem Open-Air Folk Museum
(Openluchtmuseum)
Arnhem has the Netherlands'
first, biggest, and best folk
museum, rated
ss
. You'll enjoy
a huge park of windmills, old
farmhouses and other buildings
(relocated from throughout the
Netherlands), traditional crafts
in action, and a pleasant edu-
cation-by-immersion in Dutch
culture. It's great for families.
OrIENTaTION
Cost and Hours:
€13.60 during peak season, April-Oct daily
10:00-17:00; €12 during winter festival, Dec-mid-Jan daily 12:00-
20:00, €4 in Nov and mid-Jan-March daily 11:00-16:30 when the
buildings are closed but the grounds are open.
Getting There:
To reach the open-air folk museum from the
Arnhem bus station, take one of two
buses
(check the board for
the departure bay): In July and Aug (and on some holidays), handy
bus #13 zips you directly to the town's zoo, then to the museum
entrance (3-4/hr, €1). At other times, take bus #3 (make sure it's
marked
Alteveer
, as some #3 buses go elsewhere; about 2/hr, 20
min, €1 ticket or 3
strippenkaart
strips). Bus #3 drops you a five-
minute walk from the museum entrance: Cross the street, head
