Amsterdam by bike

[froggy128]

Trying to find prices for Hull to Amsterdam anyone know which ferrys go there and a rough idea of price?

[doggone]

North Sea Ferries go to Rotterdam daily overnight sailing.
Prices are all over the place depending on if you want uncomfortable chair or cabin - also vary for Season too.
It's easy to navigate to Amsterdam but a bit of a shock as you seem to come straight into a busy urban motorway system within miutes of leaving the port in Rotterdam!
It's less than two hours ride to Amsterdam.

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Try these people - https://www.motorsport-travel.com/.

A quick check shows around £230 for 2 people, 1 cabin, meals and 1 motorcycle.

At least that gives you a figure to beat. MCN usual posts a discount code to use for booking. Haven't come across one recently, maybe someone else can help? I'm never quite sure if this does save you anything though. From memory on the North Sea ferries you can pay as much for your meals as you do for accommodation. Having said that the new ferries are massive, comfortable, quiet and IMO worth it.

HTH
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[mchaggis]

If you want to go straight to Amsterdam, I believe you have to go from Newcastle, Hull goes to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.

It should be less than £100 return, but then I haven't done it myself so I'm not 100% certain. The crossing time is about 10 hours.

https://www.directferries.co.uk/ is what I used for a price check.
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[stinkwheel]

In all honesty, if you are just going to Amsterdam, you would be as well just leaving the bike chained up at Hull and taking the ferry across. You can get a bus into Amsterdam railway station from the ferry port. Once there, pretty much anything worth seeing/doing can be done on foot. Cheaper and easier that way.

Failing that, you can buy a second hand bicycle for around £20 and just leave it lying against the railings when you leave (they go round and collect abandoned ones periodically by putting a sticker on all bikes, if it is still there a fortnight later they cut the chains off and people take them).

Having been there, I imagine Amsterdam would be an absolute nightmare to ride a motorbike round, all cycle lanes, tram lines and stoned British students.
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[Bod]

Hi there, a mate and I are planning a Europe trip and looked at Hull-Rotterdam for the route home. However it was quite expensive. We have decided to do the Eurotunnel instead there and back.

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[stinkwheel]

They are prefectly happy for you to crash-out on the sofas in the lounge bar. I even took a couple of the cushions off and put them on the floor then got in my sleeping bag last time I went. Saves money on a cabin
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[mchaggis]

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[McGee]

Where would you hide the weed

I think it would be an ace idea.
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[mchaggis]

[Jack_Cheese]

What a plan! The second i pass my test, guess where i'm goin? I'm going getting smashed in amsterdam

[froggy128]

am going with you then!

[froggy128]

am going with you then!

[Bod]

Think she is stoned already lol

[Fastgut]