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There are 6 ways to get from Leiden to Gouda by train, bus, rideshare, taxi, or car

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Alphen a/d RijnSprinter
2. Take the train from Alphen a/d Rijn to GoudaSprinter
42 min
Drive 27.7 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Leiden to Gouda27.7 km
32 min
€5–7
Bus, line 170 bus, train
1. Take the bus from Leiden, Hogewoerd to Zoetermeer, Centrum West400 / ...
2. Take the bus from Zoetermeer, Centrum West to Zoetermeer, Station Lansingerland-Ztm.170
3. Take the train from Lansingerland-Zoetermeer to Gouda
1h 9m
€9–15
Rideshare
1. Take the rideshare from Leiden to Gouda30.2 km
49 min
€10
Line 169 bus, train
1. Take the bus from Leiden, Kraaierstraat to Alphen a/d Rijn, Station169 / ...
2. Take the train from Alphen a/d Rijn to GoudaSprinter
1h 25m
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Leiden to Gouda27.7 km
32 min
€90–120

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Distance: 29.4 km
Duration: 42 min

What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Gouda, Netherlands?

You can take a train from Leiden Lammenschans to Gouda via Alphen a/d Rijn in around 42 min.

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Gouda(opens in a new window), Netherlands(opens in a new window)

Gouda is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day-trip destination.

Things to do in Gouda

De Rotterdam(Opens in a new window)

De Rotterdam is a building on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam, designed by Rem Koolhaas in 1998. The complex is located between the KPN Tower and Rotterdam Cruise Terminal and was finalized at the end of 2013. On 21 November 2013, the municipality of Rotterdam, as the largest user, received the keys. The design provides space for offices, a hotel and apartments. The 44 floors amount to a total floor space area of about 160,000 m², making it the largest building in the Netherlands.

Rotterdam Centraal Station(Opens in a new window)

Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The station received an average of 110,000 passengers daily in 2007. The current station building, located at Station Square, was officially opened in March 2014.

Diergaarde Blijdorp(Opens in a new window)

Diergaarde Blijdorp (Official Dutch name: Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde, Foundation Royal Zoo of Rotterdam) is a zoo in the northwestern part of Rotterdam, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Kop van Zuid(Opens in a new window)

Kop van Zuid is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas opposite the center of town. The district is relatively young and includes the Wilhelmina Pier as well as the V bounded by the Rose Street and railway line on one side and the Rotterdam-Dordrecht Hilledijk, Hill Street and Rijnhaven on the other.

Places to stay in Gouda

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9.5Superb

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8.8Fabulous

The Outpost Lakehouse- enjoy our house at Reeuwijkse Plassen - near Gouda(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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