The Rotterdam to Kinderdijk WaterShuttle at 19.50 euro: the ticket buys the boat, the windmills are separate

The nineteen windmills at Kinderdijk sit about twenty kilometres south-east of Rotterdam. By car you hunt for parking, by public transport you change, and by boat it is one straight line, with the crossing itself part of the view: seats inside, an open deck outside, and the Rotterdam skyline on the way out. From 19.50 euro. What that ticket includes is worth reading first.

• The official what's-included list holds exactly one line: the WaterShuttle ticket from and to Rotterdam and Kinderdijk. (source 1)
• Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 58 ratings on the platform, departing with Rotterdam Sightseeing Cruises. (source 1)
• Cancellation policy: never. (source 1)
• Entry to the windmill site is a separate ticket at 21 euro for an adult, 9 euro for a child aged 4 to 12 and free for under-4s on the site's own page, with an automatic ten percent discount when you book online. (source 2)

So the day is two lines added together, not one: 19.50 x people + (18.90 x adults + 8.10 x children aged 4 to 12) = total, where 18.90 and 8.10 are the 21 and 9 euro prices with the online ten percent already taken off. Two adults and two children: 4 x 19.50 is 78 euro of boat, 2 x 18.90 plus 2 x 8.10 is 54 euro of entry, and the day is 132 euro. Divide that by the hours you expect to spend on site and you will know quickly whether it suits the ages you are travelling with.

Under-4s need no windmill ticket, but the boat has no such tier, so with a toddler the saving lands on the entry side and not on the crossing. Each official page states its own rule and only putting them side by side makes that visible.

One more line belongs in plain sight: this boat ticket cannot be cancelled. Dutch September weather is unsettled, the deck is open and the windmills are outdoors. Reading the forecast before you fix the date is easier than trying to move it afterwards.

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Where

Departing with Rotterdam Sightseeing Cruises, returning from Kinderdijk

When

Pick a date and sailing from the platform's released slots

Price

Boat from 19.50 euro; site entry 21 euro adult and 9 euro age 4 to 12, ten percent off online

Booking

Booked online, cancellation policy is never

Note

This ticket covers the boat only and site entry is bought separately