Getting There -- Trains depart at least every half-hour from Amsterdam Centraal Station for Haarlem; the ride takes 15 minutes, and a round-trip ticket is 6.40€ ($10). Buses depart every 15 minutes or so from outside Amsterdam Centraal Station, but take longer than the train. By car from Amsterdam, take N5 and A5.
Visitor Information -- VVV Haarlem, Stationsplein 1, 2011 LR Haarlem (tel. 0900/616-1600; fax 023/534-0537; www.vvvzk.nl), is just outside the rail station. The office is open April to September Monday to Friday from 9am to 5:30pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm; October to March, hours are Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
