When we visited Amsterdam, we knew we had to allocate a lot of time to check out two of the city’s most famous museums- the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum.
These two museums are not only some of the most popular in the city, but also two of the largest. As such, we needed to think about how much time we wanted to spend at each of the museums, whether we wanted to visit on the same day or not (the museums are quite literally right next to each other outside of the city center), and, as we planned our trip somewhat last minute, if the timed ticketing system had availability at our ideal times outright!
This ended up being more complicated than it should have been as we simply did not know the best course of action. Ultimately, we booked both museums for the very first timeslot on two separate days and quite enjoyed our visit. But in this one, we wanted to look broadly at how much time you need at each museum and whether it is doable in a single day.
The short answer is yes, you could hit both on the same day if you were strategic about it. But should you? That is where things get tricky.
So first let’s talk about how much time you need at each museum and then touch base on whether you should visit them on the same day.
