Is Go City Amsterdam worth it? Check with prices

Go City Amsterdam is worth it in a modest way – if you choose the right version. The small passes save money: the 3-attraction Explorer Pass costs €44 for sights worth €60.50 in official single tickets, and the Essentials pass costs €59 for sights worth €78. But the two places most visitors put first, the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House, are not included – you buy those separately in any case. All prices are from the official websites, as of 26 October 2026.

How Go City passes work in general is explained in our Go City explainer. Here we do the maths for Amsterdam.

What the Go City Amsterdam pass includes

Go City lists 54 attractions for Amsterdam, in three versions:

• Essentials: 3 attractions – the Rijksmuseum or the Heineken Experience plus two from the top 14 – from €59, valid for 30 days after the first visit
• Explorer: a number of attractions of your choice, from €44 for 3, valid for 30 days after the first visit
• All-Inclusive: a set number of days with as many attractions as you like, from €79 for 1 day

The main attractions are the Rijksmuseum, the Heineken Experience, ARTIS zoo, A'DAM LOOKOUT, the Moco Museum, the Rembrandt House, the Stedelijk Museum, two canal cruises (one of them the Open Boat Cruise by Stromma), the National Maritime Museum, the Nieuwe Kerk, Micropia, Madame Tussauds and The Amsterdam Dungeon, plus day trips to Zaanse Schans and Volendam, Muiderslot castle and Madurodam.

Two details matter: according to Go City, the Heineken Experience cannot be booked with the Explorer Pass, and for the Rijksmuseum Go City's pages are not consistent about whether the Explorer covers it. If either is important to you, take the Essentials or All-Inclusive pass – or check the attraction page right before buying.

What is not included

• the Van Gogh Museum
• the Anne Frank House – the pass only includes an Anne Frank walking tour through the neighbourhood, not the museum
• NEMO science museum and the Royal Palace
• Our Lord in the Attic and Body Worlds

The Anne Frank House sells tickets only online with a fixed time slot, so plan it separately and early. The canals themselves and the Vondelpark cost nothing.

Worked example: 2 days with the pass vs single tickets

The museum quarter and the canals on day 1, Amsterdam-Noord and the zoo on day 2. The Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House fit into the same days but are not part of the calculation, because no pass covers them. Prices are the standard adult price on the official websites, checked on 26 October 2026; where there is an online price, we use it.

Day 1 costs €93.95, day 2 €46. Together, the included sights of our 2-day plan come to €139.95.

Essentials (€59): the Rijksmuseum, ARTIS and the Rembrandt House cost €78 in single tickets – a saving of €19.

Explorer, 3 choices (€44): the Rembrandt House, A'DAM Lookout and the Open Boat Cruise cost €60.50 – a saving of €16.50, with attractions that are clearly on the Explorer list.

All-Inclusive, 1 day (€79): if you really manage the Rijksmuseum, the Rembrandt House, the cruise and the Heineken Experience in one day, you pay €93.95 in single tickets and save €14.95. That is a full day with little time per museum.

For two or three days: Go City only showed the 1-day All-Inclusive price on its page. Your break-even point for this 2-day plan is €139.95. A third day usually goes to Zaanse Schans, Haarlem or the Van Gogh Museum; the Go City day trips are tour products without an official single price to compare.

Who Go City Amsterdam pays off for – and who should skip it

It pays off for you if:

• the Rijksmuseum, the Rembrandt House, ARTIS or the Heineken Experience are on your list anyway
• you choose a small pass (Essentials or Explorer) and spread the visits over your stay
• you also want a day trip to Zaanse Schans or Volendam with the All-Inclusive pass

Skip it if:

• your plan is the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank House and walks along the canals – none of these are in the pass
• you only want the Rijksmuseum: one single ticket is cheaper than any pass
• you prefer quiet museum days to four entries a day

Single tickets in Amsterdam^*, including the Van Gogh Museum, are also on Tiqets; compare with the official website before you book.

Booking ahead: time slots with the pass

• Rijksmuseum: every visitor needs a start time. With the pass you reserve it on the Rijksmuseum website as someone who already has a ticket or voucher.
• Heineken Experience: a time slot on the Heineken website with your pass number.
• Madame Tussauds, The Amsterdam Dungeon, THIS IS HOLLAND and all day trips are marked "Booking required" by Go City.
• Open Boat Cruise: no booking needed – you choose a departure at the ticket office.

The pass is activated at the first attraction; the days of the All-Inclusive pass end at midnight, whenever you start.

Plan the days before you buy

Amsterdam's museums are close together, but the time slots for the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House need to fit into one day plan. In YesTrip you get an AI day plan for Amsterdam with walking, tram and ferry times between the stops, and the weather forecast for your travel days for the canal cruise. Start with our Amsterdam city guide, read how many days you need in Amsterdam, and for Zaanse Schans and Haarlem see our day trips from Amsterdam.

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