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Rijswijk[1] is located in the Dutch province South-Holland.
Info
Rijswijk borders on the Hague, in the northeast on Leidschendam Voorburg, in the east on Pijnacker-Nootdorp and to the south Delft.
Arrive
By train
The underground Rijswijk Station is located on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam. Only local trains stop there. From an intercity train it is necessary to get to the stations Rotterdam CS, Delft or The Hague HS to transfer to a slow train.
By bus and tram
- From the region (Rotterdam, Delft and the Hague, Township Westland) and Zoetermeer regional buses run from Veolia to Rijswijk.
- Also with city buses (including Bus 18 and 23) and trams (Lines 1, 10, 15 and 17) of the carrier HTM[[2] can Rijswijk be reached from Delft, the Hague and Leidschendam Voorburg.
By car
- The municipality is accessible via the highways:
- From Leidschendam Voorburg the traveler can choose almost any main road to the south-west to arrive in Rijswijk, because Rijswijk is adjacent to it.
- From the middle part of the neighboring municipality of The Hague, between Rijswijkseweg and Loevesteijnlaan, you head south-east to reach Rijswijk.
By boat
The Hague Salon boat [3] offers the possibility to sail to and from Rijswijk from The Hague or Delft with an antique saloon boat.
Travel around
By bus and tram
- City buses (including Bus 18 and 23) and trams (Lines 1, 10, 15 and 17) of the carrier HTM[[4] drive part of their route through Rijswijk.
By bike
- For most trips by bike, the travel time within Rijswijk will not be greater than half an hour.
By car
Parking
For example, around the center and around the shopping center De Boogaard during the day and on late night paid parking. There is also paid parking in the Plaspoelpolder during the day. Finally, in a number of residential areas there is paid parking between 18:00 and 24:00.
To look at
- Museum Rijswijk[5], Herenstraat 67, Phone: 31 (0)70-3903617, fax 31 (0)70-3368880. email: [email protected]. Tues to Fri and Sun 2-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mon. CJP, 65 and up to 12 years - €1.60, Adults - €2.30. MJK and Friends of the Rijswijk Museum - free.
To do
To buy
- Event Hall Rijswijk[6], Volmerlaan 12, tram 17, Car: exit Rijswijk Paspoelpolder (exit 10). Phone: 31 (0)70 3075900, fax 31 (0)70 3075901. Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. A varied range of fairs and events, entrance fee varies per event.
- Mall In the Boogaard, 180 shops, partly covered. Branches of larger chain stores and two supermarkets and also some specialty stores.
- Rijswijk center has smaller shops than the shopping center.
Food
- On the square at the shopping center In the Bogaard there are restaurants, with terraces in the summer.
Going out
stay overnight
- The Grand Winston Hotel, General Eisenhowerplein 1, Tel: 31 (0)70 - 4141 500
- Bastion Hotel The Hague/Rijswijk, Polakweg 12, Phone: 31 (0)70 - 3070169
- Hotel Pension Margaretha, Geestbrugweg 18, Tel: 31 (0)70 - 3994563
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