IJmuiden Felison Cruise Terminal Guide: Location, Parking and Transfers

The Felison Cruise Terminal in IJmuiden sits in the outer harbour where the North Sea Canal meets the sea, about 24 km west of Schiphol. Holland America puts the drive from the airport at roughly 30 minutes, depending on traffic. Central Amsterdam is about 30 to 45 minutes away by car. Getting there is easy once you know the right address, because IJmuiden has two Felison terminals and they are not in the same place.

This guide covers the location, the realistic ways to and from Schiphol and Amsterdam, parking, and how to plan a port day or an embarkation day.

Where the Felison Cruise Terminal Is

The cruise terminal’s address is Cruiseboulevard 10, 1976 EB IJmuiden. Holland America advises using Volendamkade 1, 1976 ED IJmuiden in a satnav, and notes that the terminal does not receive mail.

Do not confuse it with the ferry terminal. The overnight ferry to Newcastle leaves from the Felison ferry terminal at the Sluisplein, a different spot in the same port. The two are easy to mix up. If you are joining a cruise, you want the Cruiseboulevard.

Why IJmuiden Matters More From 2026

Amsterdam limits ocean cruise calls at its Passenger Terminal Amsterdam to 100 a year from 2026, with one berth per day. Some ships that would once have docked in the city now use IJmuiden or Rotterdam instead. For guests that means a longer drive than the old Schiphol to city centre run, and a terminal many travellers have never heard of.

Published schedules for 2027 show about 48 calls at IJmuiden, busiest in July and May. Norwegian Cruise Line accounts for many of them: Norwegian Prima’s 2027 voyages run one way between London and Reykjavik with IJmuiden as a port of call. Smaller luxury ships also call, including Oceania Marina (22 May), Seven Seas Mariner (1 and 30 June), Azamara Quest (29 June), Crystal Symphony (11 July) and Oceania Insignia (29 July). Schedules change, and the published lists do not say which calls are full embarkation days, so check your own cruise documents.

SilverDrive is an independent chauffeur company and is not affiliated with any cruise line or with the terminal.

Getting to the IJmuiden Cruise Terminal

From	By car	By public transport
Schiphol Airport	About 30 min (24 km)	No direct connection; at least one change
Amsterdam city centre	30 to 45 min	Bus to Amsterdam Sloterdijk, then train or tram: about 1 hour

Times are approximate and assume normal traffic. Sources: Holland America’s IJmuiden port page for Schiphol; Amsterdam Experiences’ terminal guide for central Amsterdam.

By private transfer

Your chauffeur meets you in Schiphol arrivals with a name sign, tracks your flight and drives you straight to the terminal entrance on the Cruiseboulevard. Airport pickups include 60 minutes of free waiting. For two people a Mercedes E-Class or S-Class is enough; with more cases than passengers, the V-Class is the usual choice. Sedan transfers start from €85, and each route is quoted as one fixed price. See Schiphol airport transfers for how the airport side works.

By taxi or ride-hailing

Holland America notes that ride-hailing is readily available. It works for a light-luggage trip on a normal day. On a busy embarkation or port day, with a whole ship’s guests leaving at once, a pre-booked car avoids the queue.

By public transport

There is no train to IJmuiden. From Amsterdam you take a bus from Sloterdijk; from Schiphol you change at least once. With cruise luggage it is the hardest option.

Parking Versus a Chauffeur

There is parking at the Felison terminal, and spaces can be reserved in advance through the Felison reservation site. That suits travellers driving from elsewhere in the Netherlands or from Germany.

If you are flying in, or you live in Amsterdam, compare three things before you book a space:

1. The parking cost for the full length of the cruise.
2. The drive home on disembarkation morning, often after an early start and with all the luggage.
3. A return transfer, which takes you from your door to the terminal and back, with no car to collect.

For a week-long cruise from Amsterdam, a return transfer is often the simpler choice. For a longer voyage starting further away, parking may win. We are happy to quote so you can compare.

Embarkation and Disembarkation Days

• Check your boarding window. Cruise lines stagger check-in. Arriving at your slot, rather than hours early, usually means a shorter queue.
• Fly in the day before if you can. A delayed flight on sailing day is a real risk. We can do Schiphol to an Amsterdam or Haarlem hotel on arrival and hotel to terminal the next morning as one booking.
• On disembarkation day, tell us your disembarkation time or group. Non-airport pickups include 15 minutes of free waiting, so we plan the pickup around when you actually walk off.

With an evening flight, book a chauffeur by the hour (2-hour minimum). The luggage stays in the vehicle while you spend the day in Amsterdam or at Zaanse Schans, then you are dropped at departures.

Port Days in IJmuiden

If your ship only calls at IJmuiden for the day, the cruise line shuttle into Amsterdam is one option. A private chauffeur from the quay lets you choose your own day:

• Amsterdam with your own driver, with stops where you want them. See our chauffeur service in Amsterdam.
• Zaanse Schans, the windmills and wooden houses north of Amsterdam.
• Keukenhof in season, from mid-March to early May.

We plan the return around your ship’s all-aboard time, with margin.

Groups

For groups we use our own Mercedes Sprinters with 8, 16 to 20 and 28 to 30 seats and a 52-seat Setra coach, quoted per vehicle. See group transport.

Other Dutch Cruise Terminals

• Cruise port transfers to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and IJmuiden
• Rotterdam Cruise Terminal guide
• River cruise transfers in Amsterdam for Rhine and Danube ships

Send your ship, sailing date, flights and party size via our booking page and we will confirm the car and the price before you sail.