There is an Amtrak Cascades service that goes to Mount Vernon, and taking this might be a really fun way to go to the festival. There are no scheduled shuttles or tours leaving from the station; however, the local tour option indicated below requires reservations; they are tiny and fill up quickly. To go to the tulip fields, you can also make plans to rent a car or hail a cab. Skagit Transit Route 615 travels along Mc Lean Rd. from Monday through Saturday. The bus station closest to the tulip fields and gardens is Beaver Marsh Road, so if you’re using it, be sure to board and exit at that location. You will still need to travel some distance on foot to get there.
We also offer local tours that you can choose from:
How do you go from Amsterdam to the tulip festival?
Do you wish to indulge yourself while taking in the flowers in Holland? Next, reserve a (led) trip starting in Rotterdam, The Hague, or Amsterdam. You arrive at Keukenhof from the starting point by luxury tour bus. A guide who knows a lot about Holland’s flowers is frequently present. Some excursions even combine Keukenhof with other worthwhile stops, like a trip to a tulip farm, saving you money.
Keukenhof tours from Amsterdam
There are a variety of tours available from Amsterdam to the Keukenhof Gardens. Near Amsterdam Central Station, all tours leave. The day trips mentioned above require reservations. Below the tours that are offered:
Keukenhof tours from Rotterdam
Every Thursday and Saturday during the tulip season, which runs from 23 March to 14 May 2023, a guided bus excursion leaves from Rotterdam for the Keukenhof Gardens and the tulip fields. This day trip requires reservations.
Keukenhof tours from The Hague
Every Thursday and Saturday during the tulip season, which runs from 23 March to 14 May 2023, a guided bus excursion departs from The Hague and travels to the Keukenhof Gardens and the tulip fields. This day trip requires reservations.
Where are the tulip fields located?
Without using public transportation to Keukenhof, you have three primary options for viewing the tulip fields in the Netherlands:
- Get a bike and go to Leiden (if the weather is good)
- Take a day excursion from Amsterdam and travel to Keukenhof by taking the 858 bus from Schiphol Airport.
What is the admission price for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival?
Our newest tulip garden is called Garden Rosalyn. Enjoy the expansive tulip garden with its beautiful arrangements. Enjoy the nearby food trucks and picnic tables. Dogs on leashes who behave well are welcome! Children under the age of five can enter for free. Parking is uncharged. Garden Rosalyn may be found in Mount Vernon, Washington, at 16648 Jungquist Rd. They can be reached at 360-202-7982.
Do the tulips have blooms yet? What time of year is ideal for seeing tulips? Mother Nature determines the precise dates that tulips blossom. For updates, check out the Bloom Map and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. The entire month of April is devoted to the Tulip Festival. On weekdays, early morning and late afternoon are the least crowded times. The weekend is busy. Booking a Lodging Option in Skagit Valley and passing by the fields in the early morning or late afternoon will give you the finest experience.
A: Every year, from April 1 to 30, the Tulip Festival is celebrated. However, when the tulips blossom is decided by mother nature. Tulips can bloom in the last week of March in some years and the second week of April in other years. Additionally, there are tulip variants that bloom sooner and later. The first daffodil blossoms in March are celebrated at the La Conner Daffodil Festival.
A: I’d want to begin making travel arrangements for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
A calendar of events where? A: In January, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival brochure will be available. Here are links to download and view: Brochure for the 2022 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
A: Observing the fields from the road is free, but for information on admission for Tulip Town and Roozengaarde, check above.
A: You can always see the tulip fields! However, Tulip Town is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily during the Tulip Festival, and the RoozenGaarde display garden is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Are children welcome at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival? Are there children’s activities or events?
A: Yes, please see our list of tours for the tulip festival. Check out our other Skagit Trips options, such as our whale viewing and Deception Pass boat tours, if you appreciate tours. Check out our self-guided tour maps, which include Heritage Barns, Skagit Valley Culinary Bounty, and a Walking Trail Guide, if you’d want to venture outside the tulip world. Interested in more? Check out Skagit County’s Things To Do.
A: Can we ride our bikes on the fields, and are there any bike trails nearby?
Yes! Nearly every road has a shoulder to ride on and is beautiful and flat among the tulip fields. For routes, consult the Skagit County Bike Map.
A: The roads leading up to the fields will have signage prohibiting parking. Please use a parking area for safety reasons.
A: Dogs and other animals are not permitted in the fields or show gardens. The newest Tulip Garden is an exception. Dogs on leashes that behave nicely are welcome in Garden Rosalyn.
A: From Seattle, take I-5 North, and from Vancouver, BC, take I-5 South. Use the Tulip Festival map to choose your exit based on where you want to go and which fields you want to see. From I-5, you will be traveling west.
I’m a Canadian.
Can we re-enter the border with cut flowers? How about lightbulbs?
A: You are welcome to place cut tulip flowers along the border. However, because they are in the ground, bulbs cannot be purchased during the tulip festival, but they can be delivered to Canada in the fall.
What are Show Gardens, exactly? A: You really must go to both RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town! The grounds have more than a million spring bulbs planted. Both have an admission fee; however, Tulip Town tickets cannot be used at RoozenGaarde and vice versa. The gardens are off-limits to pets.
Since the early 1900s, tulips from the Skagit Valley have been grown here. Currently, the Washington Bulb Co., Inc/RoozenGaarde grows “field tulips.” The timing of the field tulips’ blooming is dependent on the weather in April. Visit our Facebook sites, phone the Tulip Festival office at 360.428.5959, or the BLOOM MAP to check on the status of the bloom. You will require a fresh map every year because tulip crops rotate.
A: The two gardens, RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town, offer free parking. Bradshaw Road has parking for Tulip Town. Beaver Marsh Road’s RoozenGaarde. On busy days, both feature overflow parking; flaggers will direct you. A few of the tulip fields are serviced by official, paid parking run by RoozenGaarde. Your official pay lot ticket stub is good for one entry to RoozenGaarde, and parking in designated lots is included with paid RoozenGaarde admission (display your ticket stub). Parking and admission must take place on the same day. Please take note that lots near the fields may close if it rains too much.
Some landowners impose parking fees. You cannot purchase entrance or additional parking with the money you pay.
Can I bring my drone to the festival of tulips? A: No, drones are not permitted in the fields or gardens.
I’m a seasoned photographer.
Do I have to give RoozenGaarde credit if I publish images of the exhibition fields or garden? Yes, please sign and send the Tulip Festival Photo Release Form to the Roozengaarde (Washington Bulb Co.) office.
A: I drive a tour bus.
Do I have to complete a reservation form to park my bus? A: Fill out the Tulip Festival Bus Reservation Form if you would.
For the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, do you require tickets?
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Part of me mourned that I was even further away from the Dutch tulip fields when I relocated to the Pacific Northwest from London. Imagine my astonishment when I discovered that the Skagit Valley’s fields bloom into a technicolor tulip quilt every April, 90 minutes north of Seattle.
The Skagit Valley, one of Washington’s top tulip-producing regions, has a distinctive microclimate similar to that of Woodinville, where wine is made. Some of the most stunning tulip displays you will find in the United States are cultivated thanks to a temperate environment, mild winters, and enough of rain.
You’re not the only one who wants to go to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. As you might anticipate, this well-known flower festival frequently draws large people in 2022, but things will work a little differently this year. Continue reading to find out more about the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in 2022, how to get there, and other helpful planning advice.
This article was updated in April 2022 after being first published in June 2014. Prices, schedules, and connections for the 2022 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival should be correct.
What distance do the tulips have to Amsterdam?
The Noordoostpolder in the Flevoland province is where the majority of tulip farms are found in The Netherlands. Another wonderful place to see these lovely flowers is in the flower bulb fields along the coast from The Hague and Leiden up to Alkmaar in the north. The largest flower show in the world, the Keukenhof, is only 15 minutes from Leiden and 30 minutes from Amsterdam. It is known for its abundance of tulips. The largest flower auction in the world, FloraHolland, is at Aalsmeer, which is only 30 minutes by vehicle from Amsterdam.
What time of year is ideal for viewing tulips in Amsterdam?
From December to about May, tulips can be found in flower stores throughout Holland. These tulips are being grown in greenhouses rather than on flower fields. Tulip fields are not visible in December, January, or February. A tulip field in bloom in March is also extremely unusual but not impossible. The majority of visitors want to see the open tulip fields. April is the ideal time to view tulips in Holland. Mid-April to early May 2023 offers the best possibility of seeing the most picturesque tulip fields.
Where can I go for free to observe tulip fields?
Here are some more free tulip fields in the Netherlands for you to enjoy if you’re looking for more locations to take advantage of the tulip bounty.
Tulips in Amsterdam
It’s likely that if you’re visiting the Netherlands for the first time, you’ll end up in Amsterdam.
The city does grow tulips in designated areas in honor of its annual tulip festival, which is held during the entire month of April, even if there aren’t any enormous, “far as the eye can see fields of tulips running through the city (one could hope, right?).
With over 80 participating venues, your chances of finding a display or two are good, but you can get a complete list on the festival’s website by clicking here.
- The Museum of Van Gogh
- Rijksmuseum
- Exhibit Van Loon
- Vondelpark
- The Tulip Museum of Amsterdam
PS: The renowned Bloemenmarkt (Flower Market) is another great place to get your fill of tulips, however I must admit that I don’t particularly enjoy how touristy it is.
Cycling the The Flower Strip
The Flower Strip, a funny name they’ve given the highway from Haarlem to Leiden, is another option to enjoy free tulip fields in the Netherlands.
There are signposted routes that, according to what I’ve heard, are fairly foolproof that take you past all the vibrant tulip fields you’ve always imagined over this 35 kilometer stretch of level terrain.
Many choose to take this trip beginning in Haarlem, which is about 20 minutes by rail from Amsterdam, while taking the route only in part is also an option (see below).
The free tulip fields around Keukenhof and Lisse
Here’s another lazy option if you don’t feel like cycling the full Flower Strip.
There are many stunning, vast tulip fields nearby Keukenhof that are free for you to admire. You can take public transportation to Keukenhof, rent bikes there, and then set off on one of the four clearly indicated cycling paths to see various fields.
Remember not to cycle through the fields destroying everything in your path if you lose all sense of reason. Respect the boundaries, refrain from trespassing, and exercise caution when taking pictures.
Free Tulip Fields in Kop van Noord-Holland
The location of the largest flower bulb field in the world and where many residents allegedly choose to go tulip hunting on their own.
This beautiful region, which can be reached by train from Amsterdam and is located north of the city, is home to beaches, cute tiny towns (like everywhere else in the Netherlands), and lots of flowers.