Route description and accessibility

Accessibility and roadworks

• 2025: overview large-scale mobility disruption A10 and Station Amsterdam Zuid [2025/04/22]

  During the forthcoming year, there will be hard work on two major Zuidasdok projects: the renovation of the Amsterdam Zuid station and the reconstruction of the De Nieuwe Meer junction. This work will take place throughout the year and will regularly cause road and rail closures. Below is a global overview of the most significant work. 

  (Long-term) traffic disruption A10 

  - 9 to 26 May: closure A1 between Watergraafsmeer junction and Diemen. Traffic will be diverted via the A2-A9 to A1.

  - 28 May to 2 June (Ascension weekend): fewer lanes on A10 South towards Utrecht/Hengelo. Closure of A10 West from A10 South and A4. No train traffic to Amsterdam Zuid station

  - 20 - 23 June: closure A10 due to 750th anniversary Amsterdam

  - 26 June to 12 July: closure A10 Zuid and Oost towards A1 Hengelo/A2 Utrecht. Also fewer trains to Amsterdam Zuid station

  - 19 July - 30 August: Parnassusweg obstruction. Limited tram traffic

  - 19 September - 6 October: closure A10 Oost between junction Watergraafsmeer and junction Amstel

  - 17 to 20 October: weekend closure A10 Zuid towards Hengelo/Utrecht

  For more information, please refer to the accessibility page of the municipality of Amsterdam (AmsterdamBereikbaar.nl)

  Weekend closures A10 Zuidas - junction Nieuwe Meer
  - 6 to 9 June: connecting road from the A10 Zuid to the A10 West will be closed due to sheet piling work on the A10 West. Please allow for extra travel time of 10 - 30 minutes. 

  - 13 to 16 June: A4 and A10 South will be closed up to and including the Amstel interchange. Exit S109 towards A10 East and A2 will also be closed. There will also be no trains to Amsterdam South.

  - 12 July to 20 August: long-term closure Amstelveenseweg near the A10 for cars. From 12 July to 19 July, tram 24 will not run. Bus service remains but stops will be moved.

  - 7 to 10 November: weekend closure connecting road A10 West to A10 South and connecting road A4 to A10 West

  More information about the traffic disruptions by car and public transport (train/metro/tram) can be found on the website Zuidas.nl or in this schematic overview (pdf).

  Long-term closure of 2nd Coentunnel (A10)
  From July 12 to September 15, 2025, the 2nd Coentunnel will be completely closed for traffic from the A10 West to Zaanstad or the A10 North. The switch tube will be only available for buses and emergency services. Traffic with destination Zaanstad and Amsterdam-Noord will be diverted via the A10 West towards A10 Zuid, A10 Oost and A10 Noord. For more information, click here.  

  Major events in Amsterdam
  In 2025 there are also several major events, such as the party on the A10 for 750 years of Amsterdam (20-23 June), SAIL (20-24 August) and the NATO Summit in The Hague (24-25 June) that will cause traffic disruption at various locations in and around Amsterdam. 

• Overview of public transport congestions 2025 Zuidas [2025/04/22]

  Below is an overview of the congestions known to date. All dates are subject to change.
  Tip: check your route before heading out

  No train traffic Station Zuid:
  29 May - 2 June (Ascension)
  13 - 16 June (weekend)

  Limited train traffic Station Zuid:
  27 June - 17 August
  17 - 20 October (weekend)

  Limited metro traffic:
  13 July - 13 August
  20-21 September (weekend)
  4-5 October (weekend)
  18-19 October (weekend)
  8-9 November (weekend)

  Limited tram traffic Parnassusweg:
  19 July - 30 August

  No tram traffic Amstelveenseweg:
  12-19 July

Route description Vrije Universiteit - Car

• From the A10 ring road to VU Amsterdam

  The A10 Amsterdam ring road can be reached from all directions. Follow the A10 to the Zuid/Amstelveen exit S 108. Turn left at the end of the slip road onto Amstelveenseweg: after about three hundred yards (at VU hospital building) turn left again onto De Boelelaan. VU Amsterdam can be reached via city routes S 108 and S 109.

  VU Campus on Google maps
  VU Uilenstede on Google maps

• Parking

  There is a limited amount of parking space around Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam itself in De Boelelaan, which has parking bays, and also in Gustav Mahlerllaan. There is paid parking on VU Amsterdam parking lot to the right of the Hospital Outpatient Clinic. There is even more parking space on the east side of Buitenveldertselaan at the junction with Willem van Weldammelaan, within 5 minutes walking distance of VU Amsterdam. A number of parking places for people with a disability are reserved in front of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Main Building.

Route description Vrije Universiteit - Public transport

• From Station Amsterdam Zuid to VU Amsterdam

  It's a 10-minute walk to VU Amsterdam from Station Amsterdam Zuid.

  By public transport in approx. 2-4 minutes, get off at De Boelelaan / VU:

  • Tram 5 direction Amstelveen Stadshart
  • Bus 62 direction Haarlemmermeerstation
  • Bus 242 towards Mijdrecht Centrum
  • Bus 341 towards Hoofddorp Spaarne Gasthuis
  • Bus 346 direction Haarlem Station
  • Bus 348 direction Uithoorn
  • Bus 358 towards Kudelstaart

• From Station Amsterdam Centraal to VU Amsterdam

  • Metro 52 (Noord/Zuidlijn) towards Station Zuid (10 min) - get off at Station Zuid; see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Metro 51 direction Isolatorweg (15 min) - stop Station Zuid; see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Tram 24 direction VUmc (35 min) - De Boelelaan/VU exit stop
  • Tram 5 direction Amstelveen Stadshart - get off at A.J. Ernststraat

• From Station Amsterdam Sloterdijk to VU Amsterdam

  • Metro 50 direction Central Station (15 min) - up to the Amstelveenseweg stop and change to tram 24 towards VU Amsterdam, or walk (10 minutes); or get off at Station Zuid stop and see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Metro 51 direction Central Station (15 min) - up to the Amstelveenseweg stop and change to tram 24 towards VU Amsterdam, or walk (10 minutes); or get off at Station Zuid stop and see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Bus 15 direction Station Zuid (30 min) - get off at Station Zuid (terminus); see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'

• From Station Amsterdam Amstel to VU Amsterdam

  • Metro 51 direction Isolatorweg (10 min) - get off at Station Zuid (terminus); see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Bus 62 towards Haarlemmermeerstation (30 min) - get off at De Boelelaan

• From Station Duivendrecht to VU Amsterdam

  • Train to Amsterdam Zuid Station (5-7 min); see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Metro 50 direction Isolatorweg (9 min) - get off at Amsterdam Zuid; see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Metro 54 towards Amsterdam Centraal (9 min) - change at the Van der Madeweg to metro 50 towards Isolatorweg; or at Spaklerweg change to metro 51 towards Isolatorweg - Amsterdam Zuid exit; see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'

• From Schiphol Airport to VU Amsterdam

  • Train to Amsterdam Zuid Station (6-7 min); see further 'From Amsterdam Zuid station'
  • Bus 341 direction Amsterdam Zuid Station (25 min) - exit: De Boelelaan / VU

• Regional buses

  Get off: De Boelelaan / VU

  • Bus 242 from Mijdrecht via Uithoorn and Amstelveen
  • Bus 341 from Hoofddorp via Schiphol
  • Bus 346 from Haarlem
  • Bus 348 from Uithoorn via Amstelveen
  • Bus 358 from Kudelstaart via Aalsmeer and Amstelveen

  Get off: Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc

  • Bus 347 from Uithoorn via Amstelveen
  • Bus 357 from Aalsmeer via Amstelveen

• More information

  At important public transfer points such as stations, some metro and bus stops and P+R areas, it is also possible to rent the public transport bicycle (OV-fiets). In Amsterdam this is possible, among others, at Amsterdam RAI station, Amsterdam Central, Amsterdam Lelylaan, Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Amsterdam South. More information about OV-fiets can be found here. It is possible to download a route description and map via the NS digital journey planner. It explains how you can cycle to the location from stations in Amsterdam.

• Current travel information

  • 9292
  • GVB (bus, tram and metro in Amsterdam)
  • Connexxion (regional buses)
  • Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
  • Van A naar Beter [in Dutch]
  • Road works municipality of Amsterdam [in Dutch]
  • Road works Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere [in Dutch]

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