Van Gogh Museum Skip The Queue with Audio Guide

This experience gives you guaranteed, timed-entry access to the world’s largest Van Gogh collection, all under one roof, with the freedom to explore entirely at your own pace.

With your dated ticket you skip the line to buy tickets at the counter and head straight inside, then follow the official museum audio guide as it brings more than 200 paintings, drawings and letters to life – from early works like The Potato Eaters to icons such as Sunflowers, Almond Blossom and The Bedroom.

Instead of rushing in a group, you decide how long to stay in each room and how deep you want to go into Van Gogh’s story: his colours, brushwork, friendships, and personal struggles.

The audio guide is available in multiple languages and is easy to follow for both first-time visitors and art lovers, making this a flexible, stress-free choice for couples, families, solo travellers and small groups who want a high-quality museum experience without a rigid guided tour.

Start your visit at Amsterdam’s Museumplein and enter the Van Gogh Museum with your entry ticket, skipping the line to buy tickets.

After the standard security check, show your voucher and collect the official audio guide at the information desk.

Begin with his early, darker works, the audio guide explains his life as a struggling artist and his focus on rural life and workers, including powerful pieces like The Potato Eaters.

You’ll follow the evolution of his style towards the bright, colourful masterpieces he painted in France, such as Sunflowers, Almond Blossom and The Bedroom, along with several self-portraits and letters that reveal his thoughts and emotions.

The audio guide leads you room by room, giving context to each phase of his career, his relationship with his brother Theo, and the personal struggles behind the paintings.

Most guests spend around 1.

5–2 hours exploring the collection, but you are free to stay inside the museum until closing time.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This is an audio guide tour. You explore independently with the official museum audio guide. There is no live guide inside the museum.
• All visitors to the museum are required to show a valid entrance ticket (we will provide separate tickets).
• Visitors with a Child/youth ticket are required to show proof of age at the museum entrance.
• You can print out your ticket (we provide it separately), but you don’t have to: you can also present your ticket on a mobile device to check at the museum entrance.
• You're welcome to take photos of the paintings as long as you do not use a flash, lamps, a tripod, or a selfie stick.
• Once you confirm your attendance, you will receive your tickets at least 1 day in advance of the tour's start.
• You skip the line to buy tickets. You must still pass the mandatory security check, which can have a line at busy times.
• The museum does not allow changes or refunds for dated tickets. For this reason, all sales for this experience are final. Please check your date and time carefully before booking.
• The audio guide is collected inside the museum at the information desk
• The audio guide is generally recommended from age 13. Younger children can still enter the museum but may not receive an audio device.
• How long can I stay inside? As long as you like until closing time. Most visitors spend around 1.5–2 hours.

• This Tour is Rated 3.5 Stars based on 225 valid reviews on VIATOR