A'DAM Lookout tickets: €16.50 online, the swing for €7.50 more, and the free ferry from Centraal

💡 The Short Version: An adult ticket is €16.50 online and €18.50 at the box office, from tickets.adamlookout.com. The “Over the Edge” swing is €7.50 more, in 20-minute slots that share your admission time: arrive half an hour early, and the minimum height is 1.20 m. It is open daily 10:00 to 22:00, last admission 21:00. The way in is the free F3 ferry from behind Amsterdam Centraal, every 5 minutes. I amsterdam City Card holders enter free without a slot. GetYourGuide’s ticket with a drink is the same price as the Lookout’s own. Or book a tour: the Lookout’s lunch or dinner combinationad from £21.78 (GetYourGuide, 1 October 2026) puts a €10 credit towards a meal on the 20th floor.

The tickets, compared

Official prices from the Lookout’s ticket page, 1 October 2026, converted at the ECB rate of 30 September 2026 (€1 = £0.855). GetYourGuide prices are its lowest “from” price on the same day.

• Cards only. The Lookout takes Maestro, Visa, Mastercard and American Express, not cash.
• Changing a booking. The email confirmation has an “Amend your booking” link, which works up to the day of the booking. Swing tickets are non-refundable.
• A CJP card gets an admission price of €8.00 at the box office.

How to buy

• Online at tickets.adamlookout.com, for €2 less than the box office. The ticket carries a time, and you can stay as long as you like within the opening hours.
• At the box office in the tower, at the higher price.
• The swing slot is the admission slot. Book the swing with the ticket. The Lookout says there is always a place within your slot and that you will not wait longer than 15 minutes.
• With the City Card or a Go City Pass: go straight in without booking. To add a swing, use the Lookout’s upgrade page.
• Eating: you cannot bring your own food or drink. A table at Moon includes entry to the observation deck and the indoor experience, but not the experience lift or the digital photo.

Tours worth paying for

The Lookout is a ticket, not a tour, and GetYourGuide sells it at the Lookout’s own price. What GetYourGuide adds are the meal combinations and, with the Heineken Experience, a cruise. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 1 October 2026, per person.

Lookout with lunch or dinner at Madam

From £21.78 · 4.5 stars from 1,369 reviews · a two-hour table

Amsterdam: A’DAM Lookout Ticket and Lunch or Dinner Voucherad is sold by the Lookout. The time you choose is the time of your reservation at Madam on the 20th floor, you have two hours at the table, and a €10 voucher comes off the final bill. The Lookout’s own price for the same combination is €25.50 (about £21.80). Free cancellation.

Lookout with the revolving restaurant Moon

From £30.32 · 4.6 stars from 281 reviews · a table on the 19th floor

Amsterdam: A’DAM Lookout with Revolving Restaurant Moonad books Moon at the time on the ticket and includes a €20 deposit that comes off the bill. Lunch is à la carte or four courses, and dinner a fixed four-course menu; drinks are extra. The Lookout’s own price is €35.50 (about £30.35). Free cancellation.

A canal cruise and the Heineken Experience on the way

€49.95 at the Heineken Experience · 45-minute cruise

Rock the City is the Heineken Experience’s tour, a 45-minute cruise from the canal in front of the brewery and the Lookout, which is the last stop. Ages 18 and over. The Heineken Experience tickets guide prices the parts, and Amsterdam canal cruises compares the other cruises.

What to see

The Lookout is on the roof of the A’DAM Tower, 100 metres up. A visit is short: the audio tour takes about 30 minutes, and the swing about a minute, so allow an hour.

1. The lift. The experience lift takes you from the 1st to the 20th floor in 20 seconds, with light and sound effects and a transparent ceiling.
2. The indoor deck. Floor-to-ceiling windows and binoculars, which the Lookout says work in bad weather. The free audio tour, about 30 minutes, uses the view as its guide.
3. The Skydeck. An outdoor deck with a 360° view of the historic centre, the canals, the port and the polder landscape. Go up before dusk if you want the swing photo: the staff take photos on the swing only in daylight.
4. The swing. “Over the Edge”, which the Lookout calls Amsterdam’s highest swing, lasts about a minute. Do not use it with heart problems, abnormal blood pressure, pregnancy, recent surgery or a fear of heights. The combined weight limit for two seats is 200 kg. No phones, rucksacks, flip-flops, food, drink or loose items.
5. The food. Madam, the skybar and restaurant on the 20th floor, serves lunch, dinner and cocktails; Moon revolves on the 19th floor. A burger menu is served daily from 12:00 to 16:00.

What to skip: the VR ride, unless you want it. It runs 2½ minutes and costs €7.50 on top of admission.

Hours, rules and getting there

• Open daily, 10:00 to 22:00, last admission 21:00.
• Getting there: from Amsterdam Centraal, take the free F3 ferry from the IJ side to Buiksloterweg (Amsterdam public transport lists the other free IJ ferries). It runs every 5 minutes, day and night. Turn left and walk along the water. The entrance is on the waterfront opposite the EYE Film Museum, at IJpromenade 4. There is a car park under the tower.
• Lockers: on the 20th floor, for a fee, with space for a coat and a small bag.
• Accessibility: the ground floor, the first floor, the 20th floor and the Skydeck are accessible. A visitor with a disability pays the standard price, and one carer goes free with an EU Disability Card. For visitors who find the lift’s flashing lights a problem, a second lift without them is run by staff: tell the ticket office.
• Dogs: not allowed, except assistance dogs.
• Photos: personal photography and filming are allowed on the Skydeck.

The Heineken Experience sells a ticket that ends here. The I amsterdam City Card makes the Lookout free. For the rest of the city’s bookings, see what to book before you go in Amsterdam. 3 days in Amsterdam puts the Lookout on day three, and Amsterdam in one day finishes there.