Amsterdam boating data
Amsterdam locks and notices
Floating Today maps 22 locks in Amsterdam. 4 official notices are in force on its bridges and locks today, 4 of them closing the way to boats.
- Checked daily
- Notices last changed 7 October 2026
- EuRIS notices to skippers, Rijkswaterstaat FIS
- Notice today
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Source: Rijkswaterstaat FIS; Floating Today data; OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Locks mapped
22
Amsterdam
4 in force
notices on bridges and locks today
By the numbers
Today on the water locks, closures and works.
- 22
- locks
- 4
- notices in force today
- 4
- closed to boats
- 3
- starting within two weeks
Notices
Notices in force and starting soon.
- Closed to boatsuntil 24 Sept 2027
Jordaanbrug (Brug 117) · bridge
blockage - Lijnbaansgracht I, Jordaanbrug (Brugnr 117) (Amsterdam)
- Closed to boatsuntil 1 Apr 2027
Petemayenbrug · bridge
blockage - Zoutkeetsgracht en Westerdok, Petemaijenbrug (Amsterdam)
- Closed to boatsuntil 1 Apr 2027
Zandhoeksbrug (Brug 316) · bridge
blockage - Realengracht en Bickersgracht N, Zandhoeksbrug/Realengrachtbrug (Brugnr 316) (Amsterdam)
- Closed to boatsuntil 1 Apr 2027
Zandhoeksbrug (Brug 316) · bridge
- Closed to boatsfrom 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026
Oudezijds Kolksluis · lock
blockage - Oudezijds Kolksluis (Amsterdam)
- Delays up to 120 minfrom 13 Oct 2026 to 13 Oct 2026
Nieuwe Meersluis · lock
delay - Vaarweg van het Afgesloten-IJ naar de Oude Rijn, Nieuwe Meersluis (Sl. 109) (Amsterdam)
- Delays up to 60 minfrom 12 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026
Willem I-sluis · lock
delay - Noordhollandsch Kanaal, Sluis Willem I (Amsterdam)
Source: EuRIS / Rijkswaterstaat, the official notices to skippers.
The locks
The 22 locks, how each one runs.
On request: call ahead and allow for the keeper's travel time. Last locking before 21:00. No answer? Call 0900 9394.
06-12992957 (to request passage)The gates usually stand open, so you can often pass straight through. When closed, the lock is operated 06:00 to 02:00.
14020Closed for the time being. Detour via the Sluishuissluis on Haveneiland. When operating, locking is on request by phone.
06-29683120 (to request passage)Closed to through traffic all year. You cannot pass here.
Normally stands open, no locking. At night either this lock or the Eenhoornsluis closes for canal flushing, never both at once.
3.34 m over the sill
- Nieuwe MeersluisDelays up to 120 min
Notice from 13 Oct 2026 to 13 Oct 2026
Works around the lock complex can change the locking procedure, so check the live times before you go.
120.00 m long, 11.90 m wide · 3.40 m over the sill
06-29683125 (to request passage) By appointment only: call at least 24 hours ahead.
06-51291415 (to request passage)Closed for the time being. Detour via the Sluishuissluis on Haveneiland. When operating, locking is on request by phone.
06-29683120 (to request passage)Locking around the clock: the small Prins Willem-Alexander chamber runs 24 hours, the three main chambers 06:00 to 22:00. Locking pauses at extreme water levels.
088-7973466- Oudezijds KolksluisClosed to boats
Notice from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026
Normally stands open, no locking. Tight passage: 4.7 m wide under a fixed bridge with about 2.1 m headroom at normal water.
The gates usually stand open. When closed, operated 06:00 to 02:00.
0900-9394Locks on request only, in set block times: call at least an hour ahead. One locking per block, so plan around it.
06-10142032On request during service hours: call ahead. No answer? Call 0900 9394.
06-29683151 (to request passage)Staffed roughly Mon to Fri 09:00 to 16:00 and Sat 09:00 to 14:00, seasonal. Request locking by phone; VHF 80 is no longer in use.
06-29683120 (to request passage)On request during service hours: call ahead. No answer? Call 0900 9394.
06-29683151 (to request passage)Staffed Mon to Fri from 08:00 and on weekend daytimes in season. Request locking by phone; no answer, call 0900 9394. VHF 80 is no longer in use.
06-29683120 (to request passage)Stands open, no operation.
Doubles as a flood barrier: at high water the lock closes and locking stops.
020-624 1457On request: call ahead and allow for the keeper's travel time. Last locking before 21:00. No answer? Call 0900 9394.
06-20683651 (to request passage)- Willem I-sluisDelays up to 60 min
Notice from 12 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026
Request your last locking at least 25 minutes before closing time. No answer? Call 0900 9394.
65.08 m long, 14.75 m wide
0881110441 Normally stands open, no locking. Can close at night during canal flushing; two red lights at the gate mean no passage.
3.10 m over the sill
Two short service windows a day: weekdays 07:00 to 07:30 and 16:30 to 17:00, weekends and holidays 08:30 to 09:00 and 18:30 to 19:00.
088-9394095
Limits of the data
No notice is not the same as open.
Data and methodology
How we built it from official data to this page.
Source
Official notices to skippers from EuRIS; lock sizes and timetables from Rijkswaterstaat.
Match
Each notice is matched to its bridge or lock by its ISRS code.
Sort
Closures first, then restrictions and delays, then works starting within two weeks.
Show honestly
We never change a notice, and never reroute you around one. The call stays yours.
- Sources
- EuRIS notices to skippersRijkswaterstaat FIS (CC0)
- Coverage
- The bridges and locks on our Amsterdam map
- Last checked
- Daily; notices last changed 7 October 2026
- Updated
- Daily
- About the data
- Notices are the official notices to skippers, matched to each bridge or lock by its ISRS code. Lock sizes and timetables come from Rijkswaterstaat's fairway information service.
- What we add
- We match each notice to the bridge or lock it concerns, sort them closures first, and add our own curated note on how each lock runs. We do not change or reinterpret a notice.
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