A visiting boat in Haarlem needs four things sooner or later: power, water, somewhere to empty the tank and a toilet. The city has all four, but they are spread out, and the toilets and showers only open once you have registered with the havenkantoor (harbour office). Here is where each one is.
Our Haarlem guide covers the bridge convoy, fees and where to moor. This one is about the services.
Charging berths for electric boats
The city's ligplaatsenplan (the mooring plan) sets aside charging berths with a power post. We map the three spots that have room for more than one boat:
- Amerikavaart, Ellertsveld: two berths by the Lintumpad. The biggest: up to 10 m long and 2.5 m wide, with 0.6 m of water.
- Kampervest, Heiliglanden: two berths, for boats up to 7 m and 5 m, with 0.75 m of water.
- Jan Gijzenvaart, Jan Gijzenpad: two berths for boats up to 7 m, with 0.6 m of water.
The mooring plan also has single charging berths on the Zijlsingel and the Raamsingel in the Vijfhoek, and on the Kinderhuissingel in the centre, in the city's open-data map of boating facilities. Filter the map to charging to see them all.
Mind the depth. At 0.6 m these are berths for a sloep (an open launch) or a small cabin boat, not a deep keel.
The 24-hour rule
Article 19 of the Verordening Haarlemse Wateren, the city's water by-law, sets three conditions:
- Electric boats only, and only private ones.
- Only while you visibly charge. The berth is for charging, not for parking.
- 24 hours at most, then 12 hours away before you use a charging berth again.
What the power costs
The city lists 0.84 euro per kWh, switched on and paid in the AanUit.net app, on its page for passing boats. The page does not say which year that rate is for. The city's yearly tariff table lists lower rates for smaller connections; the AanUit.net app shows what you pay. Know your boat's connector before you go.
Water and pump-out
Fresh water is easiest north of the centre, near the harbour office:
- Water tap at the havenkantoor, Spaarndamseweg 1, next to the harbour office and its pay post. You can pay at the office on weekdays from 9:00 to 16:00.
- Water and pump-out on the Spaarne, four points on the west bank along the Spaarndamseweg. Each takes fresh water in and a holding tank out. The city does not publish how to pay, so read the post.
- Taps in the centre. The city's register lists 18 drinking-water taps; the ones beside visitor berths are on the Kelderwindkade and at the Houtmarkt. All are on the city's open-data map of boating facilities.
The four points on the Spaarndamseweg are the pump-out we list. The city's register shows a fifth on the Conradkade that we have not checked is public. If your boat has a holding tank, plan your day around the four.
Filter to other on the map for the taps and pump-out.
Toilets and showers
The city's toilets and showers for visiting boats are on the Spaarne at the Scheepmakersdijk, by the Catharijnebrug and the windmill, Molen De Adriaan. They are locked with a PIN code, which you get when you register your stay with the havendienst (the harbour service), the city's water map says.
So register first. The havendienst is on VHF 18 or 023 511 3310 (haarlem.nl). See toilets on the map.
Fuel
We have not verified a fuel station for boats in Haarlem, so we do not list one. We would rather leave it empty than send you to a pump that is not there. If you run on petrol or diesel, fill up before you arrive, and plan your range with margin.
A note on rules
The charging rule comes from the city's water by-law, the power price from its page for passing boats, the taps and pump-out points from the city's open-data map of boating facilities, and the toilets from its water map, read in November 2026. Prices and posts change, so check the app and the post on the day, and follow the signs at the quay, which always win over any map, ours included. Floating Today lists suggestions, not permits. See our Terms.
