Store opening hours

You can shop 7 days a week in Rotterdam. Only the hours differ per day, on Monday the shops open later and on Friday there is late-night shopping.

City Centre

Most of the shops in the city centre open at 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. On Friday, most of the shops are open until 9:00 p.m. The Markthal is open until 8:00 p.m. nearly every day, on Friday until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Department store De Bijenkorf is almost daily open until 8:00 p.m. Rotterdam Tourist Information Coolsingel and Central Station are open daily until 6:00 p.m.

Day	Opening hours
Monday	11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday	10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday	10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 6:00 p.m.

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Special opening hours city centre

Several public holidays fall in the spring. View the different opening times:

Day	Opening hour
Friday 10 April (Good Friday)	10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (regular)
Sunday 12 April (Easter Sunday)	Noon – 6:00 p.m. (regular)
Monday 13 April (Easter Monday)	Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Monday 27 April (King’s Day)	Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 5 May (Liberation Day)	Noon 6:00 p.m.

De Markthal

The Markthal has about 100 fresh food stands, nearly 15 food shops and various restaurants, with a supermarket and a four-level underground car park below. As you wander amongst the market stands, look up to enjoy the massive artwork sprawling across the ceiling: the ‘Horn of Plenty’ by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam. Thanks to this grand span of art, the Markthal has been referred to as the Dutch version of the Sistine Chapel.

View De Markthal's opening times

Alexandrium

The Alexandrium consists of 3 parts: the covered Shopping Centre, the Megastores outside and the Home Decoration Mall. The shopping centre is easy to reach by train, metro, bus and car.

Day	Opening hours
Monday	9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday	9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday	9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday	9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday	9:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 6:00 p.m.

Special opening hours Alexandrium

View the different opening hours of Alexandrium Shopping Center and Woonmall:

Day	Opening hour
Friday 10 April (Good Friday)	10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Woonmall until 5:00 p.m.)
Sunday 12 April (Easter Sunday)	Closed
Monday 13 April (Easter Monday)	Noon – 6:00 p.m. (Woonmall until 5:00 p.m.)
Monday 27 April (King’s Day)	Noon – 6:00 p.m. (Woonmall closed)
Tuesday 5 May (Liberation Day)	Noon – 6:00 p.m. (Woonmall until 5:00 p.m.)
Thursday 21 May (Ascension Day)	Closed
Sunday 31 May (Pentecost)	Closed
Monday 1 June (White Monday)	Noon – 6:00 p.m. (Woonmall until 5:00 p.m.)

Zuidplein

Zuidplein is the biggest covered shopping mall in the Netherlands and is easy to reach by car, metro and bus. Buses from the entire region stop here.

Day	Opening hours
Monday	11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 5:30 p.m.

Some of the shops have different opening hours.

Special opening hours Zuidplein

View the different opening hours of Zuidplein:

Day	Opening hour
Friday 10 April (Good Friday)	9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 12 April (Easter Sunday)	Closed
Monday 13 April (Easter Monday)	Noon – 5:30 p.m.
Monday 27 April (King’s Day)	Noon 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 4 May (National Remembrance Day)	until 7:00 p.m. at the latest
Tuesday 5 May (Liberation Day)	Noon – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday 21 May (Ascension Day)	Noon – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 31 May (Pentecost)	Closed
Monday 1 June (Whit Monday)	Noon – 5:30 p.m.

Grocery shopping

Grocery shopping can also be done after regular business hours. Many supermarkets in Rotterdam are open until 8:00 p.m. The Jumbos on Hillelaan, Botersloot and the Schiedamseweg, are open seven days a week, until 10:00 p.m. The Albert Heijns on Coolsingel, Schouwburgplein, Vasteland and Nieuwe Binnenweg are open every evening until 10:00 p.m.

At night

There are almost 20 night shops to be found in Rotterdam. These are open after 10 p.m. for that forgotten bag of chips or bottle of liquor. Most of the night shops are open from 5:00 p.m until 1:00 a.m. or 2:00 a.m. It is often possible to get the night shops to deliver groceries.