Opening hours of the shops
Shopping in corona time: what should you pay attention to?
All stores are allowed to receive customers again without a store appointment. Conditions do apply to non-essential stores, for example 1 customer per 25m2 or a maximum opening time until 8 p.m.
Markets and commodities may also be fully open at 1.5 meters. Various measures also apply.Make your shopping experience fun and safe by remembering the following points:
Make sure there is enough space between yourself and other visitors to the city center.
Don't forget your face mask. You should have this in every store.
Chances are that you will have to wait a while for the store. Closes neatly at the back of the queues.
Try to shop as targeted as possible.
Come alone and for the smarter: come during the week or in the mornings. Then it is nice and quiet.
Pay contactless.
General opening hours
You can shop seven days a week in the city center of The Hague. Most shops are open until 6:00 PM on weekdays and Saturdays. These are the general opening hours that most shops in the center use: Monday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Always check the website of the relevant store for the exact opening hours.
General opening hours (non- Corona time)
The shops in the centre of The Hague are open seven days a week. Most shops are open until 6 p.m. on weekdays, but department stores such as the Bijenkorf and Primark in the Grote Marktstraat have longer opening hours. Every Thursday it is shopping evening in The Hague city centre and most shops are also open on shopping Sundays. During most holidays there are also extra shopping Sundays and evenings, and the museums in The Hague city centre also open their doors. Food shops are generally open earlier.
These are the general opening hours that most shops in the centre use:
- Monday: 12:00 - 18:00 hr
- Tuesday: 10:00 - 18:00 hr
- Wednesday: 10:00 - 18:00 hr
- Thursday: 10:00 - 21:00 hr
- Friday: 10:00 - 18:00 hr
- Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00 hr
- Sunday: 12:00 - 18:00 hr
Always check the website of the relevant store for the exact opening hours.