Johan Cruijff ArenA: Ajax stadium tour, prices and match tickets

Updated on October 3, 2026

The Johan Cruijff ArenA is the home ground of Ajax Amsterdam, in the Zuidoost district, a quarter of an hour by metro from the city centre. It opened in 1996 as the Amsterdam ArenA and was renamed in 2018 in honour of Johan Cruijff, who died in 2016. The stadium has more than 55,000 seats and a retractable roof, which is closed for concerts and in very bad weather. It is open for tours every day: the classic self-guided tour takes about 75 minutes and goes through the dressing room, the players' tunnel, the pitchside and the press room. In summer it also hosts the big open-air concerts.

Highlights

The pitch and the stands

Through the players' tunnel you come out at the edge of the pitch, next to the dugouts, facing the red and white stands. Between matches, rigs of lamps placed on the grass light it to make up for the shade of the stands and the roof. During the concert summer the pitch is covered with floor plates and the dugouts are removed: only a guided "off-season" tour is offered then.

The Ajax dressing room

You can sit in a player's seat, under the large club crest on the ceiling. The dressing room is closed on match days and when the team is playing away. The tour also takes in the mixed zone and the press room, and ends at the Ajax Gallery of Fame, where the club's trophies are on display.

The stadium and its roof

The building stands on top of a covered car park built under the stands. Its sliding roof normally stays open, even in the rain; it is closed for concerts or ahead of heavy downpours, to protect the grass. The stadium is fitted with more than 4,200 solar panels.

Seeing an Ajax match

Tickets are sold only through the official Ajax ticket shop, with a verified account: you verify your identity in the Ajax app with an ID document, and you can buy tickets about an hour later. The Club Card (€5 for the 2026-2027 season) gives priority over the general sale; it is compulsory for some matches, such as Ajax v ADO Den Haag (22 November) and Ajax v FC Utrecht (6 December). Tickets appear in the app no later than one week before the match. Tickets bought on resale sites such as Viagogo or StubHub can be blocked: use the official Ajax Resale exchange instead.

Infos pratiques

Tips

The classic tour costs €27.50 from age 13, €19.25 for ages 5 to 12, and is free under 5; the guided tour costs €38 (€22 for ages 5 to 12), and the VIP tour of about 2 hours, limited to 12 people, with a drink in the Sky Lounge, €62 (€27.50 for ages 5 to 12) (prices checked in October 2026). Book online: on match and event days, tours may be sold out or cancelled. Children aged 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The stadium is cashless, bags must be no larger than A4 and pushchairs are not allowed. Guides speak Dutch and English; an audio guide is available in French. The tour ticket gives a 10% discount at the official Ajax shop. The I amsterdam City Card gives a discount on the tour: compare the options in our guide to tourist passes. For more ideas for teenagers who love football, see Amsterdam with teenagers.

How to get there

Johan Cruijff Boulevard 1, 1101 AX Amsterdam. Metro 54 from Central Station or metro 50: Bijlmer ArenA station, about a quarter of an hour from the centre; NS trains also stop there, from Amsterdam Centraal and direct from Schiphol Airport. The stadium is a few minutes' walk from the station; tours start at Entrance E, next to the Ajax shop and the ArenA Café. On match or concert evenings the platforms are very crowded: wait a while or walk to Duivendrecht station. See our guide to getting around Amsterdam. By car, the P1 car park is right under the stadium; the P+R ArenA park-and-ride is covered in our guide to parking in Amsterdam.