The A9 motorway runs from Amsterdam to Alkmaar, then continues on to Den Helder as the N9.
There are direct trains to Den Helder, Hoorn, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Ede, Arnhem, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch,Eindhoven, Maastricht, Heerlen, Haarlem, Leiden and The Hague. For exact details see Alkmaar railway station.
Alkmaar has two railway stations:
*Alkmaar
*Alkmaar Noord
The waterway Noordhollandsch Kanaal, which opened in 1824, runs through Alkmaar
