The opening times of the Humanities buildings vary. The Lipsius building is opened during evenings as well, the other faculty buildings retain office hours.

Opening times Lipsius building

Monday to Friday: 07:30 - 22:00 hrs
Saturday: closed
Sunday: closed

Irregular opening times and closing dates

3 April – Good Friday	Closed
6 April – Easter Sunday	Closed
27 April – King’s Day	Closed
5 May – Liberation Day	Closed
14 May – Ascension Day	Closed
15 May – Mandatory closing day	Closed
25 May – White Sunday	Closed
6 July – 30 August – Summer schedule	Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 18:00
2 October	07:30 – 18:00
3 October – Relief of Leiden	Closed
3 October – Relief of Leiden	Closed
1 January 2027 – New Year’s Day	Closed

Key pass for staff members

Staff members may continue working in the buildings outside of regular opening hours if they have a key pass: see the staff website for more information.

Bereikbaarheid

By public transport

The Lipsius building and surrounding buildings are a 10 minute walk from Leiden Central Station. The Leiden University Visitor’s Centre on Stationsweg 26 can help you along 

By car

The campus and main building themselves are not accesible by car and there is no parking space on the Cleveringaplaats. Please do not use the visiting address as a destination on your navigation system but park your car at the Maliebaan (6 minutes walking distance) or Haagweg car park. Both locations offer paid parking. The Haagweg car park is guarded and free shuttle buses operate between the car park and the city center all day.