How should one cross the IJ river with a bike? The IJ river flows through Amsterdam. Well, actually, it flows North of historical Amsterdam, but these days there's a Northern borough.



I've never been north of the river before, and I'm going there soon. I thought I'd take my bike, but they're not very amphibian, and it occurred to me I don't know whether I can safely cross anywhere...


OpenStreetMap shows a path but there doesn't seem to be a bridge there, nor a tunnel
There's the IJtunnel, but I don't know whether I can cycle through it, nor whether it's a good idea with the car smog
There are ferries, but I don't know whether these allow bikes and whether it's too pricey to be worth it.


What are my options?

(Yes I know I can just cycle around the bank and see, or also ask around, I'd just rather plan ahead.)
The route that you highlighted on the map is the ferry route. It operates 24/7. It allows bikes and it is completely free.

More info about ferries in Amsterdam.

There is also bridge on the east of Amsterdam.

And there are plans to build bike tunnel close to IJ tunnel.