Internet in Amsterdam for expats: fibre, cable and providers (2026)

As of 29 September 2026: in Amsterdam you can get internet over two fibre networks and one cable network. KPN says 53% of Amsterdam homes are connected to its fibre; Open Dutch Fiber (ODF) says it is connecting more than 150,000 homes, mainly in Oud-West, De Pijp, Oud-Zuid, Westerpark, Bos en Lommer and, since October 2025, the city centre. Both are open networks, so you choose from several providers on each. Ziggo has cable on about 98% of addresses (providers.nl). Not every street has fibre yet, so always check your own address. For English-language support, Ziggo says it has an English-speaking team available 24/7; Odido's staff speak basic English.

Status as of 29 September 2026, checked against the sources at the end of this article. Fibre networks expand street by street and providers come and go; the address check for your own home always has the final word.

Amsterdam has two home fibre networks, KPN and Open Dutch Fiber, and Ziggo's cable network. Some neighbourhoods have both fibre networks, others only one; the exact boundary runs street by street.

ODF doesn't sell subscriptions itself; on its Amsterdam project page it lists the providers you can order from, including Odido, Budget Thuis, Freedom Internet, TriNed and SNLLR. How open networks work: Dutch internet providers explained.

Increasingly, yes, but Amsterdam was one of the last big Dutch cities where fibre took off. In July 2023 the city, KPN and ODF agreed that in the centre (stadsdeel Centrum) they would lay their fibre together in a single round of digging, because the narrow streets along the canals can't be opened up repeatedly (KPN, 12 July 2023). In October 2025 ODF opened a new neighbourhood exchange that let about 22,000 households in the city centre get fibre for the first time (Rodi, March 2026).

Because fibre came late and Ziggo upgraded early, only about a quarter of Amsterdam households actually use fibre, even though more than 455,000 connections are available, according to an internetvergelijk.nl analysis reported by Rodi (2 March 2026).

Yes: according to providers.nl, Ziggo cable reaches about 98% of Amsterdam addresses. Only Ziggo sells internet over the cable network in Amsterdam (Vodafone sells the same Ziggo internet with its mobile plans).

Downloads on cable are fast (up to 2 Gbit/sGigabit per seconde: 1000 Mbit/s. according to Ziggo), but uploads are much lower than on fibre, which matters for video calls and large uploads. See fibre or cable internet.

Usually not in an ordinary rental: there you arrange internet yourself. It is typically included in student rooms, shared houses, furnished short-stay apartments and buildings with a collective network, charged as service costs (servicekosten) at actual cost with an annual statement (Huurcommissie). The rules: internet included in your rent.

In Amsterdam it is common for canal houses and older buildings to be split into apartments. There, the fibre connection inside the building often goes through the owners' association (VvE) or landlord, so even if your street has fibre, your flat may not be connected yet. Students in DUWO housing (DUWO has rooms in Amsterdam and Amstelveen) usually get internet with the room: according to DUWO, Ziggo supplies internet and TV in a large share of its complexes.

Ziggo is the only large provider that says it has an English-speaking customer service team available 24/7; with the others you can manage in English, but most of their websites are in Dutch. What the providers say on their English pages:

Sources: Ziggo, Vodafone, Odido, KPN. We did not check smaller brands such as Youfone, Budget Thuis or Freedom Internet one by one; look at their contact page before ordering. For help with registration, housing and other practical matters in the Amsterdam Area, the city's international centre IN Amsterdam is the first stop.

Yes, but not with the usual 1- or 2-year deals. Odido Klik&Klaar costs €26 a month plus €20 one-off, gives up to 300 Mbit/sMegabit per seconde: de eenheid voor internetsnelheid. 8 Mbit/s is 1 MB per seconde. with unlimited data over Odido's 5G network and can be cancelled monthly (Odido, checked 29 September 2026). KPN offers fixed internet you can cancel monthly, from €45.50 a month in January 2026 but without the discounts of a longer contract (Keuze.nl).

Many expats in Amsterdam start in a furnished short-stay apartment where internet is included; ask for the speed before you book if you'll work from home. Leaving early? See how to cancel a Dutch contract. Full comparison: internet for a short stay.

By entering your postcode and house number on Kiesbeter's internet comparison: you then see exactly which networks, providers, speeds and prices reach your address. A provider that is "available in Amsterdam" is not necessarily available in your street. In an ODF area such as De Pijp or Oud-West you choose from the ODF providers; where KPN fibre is in the street, from the KPN providers; where both are present, from both lists. The Dutch version of this guide, with more local detail, is fibre and internet in Amsterdam (in Dutch).

• What you need to order: a Dutch address, a passport or EU ID card, a euro bank account and an email address; see how to get internet as an expat.
• How long it takes: days to weeks; see our delivery times per provider.
• What it costs: in the Kiesbeter Internet Price Index (29 September 2026), internet without TV costs a median €35.58 a month in the first year on fibre (n = 330) and €34.03 on cable (n = 56). See fibre, cable and DSL prices.

Internet guides for other cities: Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Leiden, Delft, Haarlem, Groningen, Maastricht.

Checked on 29 September 2026:

• KPN: fibre in Amsterdam (coverage percentage)
• Open Dutch Fiber: fibre in Amsterdam
• KPN: Amsterdam commits to faster fibre roll-out (July 2023)
• Rodi: three quarters of Amsterdam households skip fibre (March 2026)
• Providers.nl: internet in Amsterdam
• DUWO: internet and TV in student housing
• IN Amsterdam: international centre
• Ziggo: information in English (24/7 English-speaking team)
• Odido: information in English
• KPN: English information
• Vodafone: information for English speakers
• Odido: Klik&Klaar 5G home internet (in Dutch)