All about the Volkeraksluizen, jachtensluis: service times, location and contact details. On the water map below do you see this lock complex in its immediate vicinity. On the right on this page you will find the locking times, additional information and the telephone numbers and VHF channels.

 

 

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1. Dinteloord: Manderssluis
2. Willemstad: Volkeraksluizen
3. Willemstad: jachtensluis Volkeraksluizen

 

 

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1. Takes into account a waiting period of two hours. 2. The block regime starts every morning on the north side. 3. No passage commercial shipping through the Yacht lock. 4. Recreational craft with a mast higher than 18.60 m. may be used with permission of the lockmaster by the eastern locker for commercial shipping (sluick with bascule bridge). It is not allowed for other recreational craft to be sheltered by the sluices for commercial shipping. 5. In case of a calamity, or due to special circumstances, lockmasters may deviate and allow lockings to be used by one of the three professional vessels. This is being communicated on VHF 18 radio channel.
Weekends and Holidays: between 07:20 and 07:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 21:20 and 21:25 (Shafts north to south)

From 01-04 until 02-04

1. Takes into account a waiting period of two hours. 2. The block regime starts every morning on the north side. 3. No passage commercial shipping through the Yacht lock. 4. Recreational craft with a mast higher than 18.60 m. may be used with permission of the lockmaster by the eastern locker for commercial shipping (sluick with bascule bridge). It is not allowed for other recreational craft to be sheltered by the sluices for commercial shipping. 5. In case of a calamity, or due to special circumstances, lockmasters may deviate and allow lockings to be used by one of the three professional vessels. This is being communicated on VHF 18 radio channel.
Weekends and Holidays: between 07:20 and 07:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 21:20 and 21:25 (Shafts north to south)

On 03-04

All days: between 07:20 and 07:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts north to south)
All days: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts south to north)
All days: between 21:20 and 21:25 (Shafts north to south)

From 04-04 until 31-10

1. Takes into account a waiting period of two hours. 2. The block regime starts every morning on the north side. 3. No passage commercial shipping through the Yacht lock. 4. Recreational craft with a mast higher than 18.60 m. may be used with permission of the lockmaster by the eastern locker for commercial shipping (sluick with bascule bridge). It is not allowed for other recreational craft to be sheltered by the sluices for commercial shipping. 5. In case of a calamity, or due to special circumstances, lockmasters may deviate and allow lockings to be used by one of the three professional vessels. This is being communicated on VHF 18 radio channel.
Weekends and Holidays: between 07:20 and 07:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 08:20 and 08:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 09:20 and 09:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 10:20 and 10:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 11:20 and 11:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 12:20 and 12:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 13:20 and 13:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 14:20 and 14:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 15:20 and 15:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 16:20 and 16:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 17:20 and 17:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 18:20 and 18:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts north to south)
Working days: between 19:20 and 19:25 (Shafts south to north)
Weekends and Holidays: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts south to north)
Working days: between 20:20 and 20:25 (Shafts north to south)
Weekends and Holidays: between 21:20 and 21:25 (Shafts north to south)

From 01-11 until 31-03

All days: closed



Rijkswaterstaat Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
Postbus 2232
3500 GE Utrecht

Administrator visiting address
Steegoversloot 36 Dordrecht
Phone number: 088-7970770

Data updated: 23 Juli 2026, 13:58 uur

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