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Plan your route into Dutch.

Tell us where you are and where you need to be. We line up the schools, tutors, apps and exams for every leg, scored by hand and never paid to rank.

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16 Oct 2026
1 · Where are you now?

A0 Start. A few words, or none yet.

2 · Why are you learning?

Five lines, five destinations. Pick the one that sounds like you.

Schematic. Levels are CEFR. Tap a line or a level to plan.

The network

Five lines. Every reason to learn Dutch.

Your reason decides where you get off. Inburgering stops at B1, a Dutch-taught degree runs to B2, and talking with your in-laws needs no exam at all.

  1. Inburgering

    You have a civic integration obligation from DUO or your municipality.

    A0 to B1 · 51 servicesStops: A2 route · Inburgering exam
    Inburgering hub

  2. Staatsexamen NT2

    You need a Dutch language diploma for study or work.

    A0 to B2 · 63 servicesStops: Programma I · Programma II
    NT2 prep hub

  3. Partner & family

    Someone you love speaks Dutch and you want in on the conversation.

    A0 to B1 · 56 servicesStops: Small talk · Full conversations
    Dutch for partners

  4. Work

    You need Dutch for meetings, email, or a Dutch-speaking job.

    A0 to C1 · 41 servicesStops: Colleagues · Meetings · Negotiation
    Business Dutch hub

  5. Just talk

    You live here, or soon will, and want Dutch for everyday life.

    A0 to B2 · 71 servicesStops: Getting by · At home
    How to learn Dutch
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City hubs

Learning in person? Start at your station.

14 city hubs across the Netherlands and Belgium, each with its own shortlist, exam notes and cost notes.

All city hubs
Schematic map of the city hubs in the Netherlands and BelgiumNLBEAmsterdam13 listedRotterdam8 listedDen Haag8 listedUtrecht6 listedEindhoven7 listedGroningen4 listedMaastricht3 listedTilburg2 listedDelft1 listedNijmegen2 listedAntwerpen6 listedGent3 listedBrussel8 listedLeuven1 listed
Schematic, not to scale.
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Dutch teachers and researchers. Public rules.

The Dutch Directory is run by Dutch teachers and researchers. We map the whole market: every school, tutor and app that helps people learn Dutch. These are the rules, in public:

  1. No paid rankings. Nobody can buy a score or a spot. If paid placements ever appear, they are labelled and do not change the score.
  2. Our own products get no free pass. Any shortlist that includes something we make also shows at least two alternatives from others, and the route planner never picks it.
  3. Affiliate links are disclosed. Some tutor bookings earn a fee. The Verified Pro bar is ours and does not move for it.
  4. Nothing about your learning is stored. No progress, no streaks, no scores. This site maps the market; the learning happens elsewhere.
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