This market is taking place 7 days a week and it will run through December 23rd, 2012. The market is very unique and the town is awesome! You may feel like you're in Austria or Germany. Wear good walking shoes!
To get there, you simply take one of the many trains from Den Haag HS to Eindhoven. This will take you approximately 1 hour. In Eindhoven you make a quick switch onto a train heading for Maastricht, which will take you approximately 1-1/2 hours. This entire journey can be made using your CV Chipkardt.
Click on the following link below for detailed train schedule information....
http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home
From Maastricht you simply board a local tram to Valkenburg, which is perhaps a 15 minute or so ride. You can, once again, use your CV Chipkardt to travel on this local tram.
Your return home is simply the opposite journey.
*Important Notes:
The connection time in Eindenhoven is only 2-3 minutes, but the tracks are easily accessible from one to the other... so assuming everything is running on time, you should have no problem making this transfer. However, if you miss it, don't worry since another train will be coming soon.
Also, be careful! We learned that only 'one-half', of what appeared to be a single train, went on to Maastricht. We almost boarded the 'wrong half'! It was the 'left half' that went to Maastricht. (Who knows where the 'right half' went.)
When you arrive in Valkenburg simply walk out to the front of the train station and follow the signs. You will walk through a beautiful shopping area prior to heading up to the caves. Yes, there are two Christmas Market caves and each are worth exploring! There is also a third cave, which is called the 'ruins'. We did not do this and so I cannot tell you anything about it.
Have fun!!!
For more information about the Valkenburg Christmas Market... click here...
http://www.christmasmarkets.com/Holland/valkenburg-christmas-market.html