Cinema The Pulse in Amsterdam
Cinema The Pulse is a six-hall cinema on Amsterdam's Zuidas, a 12-minute walk from Amsterdam Zuid station, with 54 to 229 seats per hall, a bar and Bar-Restaurant Lucy in the same building.
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The Pulse of Amsterdam tower, home of Cinema The Pulse on the Zuidas: Cinema The Pulse
Quick answers
- Halls
- Six halls, 54 to 229 seats
- Address
- Hildegard von Bingenstraat 41081 LH Amsterdam
- Nearest station
- Amsterdam Zuid, 12 min walk
- Tram
- 5, 25 to Parnassusweg, 5 min
- Parking
- Q-Park Mahler, 7 min walk
- Tickets
- App, Filmgenie or box office
- Cineville
- Cineville cards accepted
- Open
- Daily from 11:00; some screenings earlier
- Contact
- +31 6 57 55 84 97
Cinema The Pulse agenda: upcoming events
Tonight, this week and the months ahead at this venue in Amsterdam.
Last night at Cinema The Pulse: De Gaulle: Liberté, The Beloved, Wildwood and 9 more
November 2026
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Free
December 2026
- Tue15Dec
Plan your visit to Cinema The Pulse
How many seats does Cinema The Pulse have?
The six halls seat between 54 and 229 people: Cinema 1 is the largest with 229 seats, Cinema 3 the smallest with 54. The venue does not publish a combined capacity.
- Cinema 1
- 229 seats
- Cinema 2
- 162 seats
- Cinema 3
- 54 seats
- Cinema 4
- 86 seats
- Cinemas 5 and 6
- 74 each
The full count is Cinema 1 with 229 seats, Cinema 2 with 162, Cinema 3 with 54, Cinema 4 with 86, and Cinemas 5 and 6 with 74 each. Cinema 1 has the large projection screen the venue uses for premieres; Cinemas 2, 3 and 4 have wide screens.
For scale, Paradiso holds 1,500 people, DeLaMar 1,540 and the small music venue OCCII 200. Those figures are for one auditorium each, so compare them with one Pulse hall rather than with all six: the cinema is an intimate, multi-screen venue, not a 1,500-seat auditorium. The comparator capacities come from Wikidata.
| Venue or hall | Type | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Cinema The Pulse, Cinema 1 | Cinema hall | 229 |
| Cinema The Pulse, Cinema 2 | Cinema hall | 162 |
| Cinema The Pulse, Cinema 3 | Cinema hall | 54 |
| Cinema The Pulse, Cinema 4 | Cinema hall | 86 |
| Cinema The Pulse, Cinemas 5 and 6 | Cinema halls | 74 each |
| Paradiso, Amsterdam | Concert hall | 1,500 |
| DeLaMar, Amsterdam | Theatre | 1,540 |
| OCCII, Amsterdam | Music venue | 200 |
Which hall should you choose at Cinema The Pulse?
Choose by hall: Cinema 1 has the large screen and 229 seats, Cinema 3 is the smallest room with 54, and the venue publishes no seat map.
Largest hall
Cinema 1, 229 seats
Smallest hall
Cinema 3, 54 seats
Seat map
Not published
Cinema 1 (229 seats) is the main room, with the large projection screen the venue uses for premieres. Cinema 2 (162) is the mid-sized room with a wide screen; Cinema 4 (86), Cinemas 5 and 6 (74 each) and Cinema 3 (54) are the smaller rooms, also used for presentations and private screenings.
No row or seat numbers are published, so there is no seat map to choose a specific chair. For a regular film, take Cinema 1 for the biggest screen and the most seats, Cinema 2 for a mid-sized room, or Cinema 3 for the smallest crowd; arrive early if you want a central seat.
- All six halls are wheelchair accessible.
- Three private Cinema on Demand halls with 20 seats each are planned; the venue lists them as coming soon.
Eating and drinking at Cinema The Pulse
Cinema The Pulse has its own bar, and Bar-Restaurant Lucy and Café Sien are in the same building for lunch, dinner or a drink before the film.
Bar-Restaurant Lucy is the brasserie on the ground floor, for coffee, lunch or an authentic bistro dinner. Café Sien is the casual café for a drink, a quick bite before or after a film, or football on the big screen. The two places are neighbours in the same building, named after light and vision, and they welcome cinema visitors and local residents.
Inside the cinema, the bar sells snacks and drinks; food and drink brought from home are not allowed. The foyer has 60 seats and a fully equipped bar, and it also serves event guests.
- Bar
- Snacks and drinks; no outside food
- Bar-Restaurant Lucy
- Brasserie: lunch and bistro dinner
- Café Sien
- Drinks, snacks, football on screen
- Foyer
- 60 seats and a bar
Is Cinema The Pulse wheelchair accessible?
Yes: the venue says all six halls are wheelchair accessible, and assistance dogs are welcome.
Every hall is wheelchair accessible according to the venue's visitor information. Q-Park Mahler has five disabled parking spaces. Assistance dogs may enter the cinema; other pets are not allowed, though dogs are welcome at Bar-Restaurant Lucy.
The venue does not publish details of accessible toilets, hearing loops or companion tickets. For those, contact the cinema on +31 6 57 55 84 97 from 12:00, or email [email protected], before you book.
- Halls
- All six wheelchair accessible
- Assistance dogs
- Welcome
- Disabled parking
- 5 spaces at Q-Park Mahler
- Contact
- +31 6 57 55 84 97, from 12:00
House rules at Cinema The Pulse
Arrive before the film starts, set your phone to silent and buy snacks at the bar: outside food and drink are not allowed in the halls.
- Arrive on time; late entry disturbs other visitors.
- Set your phone to silent before the film begins.
- Buy snacks and drinks at the cinema's bar; food and drink from home are not allowed.
- Do not photograph or film the film; respect the makers' copyright.
- Children may only attend with an adult and may not see films that are too old for them; check the Kijkwijzer advice.
- Pets are not allowed in the cinema, except assistance dogs; dogs are welcome at Bar-Restaurant Lucy.
- The cinema has security cameras; footage may be shared with the police after an incident.
Tickets and Cineville at Cinema The Pulse
Buy tickets in the Cinema The Pulse app, on Filmgenie.com or at the box office; Cineville cards are valid.
The app is available for Android. The venue says an iPhone version is still to come; until then, iPhone users can book on Filmgenie.com, which lists every screening and sells tickets, or at the box office.
Cineville cards are accepted. Check Cineville for the current price and conditions.
- App
- Android; iPhone version to come
- Online tickets
- Filmgenie.com
- Box office
- Tickets in person
- Cineville
- Accepted
Getting to Cinema The Pulse from Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is the station for Cinema The Pulse: the walk to the Hildegard von Bingenstraat entrance takes about 12 minutes, or take tram 5 or 25 to Parnassusweg and walk 5 minutes.
Leave Amsterdam Zuid by the Parnassusweg exit, cross the Parnassusweg and walk past TrainMore to the main entrance on Hildegard von Bingenstraat; from the metro, use the Mahlerplein exit on the same side of the Zuidas.
Tram 5 and 25 stop at Parnassusweg, 330 metres and 5 minutes from the door. Bus 461 stops at Benjamin Brittenstraat (390 metres, 6 minutes), and buses 178, 198, 221, 244, 321, 346 and 461 plus night bus N84 stop at De Boelelaan / VU (640 metres, 9 minutes). Tram 24 stops at De Boelelaan/VU, 580 metres and 8 minutes away.
Cyclists can park in the covered bicycle storage under the cinema, which the venue says has plenty of space.
After a late screening, night bus N84 stops at De Boelelaan / VU (640 metres, 9 minutes); check the stop display or GVB app for the direction and next departure. For the last train, Amsterdam Zuid is a 12-minute walk and the NS app shows the departure for your destination.
Parking at Cinema The Pulse: Q-Park Mahler and ParkBee Gershwin
Q-Park Mahler's Aaron Coplandstraat entrance and ParkBee Gershwin are both about 7 minutes' walk away; Q-Park Mahler charges €11.25 an hour and €80 a day, ParkBee Gershwin from €2.78 an hour.
Q-Park Mahler at Aaron Coplandstraat 8 has 1,763 spaces, five disabled spaces and 110 electric charging points, and is open 24 hours a day. The rate is €11.25 per hour and €80 per day, with a €30 weekend day. The garage also has an entrance at Claude Debussylaan 42, about 8 minutes' walk away, on the same tariff.
ParkBee Gershwin at George Gershwinlaan 539-685 is a garage where you can reserve a space in advance; prices are dynamic, from €2.78 an hour and €50.20 a day. The venue also names P2 VUmc at Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, where VU-VUmc charges €1 per 15 minutes, or €4 an hour; the weekend P+R rate is €6 per 24 hours for visitors who continue to the centre by public transport. The venue gives no walking time for P2, so it is described here rather than in the table.
OpenStreetMap also maps ParkBee Zuidas (520 m, 7 minutes), P3 VU Campus (820 m, 11 minutes) and P1 VUmc (1,050 m, 15 minutes). The pages read for this guide do not give full addresses for all three, and ParkBee Zuidas's rate was not published there either, so they are not in the table; P2 VUmc is the VU-VUmc option with a verified address and tariff. Walking times above are from OpenStreetMap.
ParkBee's price is dynamic, so the price at the barrier can differ from the online quote. The rates above were the published rates when this page was checked.
| Garage | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-Park Mahler | Aaron Coplandstraat 8, 1082 MG Amsterdam | 7 min (510 m) | €11.25/hour; €80/day; €30 weekend day |
| Q-Park Mahler (Claude Debussylaan entrance) | Claude Debussylaan 42, Amsterdam | 8 min (580 m) | Same rate: €11.25/hour; €80/day; €30 weekend day |
| ParkBee Gershwin | George Gershwinlaan 539-685, 1082 MT Amsterdam | 7 min (510 m) | From €2.78/hour; €50.20/day; book ahead |
- Q-Park Mahler
- 7 min walk
- Q-Park Mahler (Claude Debussylaan)
- 8 min walk
- ParkBee Gershwin
- 7 min walk
- Q-Park day rate
- €80; €30 at weekends
- ParkBee from
- €2.78/hour; €50.20/day
- P2 VUmc
- €1/15 min; weekend P+R €6/24 h
Contact and opening hours at Cinema The Pulse
Cinema The Pulse is at Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam; call +31 6 57 55 84 97 from 12:00 or email [email protected].
- Address
- Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam
- Telephone
- +31 6 57 55 84 97 (from 12:00)
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Daily from 11:00; some screenings earlier
- Box office
- Tickets in person
About Cinema The Pulse: a new cinema on the Zuidas
Cinema The Pulse is a new six-hall cinema at the base of The Pulse of Amsterdam, a sustainable residential tower on the Zuidas.
The cinema occupies the base of The Pulse of Amsterdam, a residential tower with a bio-based composite facade, green and biosolar roofs, and a small park with native plants. Its address is Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam; the entrance can also be reached from Clara Schumannstraat.
Inside are six halls seating 54 to 229 people, all wheelchair accessible. The programme mixes mainstream releases, arthouse films and cult classics, with premieres, talks and festivals; the venue's programmer also directs the Film By The Sea festival.
Bar-Restaurant Lucy and Café Sien sit on the ground floor alongside the cinema's own bar. The venue accepts Cineville cards and sells tickets through its app, Filmgenie.com and the box office.
The cinema plans three private Cinema on Demand halls with 20 seats each, for groups of up to 19 friends; the venue lists them as coming soon.
- Halls
- Six, 54 to 229 seats
- Building
- The Pulse of Amsterdam
- Programme
- Mainstream, arthouse and cult classics
- Food
- Lucy, Café Sien and the cinema bar
Photos
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The Pulse of Amsterdam tower, home of Cinema The Pulse on the Zuidas: Cinema The Pulse
The Cinema 1 hall at Cinema The Pulse, with its rows of seats: Cinema The Pulse
The entrance lobby and foyer of Cinema The Pulse, with its seating area: Cinema The Pulse
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Cinema The Pulse: questions people ask
What time do films start and end at Cinema The Pulse?
Evening screenings commonly start between 19:00 and 21:30. Daytime start times vary: some screenings begin before 13:30, and the first film can start in the morning. The cinema's site gives 11:00 until the last screening ends; its FAQ lists 13:30-24:00. Each film's end time depends on its running time, so check the start time in the programme.
How many seats does Cinema The Pulse have?
Six halls: Cinema 1 has 229 seats, Cinema 2 162, Cinema 3 54, Cinema 4 86, and Cinemas 5 and 6 74 each. The venue does not publish a combined capacity.
Which hall should I choose at Cinema The Pulse?
Cinema 1 for the large screen and the most seats, Cinema 2 for a mid-sized room, Cinema 3 for the smallest crowd. There is no published seat map, so pick a hall rather than a specific seat.
Where is Cinema The Pulse and how do I get in?
At Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam, on the Zuidas. The main entrance is also reachable from Clara Schumannstraat; the cinema sits at the base of The Pulse of Amsterdam.
How do I get to and from Cinema The Pulse from Amsterdam Zuid?
Leave by the Parnassusweg exit, cross the Parnassusweg and walk past TrainMore; the walk takes about 12 minutes. Tram 5 or 25 to Parnassusweg cuts it to about 5 minutes. After a late screening, night bus N84 stops at De Boelelaan / VU, 640 metres and 9 minutes' walk away; check the stop display or GVB app for the direction and next departure. For the last train, walk 12 minutes to Amsterdam Zuid and check the NS app.
Can I park at Cinema The Pulse?
Yes. Q-Park Mahler has entrances at Aaron Coplandstraat 8 (7 minutes' walk) and Claude Debussylaan 42 (8 minutes); ParkBee Gershwin at George Gershwinlaan 539-685 is 7 minutes away. P2 VUmc at Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004 is at the VUmc complex, but the venue gives no walking time for it.
How much does parking cost at Cinema The Pulse?
Q-Park Mahler charges €11.25 an hour and €80 a day, with a €30 weekend day, at both entrances. ParkBee Gershwin starts at €2.78 an hour and €50.20 a day; P2 VUmc charges €1 per 15 minutes and €6 per 24 hours at weekends for P+R users.
Can I use my Cineville card at Cinema The Pulse?
Yes, Cineville cards are valid at Cinema The Pulse. Check Cineville for the current price and conditions.
How do I buy tickets for Cinema The Pulse?
In the Cinema The Pulse app, on Filmgenie.com or at the box office. The app is Android-only for now; iPhone users can use Filmgenie.com or the box office.
Can I eat at Cinema The Pulse?
Yes. The cinema has its own bar, and Bar-Restaurant Lucy and Café Sien are in the same building for lunch, dinner or a drink. Outside food and drink are not allowed in the halls.
Are dogs allowed at Cinema The Pulse?
No, pets are not allowed in the cinema, with the exception of assistance dogs. Dogs are welcome at Bar-Restaurant Lucy.
Is Cinema The Pulse wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue says all six halls are wheelchair accessible. Q-Park Mahler has five disabled parking spaces; contact the cinema for accessible toilets or other facilities.
When is Cinema The Pulse open?
The cinema's site gives opening hours of 11:00 until the last screening ends, seven days a week. Its FAQ lists 13:30-24:00, and the programme can start earlier in the morning, so check the start time on your screening.
Does Cinema The Pulse have an IMAX screen?
No. The venue has six regular cinema halls with wide screens and does not list an IMAX screen. The largest hall, Cinema 1, has 229 seats.
Can I hire a private hall at Cinema The Pulse?
Cinema The Pulse plans three private Cinema on Demand halls with 20 seats each, for groups of up to 19 friends. The venue lists them as coming soon, so ask before booking.
Sources: Cinema The Pulse: visitor questions (October 30, 2026) · Cinema The Pulse: rooms and capacities (October 30, 2026) · Cinema The Pulse: tickets and app (October 30, 2026)