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Getting to Amsterdam from Eindhoven Airport
Whilst many passengers arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, some visitors take advantage of Ryanair or other airlines' cheap flight offers to Eindhoven airport. The city of Eindhoven lies around 100km south of Amsterdam in the province of North Brabant. Amsterdam can be reached by a combination of bus and train or direct coach service. |
Eindhoven (EIN) is a small, modern airport located 7km to the west of the city centre. It has a single terminal on 2 levels - the lower level has airline desks, departures and arrivals and a few shops. The upper level has a decent cafe and panorama terrace overlooking the apron and runway.
Eindhoven Airport to Amsterdam and back
From Eindhoven airport you can take Hermes bus 401 - the bus stop is literally a very short walk to the right of the terminal - which will take you to the bus terminus at Eindhoven railway 'NS' station. The journey takes just over 20 minutes. You can validate a strippenkaart (4 strips = €2.03) on board, check-in and out with an OV chipkaart, or purchase tickets at the machine on board with coins or a Dutch PIN card. Normally the bus runs every half-hour - it can get busy at peak flight times with passengers and their luggage. The bus does have some limited racks to place cases/bags etc.
It is also possible to take a taxi to Eindhoven station from the airport - this will cost around €20-25.
At Eindhoven station you can take the Intercity train to Amsterdam CS (direction Alkmaar) which runs every 30 minutes. The one-way trip takes 1 hour and 20 minutes and will set you back €17.30 or €10.40 with a NS Dutch railway discount card; travelling in first class will cost €29.40 or €17.60 with discount (2010 prices). The train stops at Den Bosch, Utrecht and Amsterdam Amstel before arriving at Amsterdam Central station.
There is a separate service going from Eindhoven to Amsterdam Schiphol airport (note, after Utrecht this train stops at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Zuid, it does not go to Amsterdam Central).
To return to Eindhoven airport from Amsterdam you just need to do the opposite. Trains to Eindhoven leave Amsterdam Central and Amstel station. The only thing to watch out for if you have an early flight is the first direct train leaves Amsterdam around 6 am, arriving at 0730 in Eindhoven.
Alternatively there is a coach service which runs to and from Eindhoven Airport to Amsterdam (via Utrecht). This is operated by AirExpressBus and costs €26 one-way or €42 for an open return (plus a net €1.50 discount when booking online). Travel takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes depending on traffic. The bus stops near the Holland International canal cruises on Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam (quite close to Central Station). |
The first bus from Amsterdam normally leaves at 5 am, arriving approximately 0715 at Eindhoven airport. Please be aware that this company frequently cancels some scheduled services up to 3 days before - so you may need to consider alternate arrangements.
Airlines Serving Eindhoven
Ryanair currently flies to Eindhoven airport from the following destinations: London Stansted, Bristol, Dublin, Reus ("Barcelona"), Girona ("Barcelona"), Madrid, Alicante, Marseille MP2, Porto, Bergamo ("Milan"), Pescara, Brindisi, Pisa, Rome Ciampino, Alghero, Skavsta ("Stockholm").
WizzAir has flights to EIN from Katowice, Prague, Budapest, Gdansk and Sofia. Dutch airline Transavia serves a number of Mediterranean destinations whilst Corendon and Sky Airlines fly to Turkey. Cityjet serve London City and Iceland Express go to Reykjavik.
You can book a hotel (up to 80% off normal rates) in Eindhoven click here or Amsterdam click here - with no need to pay until check-out. |