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Getting to Amsterdam from Schiphol Airport

 

Schiphol international airport lies 17km (11 miles) to the south west of Amsterdam. By far the easiest way to get into the city centre is by train which takes around 15 to 20 minutes. Schiphol has a railway station which runs directly under the airport. Trains leave to Amsterdam Centraal around 7 times per hour between 6am and 12.30am.

There is also a night-time service which runs once an hour.

One-way tickets (2008 prices) cost €3.80 or €6.40 in first class (If you have an NS discount 'korting' card it costs €2.30 or €3.80 in first). Buy your ticket using one of the yellow and blue touch-screen ticket machines in the main hall - a few machines accept euro coins (no notes accepted) whilst all accept Dutch bank ‘PIN’ cards and Maestro. You can also pay at the ticket desks, though you will pay an extra 50 cent ’service’ charge.

Tip: Keep some euro coins handy with you for your arrival to pay for your train ticket at the machine. This will save you time queuing up at the desk and also the 50 cent charge.

From Schiphol station there are also trains running to Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Eindhoven.

If you have a lot of luggage you may want to consider taking a shuttle bus directly to your hotel. Connexxion's Schiphol Hotel Shuttle (tel. +31(0)38 339 47 41) departs every 10 minutes from platform A7 outside the main Arrivals Hall. Journey time to Amsterdam will be around 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. This costs €12 one-way and €19 return. Children between 4 and 14 travel for half-price.

Taxis in the Netherlands are not cheap - the trip to the centre of Amsterdam will cost around €40 - 50.

There are also shared taxi schemes (prices from €19) affiliated with the airport which can be booked one-day in advance and uses a minibus.

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