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Eurolines Coach Service Amsterdam-London & Europe
Eurolines has numerous international coach services arriving into Amsterdam from the UK and other parts of Europe. The coaches arrive and depart from the Eurolines terminal next to Amsterdam Amstel NS train station in the south of the city. Travel by coach is generally cheaper than rail or air travel - however, it is slower and can feel more uncomfortable to some. |
Eurolines Coach Amsterdam to London, UK - There are 4x daily Eurolines buses running each way between Amsterdam and London Victoria. Two buses travel during the day, the other two overnight. There is an extra daily service running during summer time and around Christmas.
The Amsterdam - London journey takes approximately 11 hours and each service makes slightly different stops. This includes Gillingham and Hythe in UK and Breda, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam Schiphol airport in Netherlands. The day service coaches cross the channel by Eurotunnel train - where you remain on board during the 40 minute crossing. The night services cross the channel by P&O ferry via Dover - this takes roughly 90 minutes.
There are also separate services from London to Eindhoven (2x daily) and Maastricht (daily) via Brussels.
Eurolines operates "Plus" coaches for the London - Amsterdam route. These are slightly longer coaches with extra legroom and a TV/DVD player on board. Seats recline and there is a toilet on the bus. Eurolines will accept 2 medium size suitcases up to 20kg per passenger which is stored in the hold and one piece of hand luggage.
Buying from UK: If you book the ticket well in advance you may find occasional online 'funfares' available from £12 each way plus £3 booking fee.
Other fares (2012 prices) include "Best Value Advance" fares (7 day advance purchase, non-refundable, valid Tue/Wed/Sat) which start at £29 single, £39 return; "Flexible" fares (1 day advance purchase, refundable, changeable) £46 single, £65 return; "On-The-Day" fares are £57 single, £76 return. A peak fare surcharge of £7 applies for travel on Friday, Sunday and certain blackout dates. |
Discounts are available for children up to 12, youths 13-25 and seniors over 60. Also, if you are travelling from outside London you can buy a UK-wide connection via National Express to London Victoria for £15.
Buying from Netherlands: From Amsterdam you can purchase super promo fares to London Victoria from €15 one-way.
Eurolines also has an extensive European network so it is possible to travel by bus from Amsterdam to most Euro destinations and even as far as Morocco, Ukraine or Scandinavia - but you will have to make connections in other cities. They often have some cheap deals to popular destinations such as:
Amsterdam
to Brussels (from €15 return)
Amsterdam to Paris (from €15
one-way)
Amsterdam to Prague (from €36 return)
Amsterdam
to Berlin (from €19 one-way)
Amsterdam to Luxembourg (from
€17 one-way)
Amsterdam to Vienna (from €27 one-way)
(Note, to have a chance of getting these fares you must book well in advance and travel off-peak days!)
They also sell a Eurolines Pass (15 or 30 days - from €205 to €455, depending on season) which allows unlimited travel between 43 cities.
There are 2 Eurolines sales offices in Amsterdam - one in the centre (at Rokin 10 near Dam Square) and the other at their Amstel station terminal (at Julianaplein 5 - exit the station on the eastern side and turn south).
From Amstel station you can easily take the Amsterdam metro lines 51, 53 or 54 to Amsterdam Central station.
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