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Getting to Amsterdam from Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Weeze and Brussels Zaventem, Charleoi Airports
The majority of air passengers to Netherlands arrive at either Amsterdam Schiphol, Rotterdam or Eindhoven airports. However there are a few passengers who arrive at airports in Germany or Belgium and then travel on to Amsterdam. Let's take a look at how to get from airports in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Weeze, Brussels Zaventem, Charleoi to Amsterdam... |
Frankfurt Airport
(FRA) to Amsterdam
Frankfurt Flughafen is one of the largest airports
in Europe and a major Lufthansa hub. The ICE train travels directly from Frankfurt
airport station to Amsterdam. There are around 7 daily services and tickets cost
from €39 single or €78 return. Journey time is 3h 40 minutes - the track
section between Frankfurt and Cologne is high speed. Other major stops are Dusseldorf,
Arnhem and Utrecht.
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam
Take the stop train or tram from Dusseldorf airport to Dusseldorf HauptBahnhof (main station) - this takes 12 minutes. From there connect to the ICE train to Amsterdam. Tickets from €19 single, €38 return. Total journey time is around 2 1/2 hours.
"Dusseldorf" Weeze Airport (NRN) to Amsterdam
Weeze airport is actually around 70 km from Dusseldorf, not too far from the Dutch border and is a budget airline hub. Ryanair has services to over 40 destinations throughout Europe.
There is a coach service from Weeze to Amsterdam (via Nijmegen and Utrecht) run by "AirExpressBus". There are 2 daily services departing Weeze at 1500 and 2359. The journey costs €35 one-way and €61 return to Amsterdam (net of €1.50 discount for online booking) and takes approximately 3 1/2 hours. The bus stops on Prins Hendrikkade, quite near Amsterdam Central station. Note, be aware that services seem to be cancelled quite frequently so have a back-up plan.
There are also bus services from Weeze Airport to the Dutch cities of Venlo, Nijmegen and Arnhem - from these you could opt to take the intercity train to Amsterdam.
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Amsterdam
Zaventem (Brussels) is the main airport in Belgium serving major airlines including local carrier Brussels Airlines. It has its own train station - you can buy a standard rail ticket from Zaventem to Amsterdam (€38.40) - take the local stop train from Zaventem to Brussels North station (journey time around 15 minutes) and then connect with the Intercity to Amsterdam - this train takes just under 3 hours.
Alternatively you can pre-book a high speed Thalys service from Brussels Zuid/Midi to Amsterdam which takes under 2 hours - cheapest one-way fares from €25 (book well in advance). To reach Brussels Zuid/Midi take the local stop train from Zaventem - this costs €5.05 and takes around 20 minutes.
"Brussels South" Charleoi Airport (CRL) to Amsterdam
Charleoi is Brussels' budget hub with the likes of Wizzair and Ryanair flying from destinations all over Europe. There are a few transport options: (1) Take the local TEC bus A to Charleoi Sud station (€2.70) and then the train to Brussels (€5.05) (2) There is a half-hourly "Brussels City Shuttle" bus (€13 one-way, €22 return) from the airport that can also get you to Brussels Zuid/Midi station. Both journeys will take around 1 hour.
At Brussels connect onto the Thalys or Intercity to Amsterdam, as above.
See also International Train Services to/from Amsterdam