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Bus Services in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a reasonable bus network which complements the coverage already provided by trams and the metro. The city buses mainly serve the outer suburbs of Amsterdam whilst other companies provide bus services to various places around the region. For visitors, the most useful bus services are the Schiphol airport lines, the night buses, the Waterland buses and the Stop/Go bus. |
GVB Buses: Amsterdam city council transport company GVB runs 47 bus lines in Amsterdam - mainly serving the city and outer suburbs, especially Amsterdam North which has no rail, tram or metro connections. OV-chip card tickets can be bought from the driver on board. A 1 hour disposable tickets costs €2.70 and a 24 hour ticket costs €7.50. Those with a personal or anonymous OV-chip card can alternatively use credit on their e-purse which calculates the fare based on distance travelled. When travelling you must check-in and check-out of your journey using the installed card readers.
Which GVB ticket should I buy? Check out different public transport ticket options in Amsterdam including good value multi-day tickets.
Airport Buses: Connexxion runs the useful "Schiphol Sternet" service from Schiphol airport to the centre of Amsterdam. Bus 197 departs from Schiphol Plaza (just outside the arrivals area) and goes to Marnixstraat including stops at Leidseplein and Museumplein - it does NOT go to Central station. The 197 departs every 15 minutes, a single costs €4 and the journey takes about 30 minutes. There is also the N97 Niteliner service running hourly all night between Marnixstraat and Schiphol Plaza.
GVB Night Buses: There are 12 GVB night bus lines which run through the night from 0030 when the metros and trams cease operation. This includes night services from Sloterdijk station to both Central Station (bus 348) and Schiphol airport (bus 392). A single ticket costs €4 - valid for 90 minutes including transfers. Note, a standard GVB 1 hour ticket and OV-chip card e-purse are not valid for travel on night buses. |
A nightbus regional ticket costs €7 (valid 2 hours) which allows transfers between GVB night buses and night services of regional bus carriers Arriva and Connexxion.
Arriva Buses: There are some buses from central station run by Arriva which service the "Waterland" area - such as the popular traditional fishing villages of Volendam, Edam and Monnickendam - some 15-20km to the north-east of Amsterdam. A Waterland day ticket costs €9 - available on board. The buses run from the upper bus terminal on the IJ (water) side of central station.
Connexxion Buses: Connexxion runs a few regional bus services - including Amsterdam Marnixstraat to Zandvoort beach (bus 80) and to the port of Ijmuiden (bus 82).
City Center Line - Hopper bus service from Oosterdok which makes a loop around the city centre. Tickets cost €2. See City Center Line Bus Amsterdam