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Bus Services in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a reasonable bus network which mainly serves the outer suburbs and some places of interest beyond the city. Within the city, buses complement the coverage already provided by the tram and metro. For visitors, the most useful 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 suburbs, especially Amsterdam North which has no rail, tram or metro connections. OV chip card tickets can be bought from the driver on board - 1 hour disposable tickets (€2.60 or 2 for €5) or 24 hour tickets (€7). Those with a personal or anonymous OV chip card can also use credit on the e-purse which calculates the fare on distance travelled. When travelling you must check-in and check-out of your journey using the installed card readers.
GVB Night Buses: There are also 12 GVB night bus lines which run through the night (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 ride ticket costs €3.50. A nightbus region ticket costs €6 which allows transfers onto other night services including regional services of Arriva and Connexxion.
Arriva Buses: There are some buses from central station run by Arriva which service the "Waterland" area - such as the popular fishing villages of Volendam, Edam and Monnickendam - 15-20km to the north-east of Amsterdam. A Waterland day ticket costs €7.50 or get a family day card for €12 - valid for 2 adults and up to 3 children and/or seniors after 0900. The buses run from the upper terminal on the Ij (water) side of central station.
Connexxion Buses: Connexxion runs a few buses from Amsterdam - including to Zandvoort beach and the port of Ijmuiden, home of the Amsterdam-Newcastle DFDS ferry.
They also run the useful "Schiphol Sternet" service from Schiphol airport to the centre of Amsterdam.
 | Bus 197 and Interliner 370 depart from Schiphol Plaza (just outside the arrivals area) and go to Marnixstraat including stops at Leidseplein and Museumplein - they do NOT go to Central station. There is also the N97 Niteliner service running hourly all night between Marnixstraat and Schiphol Plaza. |
GVB Stop-Go Bus
| This is a very useful small bus service which runs from Oosterdok (home of the Amsterdam library) along to Central Station. It then continues north-west to the Jordaan area, then travels the entire length of the horse-shoe shaped Prinsengracht canal to the river Amstel before heading north to Waterlooplein. A ticket on the Stop-Go costs €1 and is valid for an hour - the bus can be stopped at any point along the route. On board there is a GPS display screen telling you exactly where you are. |  |