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Getting from Rotterdam Airport to Amsterdam
Rotterdam airport (RTM) is the second airport of the Netherlands after Amsterdam Schiphol and is located 6km from Rotterdam city centre and around 60km from central Amsterdam. The likes of Transavia, VLM and Correndon serve Rotterdam with connections to both UK and around Europe. |
To travel to Amsterdam by public transport you need to take both a bus to Rotterdam Central Station and then a train to Amsterdam Central.
From the airport RET city bus 33 runs to Rotterdam Central. The 33 bus runs approximately every 15 minutes and the journey itself takes about 20 minutes. You must now use an OV chipkaart for travel in Rotterdam and check-in and out. A single ticket ("RET 1 hour") costs €2.50. (If you have a personal or anonymous OV chip card the journey will cost about €1.40 on the e-purse).
The bus runs from 6am weekdays, 6.30am on Saturday and 8.30 am Sunday and operate all day until just after midnight. There is also a night bus service "Niteliner B12" which means passengers can get to the airport by public transport for the early departing flights (single €4.50).
Be aware that construction work has been ongoing in and around Rotterdam CS for a number of years so temporary bus stops are in use.
At Rotterdam station you can buy a one-way ticket to Amsterdam Central for €13.30 (or €22.60 in first class). The journey takes about 1 hour and runs frequently. See How to Buy a Dutch Train Ticket.
A new high speed track has recently been opened between Amsterdam and Rotterdam (via Amsterdam Schiphol) and special "FYRA" trains are in operation - these take just over 40 minutes. You need to pay an extra supplement to travel on the FYRA - although special offers can also be available.
For the return journey you would do everything in reverse. For early departures there are hourly night trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam.
Taxis in Netherlands are expensive - a journey from Rotterdam airport to Rotterdam Central will cost €20-25, whilst a taxi to Amsterdam will cost approximately €130.
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