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Getting from Rotterdam Airport to Amsterdam
Rotterdam The Hague 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 station.
Bus: 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 around €1.60 on the e-purse.
The buses run from 6am weekdays, 6.30am on Saturday and 8.30 am Sunday and operate all day until just after midnight. 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.
Alternatively there is the new airport shuttle bus line 50 which takes you from the airport to Meijersplein metro station in 8 minutes - on the E line between Rotterdam Central and Den Haag Central.
Train: At Rotterdam station you can buy a one-way ticket to Amsterdam Central for €13.60 (or €23.10 in first class). The journey takes about 1 hour and runs frequently. For more tips see our guide How to Buy a Dutch Train Ticket.
An alternative high speed rail track is also open between Amsterdam and Rotterdam (via Amsterdam Schiphol) - this special train service is called "FYRA" and takes just 40 minutes. You need to pay an extra supplement to travel on the FYRA - this currently costs €2.80 (2nd class) or €3.60 (1st class) each way.
For the return journey you would do everything in reverse. For early departures there are hourly night trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam.
To visualise the whole journey please check out our Dutch Airports - Transport Connections Map
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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