Amsterdam Zuid (Zuidas) is a large business district and residential area located in the south of Amsterdam.
It is served by Amsterdam Zuid station which offers multiple transport connections and there are also very good road links.
It is close to Schiphol Airport and the RAI Amsterdam convention centre and there are a number of hotel options for visitors in the area.
Getting to Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is easy to reach by the city’s extensive public transport network or by road.
Taxi to/from Zuidas
Being a large business district, many corporate travellers choose to travel by taxi to the Amsterdam Zuidas area.
A taxi from Schiphol airport to Amsterdam Zuid will cost about €45. Uber is also present in the city and an UberBlack trip would be a similar amount.
A taxi between Amsterdam Central and Amsterdam Zuid will cost €15-€25.
 Sneleentaxi is a reliable taxi firm offering rides anywhere in the Netherlands – including around Amsterdam and to/from airports. It offers competitive fixed fares to Amsterdam Zuid with standard, luxury, electric and bus (van) options.You can book with Sneleentaxi here |
Train: Amsterdam Zuid
NS Dutch Railways operates Intercity and Sprinter trains from Amsterdam Zuid station. The station is currently undergoing a multi-year expansion project but services continue as usual.
The following Intercity services run from Amsterdam Zuid:
- Nijmegen via Amsterdam Bijlmer-Arena/Utrecht/Ede-Wageningen/Arnhem Centraal
- Venlo via Utrecht/’s-Hertogenbosch/Eindhoven/Helmond
- Amersfoort via Duivendrecht/Hilversum
- Groningen via Almere/Lelystad/Zwolle/Assen
- Leeuwarden via Almere/Lelystad/Zwolle/Steenwijk
- Enschede via Hilversum/Amersfoort/Apeldoorn/Deventer
- Schiphol Airport
- Den Haag via Schiphol Airport/Leiden
- Delft via Schiphol Airport/Leiden/Den Haag
There are also various Sprinter (stopping train) services going to Schiphol Airport, Hoofddorp, Hilversum, Utrecht, Alemere and Lelystad.
The train is the quickest way to get to Amsterdam Zuid from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport taking just 6-7 minutes.
Both Intercity and Sprinter trains run from Schiphol Airport station to Amsterdam Zuid up to 14x hourly. Be aware that the trains will have many different final destinations including Amersfoort Schothorst, Enschede, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Lelystad, Nijmegen, Utrecht Central or Venlo.
The cost of a one-way train ticket (2025 prices) from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Zuid is €3.50 (2nd class) or €5.95 (1st class) plus a €1.50 surcharge if purchasing a disposable train ticket.
New from 15 Dec 2024, the Eurocity Direct service will serve Amsterdam Zuid to Antwerp Centraal and Brussels Zuid/Midi. The train originates in Lelystad and will use the Intercity New Generation trains. Book EuroCity Direct services at NS International or Trainline here
Current facilities at Amsterdam Zuid station include AH To Go (mini-supermarket), Bruna (newsagent), HEMA (general retailer), ETOS (chemist), Rituals (toiletries) and Sissy Boy (fashion) plus Starbucks and various snack bars.
There are also a number of cafés and restaurants just outside the station – such as Wagamama – catering to the many office workers in the area.
Metro: Station Zuid (M52/51/50)
Station Zuid is a metro station adjacent to Amsterdam Zuid railway station and is found on separate platforms.
To access the platforms (metro or trains) you need to scan a ticket at the respective gate barriers.
Metro lines serving Zuid are the M52 (North-South line) which runs Amsterdam Noord to Amsterdam Zuid via Amsterdam Central.
Metro lines 50 (Gein to Isolatorweg) and 51 (Central Station-Isolatorweg) also run here.
Amsterdam Zuid lies about 4.5km south of Amsterdam Central station. The fastest way to travel from Amsterdam Central to Amsterdam Zuid is to take the M52 metro line.
The journey from Amsterdam Central to Zuid takes just 10 minutes with frequent departures up to 10x per hour.
Lines 50 and 51 are also quite useful as you can reach all other major metro/train stations in Amsterdam – including Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Biijlmer-Arena, Amsterdam Amstel and Amsterdam Centraal.
Note that the metro does not run to Schiphol Airport – see our Amsterdam metro map here.
The metro is operated by city transport company GVB. For metro travel you will either need a GVB 1 hour single ticket (€3.40) or consider one of these better value multi-day tickets:
There are 2 other multi-day tickets available which are essentially upgraded versions of the GVB ticket.
The Amsterdam Travel Ticket (GVB day ticket + airport journey) and the Amsterdam & Region Travel Ticket (GVB day ticket + all regional transport).
| Good for AMS airport | Best for Excursions |
 |  |
| Amsterdam Travel Ticket | Amsterdam & Region Travel Ticket |
| 1/2/3 days | 1/2/3 days |
| €18/€24/€30 | €21/€31.50/€40.50 |
| Valid on all GVB transport (trams/metro/buses) in Amsterdam | Valid on all GVB transport (trams/metro/buses) in Amsterdam |
| Valid between airport and city – train or 397 bus | Valid between airport and city – train or 397 bus |
| Valid on trains between any Amsterdam stations | Valid on regional NS trains + EBS/Connexxion/Arriva buses in region |
| Calendar day basis | Calendar day basis |
| Card only (not digital) | Card only (not digital) |
| Order here | Order here |
| more info | more info |
Trams at Amsterdam Zuid
GVB Tram 5 normally runs from Amsterdam Zuid to Westergasfabriek and travels via the city’s museum district (Rijksmuseum/Van Gogh Museum/Stedelijk) and Leidseplein. The tram stop at Amsterdam Zuid is found on the north side of the station at Strawinskylaan.
ROUTE 5 (11.3km, 40mins) – Zoutkeetsgracht/Haarlemmerplein/Nw. Willemsstraat/Marnixplein/Bloemgracht/Rozengracht/Elandsgracht/Leidseplein/Museumplein/Concertgebouw/Roelof Hartplein/Gerrit v.d. Veenstraat/Stadionweg/Prinses Irenestraat/Station Zuid/Parnassusweg/A.J. Ernststraat/Van Boshuizenstraat/Uilenstede/Kronenburg/Zonnestein/Onderuit/Oranjebaan/Amstelveen Stadshart
Note – until 15 Feb 2025 due to works on Marnixstraat, tram 5 will operate Amsterdam Centraal-Amstelveen Stadshaart and cuts out the section Rozengracht-Zoutkeetsgracht.
GVB tram 25 runs south from Zuid to Uithoorn via Amstelveen.
ROUTE 25 (10.1km, 23mins) – Station Zuid/Parnassusweg/A.J. Ernststraat/Van Boshuizenstraat/Uilenstede/Kronenburg/Zonnestein/Onderuit/Oranjebaan/Ouderkerkerlaan/Sportlaan/Meent/Brink/Poortwachter/Sacharovlaan/Westwijk/Aan de Zoom/Uithoorn Station/Uithoorn Centrum
Buses at Amsterdam Zuid
There are a number of bus services running from Strawinskylaan at Amsterdam Zuid. These include:
- GVB bus 62 Amstel Station – Lelylaan
- GVB bus 15 Zuid – Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Connexxion bus 341 Zuid-Schiphol Plaza (final destination Spaarne Gasthuis) – this runs up to 4x hourly but the journey time of 25-30 minutes is much longer than the train trip.
- Connexxion bus 346 runs Zuid – Haarlem
A 90 minute Bus Tram Metro (BTM) ticket costs €6.50.
RAI Amsterdam to Amsterdam Zuid
The RAI Amsterdam convention centre is only about 1km from Amsterdam Zuid. It is possible to walk from RAI to Zuid through Beatrix Park in about 10-15 minutes.
Alternatively you can take the metro line 52 from Europaplein to Amsterdam Zuid station (one single stop, 3 minute trip).
Amsterdam Zuid by Car
Amsterdam Zuid is easily reached by road as the A10 ring-road motorway runs right through the area. This connects to the Dutch motorway network which can get you to Schiphol airport and other cities.
There are a number of large car parks in the Amsterdam Zuid and Amsterdam RAI areas. This includes the P+R at RAI – though to get the special parking rate you must use public transport to go to central Amsterdam.
Hotels at Amsterdam Zuid
There are a number of good hotels around the Amsterdam Zuid area including:
- Crowne Plaza – 4 star IHG hotel just 300m south of Amsterdam Zuid station
- HI Express – IHG hotel about 1.5km south of the station
- Element Amsterdam – excellent, well-rated apart-hotel about 1km south
- CitizenM – the Dutch designer hotel with compact block-style rooms
- Qbic – located at the World Trade Center
Last update 4 December 2024 (originally published in 2019).
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