Amsterdam has a number of railway lines and train stations operated by the Dutch national rail company NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen).
The main hub of the city is Amsterdam Central (Amsterdam Centraal) station on the northern edge of the city centre – here you will also find trams, buses, ferries and the metro.
Our exclusive map below details the basic rail and train station network around Amsterdam – which could be useful if you are not familiar with the city. For more detailed info on the stations themselves see Train stations in Amsterdam
Trains between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal station run on the line via Amsterdam Lelylaan and Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
You need to take the separate southern rail line from Schiphol Airport to reach the following stations:
- Amsterdam Zuid (business district)
- Amsterdam RAI (Convention and Exhibition Centre)
- Amsterdam Bijlmer-ArenA (stadium/events area)
The southern line does not go via Amsterdam Centraal.
The map also shows the direction of travel to reach various other cities in the Netherlands (marked in yellow text).
Note that the Amsterdam Metro (run by GVB) is a separate network not shown on this map. Most of the main train stations also have an associated metro station – only Schiphol Airport, Muiderpoort, Science Park and Diemen are not on the metro network.
The metro allows direct links between some Amsterdam stations which would otherwise require a change of train when using the rail network. For example, the metro links Amstel to RAI; Zuid to Sloterdijk and Zuid to Centraal Station.
Please check out our Metro Map of Amsterdam which includes both metro and train lines.
The following 2 ticket options could be useful for visitors as they combine rail travel (including the airport journey) with other transport in Amsterdam:
| 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 |
Dutch train tickets can be bought at at the official NS (Dutch Railways) site here.
You can check timetables, prices and make bookings for all the international train services to/from the Netherlands at the NS International site
There is a high-speed rail track running south-west from near Schiphol Airport. It is used by:
- domestic Intercity Direct service to Rotterdam/Breda
- Eurocity Direct from Amsterdam Zuid to Antwerp/Brussels
- Eurostar trains (red and blue services) to Antwerp/Brussels/Paris and London.
This map and article was originally published in 2010 and has been regularly updated. Last update 9 December 2024.
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