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(The bus number might change if you’re traveling at night.) Get to Amsterdam Centraal (or another train station in Amsterdam*)ĭepending on where your hotel is located in Amsterdam, you will want to look up if Amsterdam Centraal makes sense or you should take the train from elsewhere. If you have the iAmsterdam pass and you’re close to Leidseplein, you can also take bus 397. READ MORE Celebrating Carnival in the Netherlands: What to know about celebrating Carnaval

The taxi drivers love to rip off tourists, so I usually recommend taking the train as it’s clean, fast, and affordable.Ī train ticket from Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport typically costs 4.50 although you may need to pay an extra euro for a disposable ticket (5.50) per person! Buying tickets usually takes 3-5 minutes.

Your journey should not cost more than 50 euros from Amsterdam Centraal, even at night. Just ask ahead if they have a card reader. I generally stay clear of the taxis after having some bad experiences, however if something goes really wrong (or there’s serious delays), you’ll find taxis towards the IJ-side of the station. How to get to Schiphol Airport from Amsterdam Centre step-by-step Everyone is different, but I’d give yourself three hours, at a minimum, if you are flying internationally as immigration lines can be long. I like to build in extra time if I intend to stop off at the Albert Heijn in Schiphol for buying lunch or some snacks for the plane. If I’m flying within the EU Schengen area, I usually give myself more than two hours from a location about ten minutes by tram/bus from Amsterdam Centraal to depart, catch the tram, buy a ticket, catch the train, drop off my stuff, go through security, and get my flight. (Thirty minutes is cutting it too close with finding the track in my opinion.) I usually give myself about an hour for the journey if I’m coming from elsewhere in Amsterdam Centre and need to buy a ticket for the airport. It should take about 20 minutes on a good day.

The train trip itself between Schiphol and Amsterdam depends on the trip as you sometimes need to transfer. If you are looking for more in-depth travel advice about Belgium and the Netherlands, I created a guidebook on behalf of Moon Travel about Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges.