Information on trains and buses at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport by Tourist Buddy ©
The fastest way to get to the centre of Amsterdam is by train. Schiphol train station is situated right under the Schiphol Plaza area.
| North/East | Amsterdam Central station (CS), Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam WTC, Amsterdam RAI, Duivendrecht (ZIGGO dome - Amsterdam ArenA), Utrecht, Arnhem, Nijmegen , Eindhoven | 1,2,3 |
| South | Hoofddorp | 4 |
| South West | Leiden, The Hague HS(*), The Hague Central*, Rotterdam, Breda, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris | 5,6 |
If you have a short layover at Schiphol it is easy to make a short trip to Amsterdam. Buy a return ticket (valid only for same-day travel) at one of the vending machines at Schiphol Plaza and hop on one of the about 8 trains per hour to Amsterdam Central Station (Amsterdam CS). Your train will leave from platform 1 or 2. For your return trip to Schiphol your train leaves from platform 13 or 14. Intercity Direct to Schiphol leaves from platform 15. Check the actual departure times at Amsterdam CS .
Traveling timer is a little less then 20 min. and the ticket price is € 8,40 for a return ticket.
Surcharge loader for Intercity direct
NS International runs a number of high speed trains. The following HS trains depart from Schiphol:
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Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, London Reservation required: Yes
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Amsterdam, Schiphol, Rotterdam, Breda Supplementary charges: Yes (but ONLY between Schiphol and Rotterdam) Reservation required: No |
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Amsterdam, Schiphol, Rotterdam, Breda, Antwerp, Brussels Supplementary charges: No Reservation required: No |
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(The name 'Thalys' is no longer in use as per september 2023 and replaced with 'Eurostar')
Amsterdam, Schiphol, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris Supplementary charges: Yes Reservation required: Yes |
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Schiphol, Amsterdam WTC, Duivendrecht, Hilversum, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Almelo, Hengelo, Osnabrück, Hanover, Berlin Supplementary charges: No Reservation required: No |
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How to get to Antwerp and Brussels from Schiphol?
1.) By THALYS: travel time is 1h35min.
2.) By Intercity Brussels: travel time is 2h35min.
You can also use a bus service to go to Brussels. Flixbus has stops at Schiphol Airport and in Amsterdam near Station Sloterdijk .
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