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A single ticket 2nd class to Amsterdam Centraal from the airport will cost EUR3.80 from the machine
Bear in mind it is better to purchase a ticket from the machines as the ticket office charges a EUR 0.50 transaction fee.
The trains come regularly & are now mostly all non-smoking carriages & very clean, do make sure you are not sitting in a 1st class carriage. You can view timetables as well as prices & info in Dutch & Engish on the website.
The journey takes approx 15min. An intercity is the fastest service. A Snel trein is a fast train, a stop train makes a few stops inbetween & takes a bit longer.
Make sure you select 2nd class and full fare as if you select discount and do not have a discount card or travelling with a discount card holder you will incur a fine of Eur35. Check your ticket carefully and if you have to reselect your options clear the screen & start again. Leave a Comment
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Cheap and easy: take the train from the airport to Amsterdam.
* The station is inside the airport, in the arrivalhall, close to the shops (Schiphol Plaza). The elevator brings you to the trainstation, under the ground.
* Buy a ticket first before you take the elevator down to the trains.
* You can buy a ticket at a loket or in the yellow ticketmachines (creditcard).
* A one-way trainticket from Shiphol airport to Amsterdam Central Station (C.S.) costs about 4 euro (in 2008).
* It will take about 15 minutes to Central Station (CS), often it is faster then by car. And you won't have to wait long for a train.
* You can put your luggage on a free luggagecar at the baggageclaim when you got out the airplane and bring it to the train (under the groundlevel).
* You can leave the empty luggagecar at the station, so you don't have to carry your luggage.
* A normal taxi from Schiphol airport to Amsterdam-centre will cost you about 40 euro's (in 2008). If you need a taxi within Amsterdam, you pay about 10-15 euro's (in 2008). Theme: Train
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The quickest and cheapest way to get into Amsterdam from Schiphol airport is the train.
The platforms are under the airport, when you reach the huge red and white "meeting point" cube right in the middle of the airport (you can't miss it, it's massive!), the escalator going down to to platform 3 (where the train goes from) is right next to it. The yellow ticket machines are nearby. Some of them do not have instructions in English but are easy enough to use.
The code for Amsterdam Centraal Station is 1000.
Type that in first. Then it will ask 1st or 2nd class? The prices are (September 2007) Single 1st class 6.10 Euro and Single 2nd class 3.60 Euro. There is virtually no differenc in the train compartments so 2nd is fine.
Then it will ask cash or card. Note: the machines will only take Dutch bankcards so it's best to pay cash.
Then it will ask single or return. Single is "einreis". Then it will ask do you want it without a date or for today only?
It will then print your ticket. If you do not understand Dutch or can not work out from the buttons which to choose (easy to work out) , there are always people around you can ask. Or just watch what the the person in front of you does, that's what I did!
The ride to Amsterdam Centraal is smooth and quick and you arrive right in the middle of town.
Nobody inspected my tickets on the way in/from Asmterdam but there are inspectors about and a touristy sob story is not going to wash with them so you will get a fine. It's best to buy a ticket, it's not exactly going to break the bank!
The Centraal station is notorious for it's "lowlife" so keep an eye on your belogings and keep things like passports, creditcards/money tucket away in a moneybelt under your jacket/shirt.
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 Amsterdam Centraal by Dabs
Well, less than 20 minutes IF you get on the right train, it must have been that we got up too early in the morning because neither one of us thought to look if it was the right train until after it already started moving and I noticed that we were heading to Eindhoven. Fortunately there was a stop at another Amsterdam station, we got off, headed back to Schiphol and started over. There are several tracks at the Schiphol train station, the overhead signs will tell you if the train is going to Amsterdam Centraal.
No need to purchase 1st class tickets, the ride is short and there are plenty of seats in 2nd class. Leave a Comment
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 Amsterdam Train Station by MikeySoft
It is a short train ride to Amsterdam from the airport.
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Port of Amsterdam
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA)
Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address: De Ruijterkade 7, 1013 AA Amsterdam
Take a train to Amsterdam Central from Schiphol (6 trains per hour), after that it's a 6 minute walk. Or if struggling with luggage, a taxi might be handy since it's only a short way.
The train ride costs 3,80 euro one-way. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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