Schiphol airport by bike:
It is also possible to reach Schiphol airport by bike. Specially constructed cycle paths make it possible for you to cycle to Schiphol. You can even follow the special Schiphol cycle route, which takes you around the whole of the airport.
The Schiphol cycle map contains an overview of the various cycle paths in the vicinity of the airport. It also contains information on the special route that takes you around the whole of Schiphol. A PDF version of the cycle map is available below.
By bus:
Schiphol is easy to get to by bus from all the surrounding towns and villages. This is why we have compiled a list of all the bus services.
City/Town busnumber
Aalsmeer: 198
Alphen a/d/ Rijn: 370 (interliner)
Amstelveen:
Bankras 300 (Zuidtangent)
Centre, Bus station 300 (Zuidtangent) / 199
Middenhoven/Waardhuizen/Westwijk/Bovenkerk 199
Amsterdam:
Buitenveldert/Rivierenbuurt 199
Centre 370 (interliner)
Osdorp 192
Sloten/Nieuw Sloten 192
Zuid 370 (interliner)
Zuidoost 300 (Zuidtangent)
Badhoevedorp: 192
Haarlem Centrum/Schalkwijk: 300 (Zuidtangent)
Hoofddorp:
Centre/Beukenhorst Oost/Toolenburg 196
Graan voor Visch 300 (Zuidtangent)
Overbos/Bornholm/Railway station (NS) 300 (Zuidtangent) /196
Leimuiden: 370 (interliner)
Ouderkerk a/d Amstel: 300 (Zuidtangent)
Uithoorn: 198
For more information on public transport to and from Schiphol: + 31 (0)900 9292 (EUR 0.34 per minute).
By train (Domestic)
The quickest and easiest way to travel to the heart of Schiphol is by train. During the day and even at night. You arrive in the central hall, which is close to the departure and arrival hall. Schiphol is easy to get to from any railway station.
Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. You can pick up a free baggage trolley from the platform. Via Schiphol Plaza, you can walk straight to the departure or arrival hall.
Train tickets
Train tickets for domestic travel are available from the yellow ticket machines near the platforms at Schiphol Plaza. Tickets (for domestic and international travel) are also available from the ticket offices, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information.
Incidentally, did you know that you can also purchase your train ticket well in advance? You can either buy one from a ticket machine or ask for a ticket without a date at one of the NS-service desks. It is possible to do so for both the outward and return journey. All you have to do on the day of travel is stamp your ticket at a machine on one of the platforms.
Information about your train journey
The journey planner on the NS website will provide you with information on the fastest and shortest route between your home address and Schiphol. It also contains the latest travel information, including details of temporary timetable changes.
Direct or change
From a great many stations, you can travel to the very heart of Schiphol either directly or with one change. Important railway hubs include Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Duivendrecht. The trains come into these stations at two levels. If you have to change at one of these stations, your connecting train will depart from another level to the one on which you arrived. The timetables make allowance for this.
Night train
If you are departing/arriving at night or in the early morning, the NS night network could be the answer. The night trains travel once an hour between Utrecht CS - Amsterdam CS - Schiphol - Leiden CS - Den Haag CS - Delft and Rotterdam CS and vice versa. If it is not possible for you to travel by night train, then why not take a look at the service provided by Schiphol Travel Taxi.
Average travel distances from/to Schiphol
Amsterdam 0:15 Haarlem 0:40
Apeldoorn 1:12 Leeuwarden 2:34
Arnhem 1:16 Leiden 0:20
Assen 2:13 Maastricht 2:41
Breda 1:49 Nijmegen 1:45
Den Bosch 1:18 Roosendaal 1:26
Den Haag/The Hague 0:30 Rotterdam 1:00
Deventer 1:26 Sittard 2:25
Doetinchem 2:01 Tilburg 1:31
Ede/Wageningen 1:02 Utrecht 0:50
Eindhoven 1:32 Venlo 2:09
Enschede 2:09 Vlissingen 2:20
Groningen 2:22 Zwolle 1:44
Netherlands Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen // http://www.ns.nl/pages/index.html )
By train (International)
Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. You can pick up a free baggage trolley from the platform. Via Schiphol Plaza, you can walk straight to the departure or arrival hall.
Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. You can pick up a free baggage trolley from the platform. Via Schiphol Plaza, you can walk straight to the departure or arrival hall.
Train tickets
Train departure information and tickets (for domestic and international travel) are available from the ticket offices of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza.
Incidentally, did you know that you can also buy your train ticket on the Internet? Go to the website for online ticket sales of NS International (see link at the bottom of this page)! Here you can buy tickets for international train journeys to many popular destinations. You can buy tickets for travel on, among others, the Thalys, ICE International, CityNightLine and Eurostar. You will receive your tickets by post. Payment takes place in a secure environment.
Information on your train journey
The journey planner on the NS website (see link at the bottom of this page), will provide you with information on the fastest and shortest route between your home address and Schiphol. It also contains the latest travel information, including details of temporary timetable changes
Average travel distances from/to Schiphol
Germany Belgium
Aachen 3:45 Antwerp 2:02
Bonn 4:15 Brussels 2:30
Cologne 2:49 Ghent 2:50
Dortmund 3:02 Leuven 2:40
Duisburg 2:15 Mechelen 2:11
Dusseldorf 2:15
Essen 2:40
Frankfurt 4:00
Hannover 4:30
Keulen 2:49
Krefeld 2:45
Mönchengladbach 3:15
Munich 11:00
Munster 3:30
Oberhausen 2:06
Osnabrück 3:15
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TAXI:
Schiphol Transfer Assistance (STA)
If you have ordered a taxi for your onward journey following your arrival at Schiphol, please report to the Schiphol Transfer Assistance (STA) desk. The staff there will bring you - and any fellow travellers - into contact with the (waiting) taxi driver of the taxi company responsible for taking you on
your onward journey. Most taxi companies participate in this service.
The STA desk is located at Schiphol Plaza and
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