Grey-coloured tram ticket-machines are located at the main entrance of the central station or you could also buy tickets on trams as they have a customer service counter towards the back of the ride. Once here, and depending on where your accommodation is, you will have to decide if you wish to walk, or if you would like to take a tram-ride (GVB). The journey to the city was about 15-20 minutes and the train reaches Amsterdam Central Station (Amsterdam Centraal). Usually these tickets are valid for 24-hours. This card must be scanned at the checkpoints around the platform entrance and on the platforms themselves upon disembarking from the trains.

Every single-way ticket cost us €4.30 (price 2019) and add €1 more for the paper-chip card. You have to buy the tickets in the yellow-coloured-machines that you can find at the entrance of the station. The train station was located in the underground part of the arrivals terminal.

We chose this option when we were visiting the city as it seemed to be value for money and the commute-time was reasonable. Traveling by train is the easiest and most comfortable way to get to Amsterdam. How to Get from Schiphol Amsterdam Airport to the City Center: Train

If you are traveling to Amsterdam you may also be interested in our post 3 DAYS IN AMSTERDAM! If you are going to be in the city for only a few days, try to only bring a handbag or a backpack to avoid waiting to check-in luggage or collecting luggage off the belts. We recommend that you arrive way ahead of appointments to avoid last minute problems. Schiphol was a fairly large-sized airport and can be confusing if you’ve never been there. This is where majority of international flights arrive.

This airport was known as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.Īmsterdam only has this airport but it’s the largest and the most important in the Netherlands. Amsterdam only has a single airport located in the Southern part of the city and its only 15 kms from the city center.

Ticket amsterdam airport to city center