Layover in Amsterdam

We have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam on our way home from a Med cruise.
How long will it take us to get in to the city center from the airport? Is
there a frequent bus or train connection.?

We have been to Amsterdam several times, usually by car. We do not need to
see a lot of the usual tourist sites. Would like to go in and have lunch
and browse the shops.

Thanks,

Fred M.

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We have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam on our way home from a Med cruise.
How long will it take us to get in to the city center from the airport?

15 to 18 minutes on the train

Is
there a frequent bus or train connection.?

Yes, 5 trains per hour during daytime. (6 AM to midnight)

Sjoerd

"Carolyn Matthews" wrote:
We have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam on our way home from a Med cruise.
How long will it take us to get in to the city center from the airport? Is
there a frequent bus or train connection.?
We have been to Amsterdam several times, usually by car. We do not need to
see a lot of the usual tourist sites. Would like to go in and have lunch
and browse the shops.
Thanks,
Fred M.
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You can purchase a day return ticket (Dagretour) for the train. Last
year it cost 5,5o euro. And make sure to validate the ticket in the
punch machines by the platforms.


Kristian

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You can purchase a day return ticket (Dagretour) for the train. Last
year it cost 5,5o euro. And make sure to validate the ticket in the
punch machines by the platforms.

You don't need to validate a train ticket, unless you explicitly ask for a
non-dated ticket.

Sjoerd

"Sjoerd" wrote:
"Kristian" schreef in bericht
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You can purchase a day return ticket (Dagretour) for the train. Last
year it cost 5,5o euro. And make sure to validate the ticket in the
punch machines by the platforms.
You don't need to validate a train ticket, unless you explicitly ask for a
non-dated ticket.
Sjoerd
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OK- nice to know ! The txt on the backside of the ticket said
something about "afstempelen" and "stempelautomaat" , so I reasoned
better safe than sorry.

Kristian

We have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam on our way home from a Med cruise.
How long will it take us to get in to the city center from the airport? Is
there a frequent bus or train connection.?

I assume your baggage is checked through. From a Med cruise heading to the
U.S., you will probably arrive in either areas B, C, or D. Chances are your
overseas flight will depart from E or F. If you follow the signs to E & F
you will ultimately come upon passport control for people leaving Europe.
Just before that passport control there are lockers where you can store any
carry-on that you might not want to schlep around Amsterdam. From there it
is only a few steps to the stairs down to baggage claim. You stroll
through baggage claim and customs and out to the outer terminal area, and on
to the train station section of the terminal, where you can buy the
Dagretour ticket that Sjoerd has mentioned to Amsterdam Centraal, and go
down one level to the train, which runs about 20 minutes to Amsterdam
Centraal. Typically, this whole routine takes about 45 minutes till you
are downtown, in my experience.

But allow plenty more time on the return, because although the lines are not
that long for security, there is also another line to have your passport
looked at (if you check your luggage as described, be sure to return to the
B, C & D area, to get your bags before heading into E & F--if you don't then
you'll have to go through the passport control twice), and most
transatlantic flights start boarding one full hour before departure--and the
lines can be the LONGEST just queing up to be asked those goofy security
questions at the departure gate, and then have your stuff x-rayed again.

Hi,
Thanks for all your help about getting into Amsterdam from the airport.

Fred M.
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We have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam on our way home from a Med cruise.
How long will it take us to get in to the city center from the airport?
Is
there a frequent bus or train connection.?

We have been to Amsterdam several times, usually by car. We do not need
to
see a lot of the usual tourist sites. Would like to go in and have lunch
and browse the shops.

Thanks,

Fred M.