customs in amsterdam, or marseille, or both?

Hi,
I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the
customs? I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am
guessing I will clear customs once in Amsterdam?
On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport? Thank you.

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, renwei wrote:

I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the customs?
I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am guessing I
will clear customs once in Amsterdam?

I assume you're flying from outside Schengen. Usually your luggage goes to
your final destination, and the result it that it often isn't checked at
all. I know it makes no sense, but that's my experience.

On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport?

You can walk out of the airport and come back, but in the usual case you
won't have your luggage with you.

--
Yves Bellefeuille

On Apr 17, 7:17 pm, wrote:
Hi,
I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the
customs? I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am
guessing I will clear customs once in Amsterdam?
On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport? Thank you.

I have only been a few times to Amsterdam, but I don't recall much of
interest near the airport (I think a lot of offices and industrial
type area), but to really see Amsterdam you will need to take the
train dowbtown (I think it was about a 45 ride), or other
transporation....but I think the train was the least expensive way.

"MyVacationPlaces.COM Webmaster" wrote:
I have only been a few times to Amsterdam, but I don't recall
much of interest near the airport (I think a lot of offices and
industrial type area), but to really see Amsterdam you will need
to take the train dowbtown (I think it was about a 45 ride), or
other transporation....

We arrived there @11AM and had a layover of @ 3 1/2 hours.
Near the exit, there was a tour desk where we signed up for a
2-hour tour in a small comfortable van that took us to a wooden
shoe shop, windmill and a ride thru Amsterdam, including the
Frank house and red-light district. They got us back to airport
in plenty of time for our next flight. On our way to the gate, the
security screener suggested that he would have to seize our bag
of Belgian chocolates. I was not amused. :-) =R=

On Apr 18, 2:47 am, "MyVacationPlaces.COM Webmaster"
wrote:
On Apr 17, 7:17 pm, wrote:

Hi,
I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the
customs? I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am
guessing I will clear customs once in Amsterdam?
On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport? Thank you.

I have only been a few times to Amsterdam, but I don't recall much of
interest near the airport (I think a lot of offices and industrial
type area), but to really see Amsterdam you will need to take the
train dowbtown (I think it was about a 45 ride), or other
transporation....but I think the train was the least expensive way.

The trains are very frequent and take 20 mins to Amsterdam Centraal.
Please don't get in front of me in the line at the ticket machines,
which are not very foreigner-friendly :-)

B;

On 18 apr, 09:11, Martin wrote:
On 17 Apr 2007 22:27:23 -0700, wrote:





On Apr 18, 2:47 am, "MyVacationPlaces.COM Webmaster"
wrote:
On Apr 17, 7:17 pm, wrote:

Hi,
I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the
customs? I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am
guessing I will clear customs once in Amsterdam?
On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport? Thank you.

I have only been a few times to Amsterdam, but I don't recall much of
interest near the airport (I think a lot of offices and industrial
type area), but to really see Amsterdam you will need to take the
train dowbtown (I think it was about a 45 ride), or other
transporation....but I think the train was the least expensive way.

The trains are very frequent and take 20 mins to Amsterdam Centraal.
Please don't get in front of me in the line at the ticket machines,
which are not very foreigner-friendly :-)

Neither are you, LOL

Whaddya mean - I MARRIED a bloody foreigner, ferchrissakes !! :-)

B;

Jeremyrh:
On 18 apr, 09:11, Martin wrote:
On 17 Apr 2007 22:27:23 -0700, wrote:

the ticket machines, which are not very foreigner-friendly :-)

Neither are you, LOL

Whaddya mean - I MARRIED a bloody foreigner, ferchrissakes !! :-)

I thought you married a bloody foreigner and moved to that foreign
country, which makes you the bloody foreigner, now.

On 18 apr, 09:24, Erick T. Barkhuis -o-m
wrote:
Jeremyrh:

On 18 apr, 09:11, Martin wrote:
On 17 Apr 2007 22:27:23 -0700, wrote:
the ticket machines, which are not very foreigner-friendly :-)

Neither are you, LOL

Whaddya mean - I MARRIED a bloody foreigner, ferchrissakes !! :-)

I thought you married a bloody foreigner and moved to that foreign
country, which makes you the bloody foreigner, now.

How can I be a foreigner - I'm British! The British are never
foreigners!!!

Paah - it's hard work explaining stuff to foreigners!!

B;

On 18 apr, 09:37, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:24:23 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis

-o-m wrote:
Jeremyrh:
On 18 apr, 09:11, Martin wrote:
On 17 Apr 2007 22:27:23 -0700, wrote:

the ticket machines, which are not very foreigner-friendly :-)

Neither are you, LOL

Whaddya mean - I MARRIED a bloody foreigner, ferchrissakes !! :-)

I thought you married a bloody foreigner and moved to that foreign
country, which makes you the bloody foreigner, now.

You are a foreigner in a foreign land too, Erik.

For those passing through Schiphol, who want some excitement, there is a shuttle
bus running to the Keukenhof. The Keukenhof is as beautifully boring as ever,
the excitement is when the return trip shuttle bus gets caught in a traffic jam
as appeared to be happening yesterday. Will you or won't you miss your
connecting flight? Will the EUR 4,20 broodje Unox worst poison you?
Isn't it time a McDs was opened in the Keukenhof? or a least a normal Dutch chip
shop?

You won't find a McD like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyrh/463794539/

B;

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Hi,
I am flying to Marseille via Amsterdam. Where will I clear the
customs? I understand both countries are in the Schengen zone, so I am
guessing I will clear customs once in Amsterdam?
On the other hand, if I don't need to clear customs in Amsterdam, I
assume I still have the option to do it voluntarily so that I can walk
out of the airport? Thank you.


In theory you clear customs when you get reunited with your luggage at the
end of your trip, but pass through immigration at your point of entry to the
Schengen countries.

In practice you will see an immigration official but the chances of actually
seeing a customs officer doing more than standing still and awaiting someone
to declare something are vanishingly small on most European internal
flights.


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.