AMSTERDAM, Netherlands
GMT +1Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), 9 mi (15 km) SW Airport Information: (31) 020-6012000 www.schiphol.nl Amsterdam [euro]30, 20-30 min. Tip 10%. To The Hague, [euro]61, 45 min; Rotterdam, [euro]80, 55 min; Utrecht, [euro]60, 45 min. Cab seats 4.
Airport Hotel Shuttle (by conneXXion), from arrivals busstop A7,to some two dozen major hotels on two routes (A & B) every 30 min 7am-6:30 pm, [euro]8 OW, [euro]14 RT, 25-50 min. Buses drive close to City Center, Dam Sq, Rembrandt Sq, Leidse Sq, and RAI Congress Center. Purchase ticket from driver or shuttle counter. Comfortable, good baggage space. Schipol Travel Taxi National door-to-door taxi (shared-ride van) service, by advance reservation through Schipol's website (above); fare based on postal zones, 25% discount for 2-3 psgrs, 50% for children.
To Amsterdam Central Station, 7 trains/hr during day, then hourly at night. [euro]3, 15-17 min. Modern, comfortable cars, plenty of baggage space. On request. Railway station is in terminal, arrivals area. Buy ticket before boarding. Schiphol is on the Dutch intercity rail network. Besides direct service to city, World Trade, and RAI Convention Centre, express service is available to Rotterdam, Den Haag, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Vlissingen, and other points throughout western Europe. Note KLM, Northwest, Kenya Airlines, and KLM- UK psgrs get a free one-way connecting trip to any train station in the Netherlands; 2nd class for economy psgrs, 1st class for business-class psgrs.
Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National, Sixt.
ST [euro]21/day first 3 days, then [euro]12/day, LT [euro]38 up to 3 days, then [euro]4/day. Credit cards o.k.
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