

After you get out of Customs, you’ll go straight and then turn right. Like in quite a few major European cities, there is an actual train station just below the airport. Taking the train from Schiphol Airport to Centraal Station The special airport shuttle bus to the hotels.Your hotel or hostel probably will have instructions on doing this on their website, but if they don’t you can check the Amsterdam public transportation page for tips on how to ride the tram and how much it costs.

The train is the fastest and cheapest way into the city, and from there it’s fairly easy to take a tram for only a little more money out to one of the other neighborhoods. But if you are staying near Rembrandtplein, or Leidseplein or the Museum District, then it’s not a terribly short walk if you have heavy luggage. If you arrive at Centraal Station then you are steps from the Red Light District and also a short walk from about half the hotels in the city center. If you’ve seen a map of Amsterdam then you know the city is basically shaped like half of a bicycle wheel, and Centraal Station (the main station, of course) is the hub.

But if you are staying somewhere that isn’t too close to the train station then you might consider one of the other options. You might be happy to know that a direct and fast train will take you from just below the airport directly into the heart of the city, namely Centraal Station, in about 20 minutes. If you are landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol (pronounced SKIP-ul) Airport, you’ve got several options for getting into the city, and some are much better than others.
