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Transport to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam, NetherlandsIATA: AMSICAO: EHAM
Current airport: AMS

How to get to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Times, fares and disruptions are published by the carriers themselves.

Train

Train (NS)

To and from the airport
Where
Schiphol Airport railway station (inside the terminal)

Good to know

  • The station is directly below the terminal; the escalator or elevator takes you one floor up to Schiphol Plaza.
  • Between Amsterdam Centraal and Schiphol a train runs eight times an hour, taking about 17 minutes.
  • Check in and out at the OV-chip posts at the top of the escalator and elevator on Schiphol Plaza; ticket machines are on Schiphol Plaza.

To the airport

  • From Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam you can travel to Schiphol 24/7 without changing trains.

Bus

Bus (urban and regional services, Amsterdam Airport Express)

To and from the airport
Where
Bus station in front of Schiphol Plaza (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • Buses depart from and arrive directly in front of Schiphol Plaza; the stops are well signposted from the arrivals hall.
  • The Amsterdam Airport Express (bus 397) runs directly to Amsterdam every 10 minutes during the day; at night the Niteliner (N97) runs once an hour.
  • Urban and regional services also run to Amsterdam, Leiden, Lisse, Haarlem and Noordwijk, among others; coaches and hotel shuttles follow the ‘Touring coaches’ signs.
  • You can check in on the bus with a (digital) bank card; tickets for the Amsterdam Airport Express are also sold online.

Taxi

Taxi from the official taxi stand

From the airport
Where
Official taxi stand in front of Schiphol Plaza (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • Follow the signs and floor stickers in the terminal to the official taxi stand in front of Schiphol Plaza; no reservation is needed.
  • Do not accept taxis offered to you unsolicited; check that the taxi has a meter.
  • You meet a pre-booked taxi at the designated spot; the airport does not name that spot on its taxi page. See the official page.

Taxi to Schiphol (drop-off at the departure hall)

To the airport
Where
Terminal (departure hall)

To the airport

  • You are dropped off in front of your departure hall.

Taxi via an app (Uber, Bolt)

From the airport
Where
App pick-up point (Uber, Bolt) (right by the terminal)

From the airport

  • App taxis pick you up at the ‘App pick-up point’, a dedicated stop outside; follow the signs in the terminal.

Car

By car

To and from the airport
Where
Terminal (departure hall)

Good to know

  • Navigation address: Ceintuurbaan Zuid, Schiphol (Haarlemmermeer).
  • Parking and quick drop-off or pickup are covered on their own pages below.

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Official external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the official websites of the airport and the carriers on September 9, 2026.