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You can buy train tickets from the machines on the concourse above the train tracks. So say you buy a 2 day ticket on Friday afternoon, it will actually run out on Sunday morning at 04:00 so don't get caught out with this. Please note that these tickets are only valid from when first used until 04:00 the next day unlike the GVB day tickets which are valid for a full 24 hours after first use. There is now a combi train/GVB ticket Amsterdam Travel Ticket which includes unlimited transport on trams etc on the Amsterdam GVB tranport network plus the train to and from Schiphol to Amsterdam (any station). It will either be direct or make a couple of stops before Central Station. The fastest train is Intercity Direct in 14 minutes. The trip takes around 15-20 minutes and the trains generally leave from platform 1, 2 or 3. The railway system has a direct line that connects Amsterdam’s Schiphol International ( AMS ) Airportto Central Station. No one else runs trams so all are GVB.Ĭonnexxion, Arriva and EBS also run bus lines around Amsterdam but mostly Connexxion, including the 197 bus, run from the airport.Īmsterdam can also be reached by train. Their buses are distinguished by blue and white livery.

tram, Metro and Bus as well as the free ferries which run from Amsterdam Centraal and other locations. Mainly NS who run the train system in the Netherlands, GVB who run the Amsterdam network i.e. Please also remember that there are a number of different companies operating transport in the greater Amsterdam Area. On the ns.nl train site the prices also indicate that there is 20% & 40% discounts available however to get these you need to buy a discount product from NS and for that you need a Dutch address and bank account so not suitable for tourists. Belgian railway site (!) sells e-tickets for main Dutch routes the NS sites sells them for all but does not accept credit card, solely Dutch debit cards. However, if you buy an e-ticket you don't need to pay this additional euro. For trains there is always a €1 surcharge when buying paper single use tickets from a machine so hence a one way from the airport on the train will be €5.10 and not the €4.10 amount listed on. If you don't have an OV card (see below) and are buying single ride tickets from the driver or conductor on trams and buses then there is normally a surcharge which can vary from company to company. Please note that prices quoted on the site are for when using an OV card to check in and out.