Taxi from Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
to Schiphol.
Prinsengracht 587, 1016 HT Amsterdam · 18 km / 26 min by car
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht occupies a former public library building on one of the city's most photographed canals, reimagined by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders into a 122-room hotel where every floor leans into Amsterdam motifs: oversized bells, tulip patterns, and ceramic delftware reinterpreted at theatrical scale. The hotel sits in Canal Belt West, a UNESCO-listed stretch of 17th-century merchant houses, two minutes on foot from the Negen Straatjes shopping lanes and a short walk from the Anne Frank House on Prinsengracht. It draws a specific crowd: creative-industry travelers in town for ADE or Dutch Design Week, couples on long weekends built around the Rijksmuseum and Foam photography museum, and executives with meetings in Zuidas who want to stay inside the canal ring rather than near the business district. The Bluespoon restaurant and a quiet inner garden make it a comfortable base for stays of three to five nights. For the airport run, Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht is 18 km from Schiphol, roughly 26 minutes by car outside of peak hours via the S108 onto the A10 ring and the A4 south. The combination of narrow canal access, valuable luggage, and tight flight windows is exactly what a pre-booked private chauffeur handles better than a flagged street taxi, particularly for early-morning long-haul departures when the canal streets are quiet but the airport is not.
Your chauffeur will meet you at the main entrance of Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht on the canal side, between numbers 587 and 589 Prinsengracht. Because the street is a single narrow canal lane with no formal porte-cochere, the driver stages around the corner on Runstraat or Leidsegracht and pulls up curbside when you signal the concierge. Your chauffeur will text 10 minutes before arrival and confirm pickup point. For groups of three or more with luggage, we recommend stepping outside two minutes early so loading stays brief and traffic behind keeps moving.
Choose your direction & class
Fixed ride prices, no surge. Price per car (not per person), 9% Dutch VAT included. Same price day and night. Booked less than 12 hours before pickup: +10%. Waiting: at an airport or an intercity station the first 60 minutes are free, elsewhere 15 minutes; after that, per minute at the hourly rate of the class you booked (Business €65/hour). Free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup. Add a flight number for arrivals and we track your landing automatically.
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht → Schiphol Airport (departures)
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
Schiphol Airport → Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht (arrivals)
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
Included, never upsold
All of this comes with every Business, Van, First Class and Ultra booking.
For arrivals at Schiphol: add your flight number when booking and we'll track your landing automatically. Your chauffeur is in the arrivals hall with a name sign, ready for you. US-bound carriers (Delta, United, American) often face long passport-control queues; we recommend adding 40 minutes buffer time so your chauffeur waits exactly when you exit.
The neighborhood around the hotel
Canal Belt West runs from the Jordaan border down past Leidsegracht, framed by Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht and Herengracht. The streets here are narrow, cobbled, often one-way, and shared with cyclists, trams, and delivery trucks unloading at the cafes and galleries along Berenstraat and Runstraat. Guests choose this neighborhood for the walkability: Negen Straatjes boutiques, Foam, the Anne Frank House, and Westerkerk are all within ten minutes on foot. For airport transfers, the practical considerations are real. Tram lines 2, 11 and 12 cross Leidsestraat nearby, and the bridges over the canals add a few minutes to any route out. Our drivers exit via Vijzelstraat or Leidsestraat to reach Stadhouderskade, then the S108 onto the A10 ring westbound and the A4 directly to Schiphol, avoiding the tighter Jordaan grid entirely.
Frequently asked questions
Does Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht have a dedicated taxi drop-off zone?
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht sits directly on the Prinsengracht canal, so there is no formal porte-cochere. Vehicles pull up curbside on the canal-side road in front of the main entrance for a brief stop. The concierge team helps coordinate luggage onto the pavement, and our chauffeur will stage nearby and pull forward the moment you signal you are ready, keeping the narrow canal road clear for traffic behind.
How early should I leave Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht for an international flight?
For intercontinental departures from Schiphol, we recommend leaving Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht three hours before takeoff. The drive itself is around 26 minutes via the A10 and A4, but rush hour on weekday mornings between 07:30 and 09:30 can add 15-25 minutes. For Schengen flights, two and a half hours is usually comfortable. Your AmstelCab driver tracks your flight number and adjusts pickup time automatically.
Can the driver wait if breakfast at Bluespoon runs long?
Yes. Every pickup at Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht includes 15 minutes of free waiting; a longer breakfast at Bluespoon or a late checkout from the suites is charged per minute at the hourly rate of your class. Your chauffeur stages in a legal spot nearby rather than idling on the canal, and the concierge can call them forward in under two minutes when you are downstairs with your bags.
How does the meet & greet work for arrivals?
Your chauffeur waits in the arrivals hall at Schiphol with a sign showing your name. There's 60 minutes of complimentary waiting time from the moment you land. If you add your flight number we track delays automatically, so there is no need to message.
What is your cancellation policy?
Free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup. Inside that window the full fare is due. Moving the booking to a different time counts as a new booking: free as long as you do it more than 1 hour before the original pickup.
Which vehicle types are available?
Business Class (Mercedes EQE, E-Class, BMW i5, 5-Series), Van Class (Mercedes V-Class, EQV), First Class (Mercedes EQS, S-Class, BMW i7) and Ultra (Mercedes-Maybach S-Class). Ultra has a fixed price between Amsterdam and Schiphol; other Maybach rides are arranged via WhatsApp.
Keukenhof, Giethoorn or Delft — your chauffeur collects you at Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht and the car stays with you all day.
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class with chauffeur, for arrivals that should feel like one.
Meetings, dinners or an evening out from your hotel — the car waits where you are.
Your chauffeur waits inside the arrivals hall, holding an iPad with your name.
We track your flight from the moment you book. The first 60 minutes after landing are included, so slow baggage costs you nothing, and your chauffeur messages you around landing. They take the luggage and walk you to the car in the Privium section at the front of P1, directly opposite the terminal — a covered walk of about two minutes. Nobody is sent upstairs to find a car at Departures.