Not landing at Schiphol? Arriving by train at Amsterdam Centraal, or via Brussels, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven or Rotterdam
Plenty of trips to Amsterdam start somewhere else: a Eurostar from London or Paris into Amsterdam Centraal late at night, a cheaper flight into Brussels or Düsseldorf, a European connection into Eindhoven or Rotterdam The Hague Airport, or an open-jaw ticket that goes home from Brussels. These pages answer how to cover the last stretch with luggage, by public transport or by car, with road distances, the transit connections the airports and operators publish, and AmstelCab’s fixed prices per car.
Where the train or the tram is the better choice, the pages say so.
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Amsterdam Centraal and the Eurostar
Arriving at Amsterdam Centraal by train with luggage: how do I get to my hotel?The easiest way is a pre-booked car: your chauffeur meets you at the station’s main exit on the city side, in front of the Ibis Hotel on Stationsplein, loads the luggage and drives you to the hotel door for a fixed €50 per car in Business Class to anywhere within 10 km, which covers the canal belt, the Jordaan, the Museum Quarter and De Pijp.
I arrive at Amsterdam Centraal at 10pm by Eurostar — how do I get to my hotel?At 10pm you still have every option: trams run from the square in front of the station until the night buses take over around 00:30, and the taxi rank is open all night.
Is the tram from Amsterdam Centraal OK with big suitcases?With one suitcase each and a hotel near a stop, it works: many lines start at Central Station, trams 2 and 12 among them to Leidseplein and 12 on to Museumplein, and GVB says its vehicle floors are often level with the stop.
How early should I get to Amsterdam Centraal for the Eurostar to London, and where should my car drop me off?Eurostar asks Standard and Plus passengers at Amsterdam Centraal to arrive 75 to 90 minutes before departure and closes ticket checks 30 minutes before; Premier passengers can come 30 minutes before, with checks closing at 15.
Flying into or out of another airport
How much is a private car from Brussels Airport to Amsterdam?About €691 per car in Business Class or €897 in Van Class for up to 7 people, fixed when you book, for the 202 km (126 miles) and roughly 2 h 32 without traffic from the terminal to your Amsterdam address.
My flight leaves early from Brussels Airport — can a car take me from my Amsterdam hotel?Yes: Brussels Airport is about 201 km (125 miles) from central Amsterdam, some 2 h 34 on a clear road, so for a 10:00 flight to the US, with 3 hours at the airport, the car leaves your hotel at about 3:56.
Eindhoven Airport to Amsterdam: should I take the train or a private car?The airport has no train station, so the train means bus 400 or 401 to Eindhoven Central Station first and then a train to Amsterdam, which works fine with light luggage.
How do I get from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to my Amsterdam hotel?By car it is about 77 km (48 miles), roughly 1 h 06 without traffic, from the airport’s single arrivals hall to your hotel, for about €263 per car in Business Class, fixed when you book.
I fly into Amsterdam and out of Brussels — how do I move with my luggage?Either by train, since Eurostar and the Intercity Brussels link Amsterdam and Schiphol with Brussels and the Intercity also stops at Brussels Airport, or by car from your hotel door to the departures hall: about 201 km and 2 h 34, roughly €687 per car in Business Class.