Train: Schiphol to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Efficient, Inexpensive Airport to City and Country Service
Very efficient and inexpensive way to travel to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The station is located under Terminal 1. Access to the train platforms are by escalators from the Arrivals concourse.
For information there’s a small kiosk next to the Meeting Point Red and White sculpture. Make your enquiries there regarding which public transport ticket will suit your stay best. The NS Ticket office is opposite the kiosk and you can buy tickets for travel all over the Netherlands. We chose a 3-day ticket for Amsterdam and its surrounds that could be used on all forms of public transport. Remember to check-in and check-out every time you board and alight (trains, trams etc.).
We stayed close to the Sloterdijk Station so it was only two stops from Schiphol and one to Amsterdam Centraal. From Sloterdijk our ticket could take us as far as Zaandijk, Zandvoort, Purmerend, Hilversum and Lelystad (with Haarlem in there too) by train and many other places by bus.
There’s free WiFi onboard the Intercity trains but not on the Sprinters. Take note. The same with toilets on current Sprinters but will be available on newer ones as they are introduced.
For more information about getting to Schiphol Airport by rail visit, taking the train to the airport. For timetables, tickets, fares, etc., visit the NS website.
