Travel to Amsterdam
Every way to reach Amsterdam: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Amsterdam is reachable from 383 places across 98 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 120 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.
How people reach Amsterdam
Every mode that actually calls at Amsterdam, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 160 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 737 km | 8 |
| Coach | 74 | €10.07 | 1h 28m | 1,490 km | 2 |
| Flight | 586 | €40.85 | 4h 3m | 11,446 km | 110 |
- 383Places you can arrive from
- 383Places you can leave for
- 98Countries
- 120Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Amsterdam is not something we sell.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 125 | 15% | Amersfoort, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 149 | 18% | Dortmund, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 181 | 22% | Exeter, 610 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 365 | 45% | Vantaa, 1513 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Amsterdam that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 108 | 18% |
| Netherlands | 83 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 56 | 9% |
| Spain | 48 | 8% |
| France | 48 | 8% |
| Italy | 47 | 8% |
| United States | 39 | 6% |
| Greece | 23 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 20 | 3% |
| China | 19 | 3% |
| Morocco | 17 | 3% |
| Belgium | 16 | 3% |
| Norway | 14 | 2% |
| Poland | 11 | 2% |
| Canada | 10 | 2% |
| Egypt | 10 | 2% |
| Croatia | 10 | 2% |
| Portugal | 10 | 2% |
| Austria | 8 | 1% |
| Brazil | 8 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Amsterdam
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Centraal
- Amsterdam-Centraal
- Amsterdam Doklaan
- Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- P40
- AMS
- NDSM
- IJplein
AMS is not in Amsterdam, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Amsterdam
Settled in advance, so the ride into Amsterdam costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Amsterdam
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 1h 42m | 57 km |
| The Hague to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 1h 37m | 52 km |
| Tilburg to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 92 km |
| Breda to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 10m | 88 km |
| Nijmegen to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 11m | 88 km |
| Arnhem to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 5m | 82 km |
| 's-Hertogenbosch to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 2m | 80 km |
| Amersfoort to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 1h 28m | 42 km |
| Apeldoorn to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 1h 57m | 76 km |
| Zwolle to Amsterdam bus | €10.07 | 2h 8m | 83 km |
| Groningen to Amsterdam bus | €10.08 | 2h 45m | 147 km |
| Leeuwarden to Amsterdam bus | €10.08 | 2h 30m | 111 km |
| Eindhoven to Amsterdam bus | €10.63 | 2h 31m | 111 km |
| Enschede to Amsterdam bus | €10.63 | 2h 54m | 138 km |
| Brussels to Amsterdam bus | €11.73 | 3h 4m | 173 km |
| Rotterdam to Amsterdam train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 57 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Amsterdam?
Most of the points near Amsterdam Centraal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Amsterdam
Common questions about Travel to Amsterdam
How can I get to Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 383 places, across 98 countries, on services run by 120 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Amsterdam?
The cheapest way into Amsterdam is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 383 origins we sell into Amsterdam over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Amsterdam?
The fastest journey into Amsterdam is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Amsterdam have?
Amsterdam has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam-Centraal, Amsterdam Doklaan. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Amsterdam from within 200 km?
125 of the routes we sell into Amsterdam start within 200 km. The nearest is Amersfoort, 42 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Amsterdam in Netherlands?
Amsterdam connects to 383 places on our network across 98 countries, the furthest of them 11,446 km away in a straight line. Netherlands routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Netherlands
The wider region
Being on the water gives Amsterdam a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Anything to book in Amsterdam before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Amsterdam, with free cancellation on most of it.
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