Comprehensive, up-to-date information about public transport to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. You can travel by train, bus, taxi, Uber, hotel-shuttle, or private transfer.
Amsterdam Central Station is the hub of city. It faces the center of town, and all the top attractions are within easy reach by public transport — bus, tram, and metro. Some sights are actually within walking distance
The taxi rank is at the back of the station. Upstairs — on the same level as the train tracks — is a bus terminal that provides fantastic panoramic views of the river IJ. The blue and white ferries you see there will ferry you across the river for free.
Includes a map of Central Station.
Updated The main entrance of Amsterdam’s Central Station has been re-opened.
While there are plenty (30!) construction projects still going on, work on the subway station continues underground — allowing the entrance to the main hall to be opened for the first time in 7 years.
Despite efforts by the City of Amsterdam to supervise the taxi rank at Central Station, problems persist.
Rude drivers illegally charge exorbitant rates or refuse short rides in favor of more lucrative ones.
Despite a rise in complaints the City says additional supervision is too expensive.
Starbucks has announced that it will open stores at train stations throughout the Netherlands, starting at Amsterdam Central Station.
The 33,400+ Starbucks fans at Dutch social site Hyvess are enthusiastic. Many of them have been traveling to Schiphol or even, if closer, to Germany in order to visit Starbucks.
Locals refer to the taxi rank at Amsterdam Central Station as the ‘Gaza Strip’ — an indication of the boorish behavior of many unsavory taxi drivers found at that location.