Amsterdam Schiphol railway station is located directly under the airport. In the arrival hall follow the Trains sign to the Schiphol plaza hall. There you can use twelve escalators and three elevators to go up and down the station. Make sure you buy your train tickets in advance!
There are both domestic and international trains departing from Schiphol railway station.
- Domestic trains from the Schiphol station
- International train departures from Schiphol railway station
- Schiphol airport – Amsterdam central train tickets online
How to get from Schiphol to Amsterdam city center?
A direct train will take you from Schiphol airport to Amsterdam downtown in 17 minutes. A single train ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal in 2024 costs € 5,90. For children age 4-11 there is a special kids ticket – Railrunner. It costs € 2,50 and is valid all day in all domestic trains.
How to buy a train ticket at Schiphol airport railway station?
We recommend to book train tickets from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal station online. You can use this ticket any time on a selected date.
It’s also possible buy a train ticket from NS yellow vending machines at the airport.
Remember to validate (check in) your train ticket before you go to the platform. You need to scan your ticket at the special yellow card readers at the Schiphol plaza hall.
International trains departing from Schiphol station
Continue to travel internationally by taking train from the Schiphol railway station:
- from Schiphol airport to Paris – from € 35
- Schiphol airport – Brussels – from € 25
- Schiphol airport – Düsseldorf – from € 19
- from Schiphol airport to Berlin by train – from € 38
Check other travel destinations at the NS International website.
Schiphol railway station facilities
- Toilets
- NS (train) tickets machines
- Public transport Service & Tickets
- GWK Travelex money exchange
- ATM machines
- Lifts and escalators
- NSInternational Lounge for international train travellers
Smoking area at the Schiphol train station
From 1 April 2020 the whole Schiphol airport is non-smoking. This also applies to electronic cigarettes. Smoking is also prohibited in the parking garages and train station at Schiphol.
There is only one smoking zone in close proximity to the Schiphol railway station. Schiphol travellers and visitors can smoke in Jan Dellaertplein, the square outside Schiphol Plaza.
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