понедельник, 21 мая 2012 г.

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and how to get to the city on the train

Now this is gonna be completely off topic; just got back from Amsterdam, have some "how to" info to share. 
  1. How to get from Amsterdam Airport(Schiphol) to the city on the train:
  • Where in the Schiphol to go to get on a train?
  • Where and how to buy train tickets from Schilphol to Amsterdam?
  • How long does it take to get from Schilphol to Amsterdam on a train?
2. Where are the baggage lockers in the Schiphol and how they work?

Alright, pretty good job on seo up there, eh? No, not really. 
So, here we have a map of the Schilphol airport:


  1. You're on the arrival floor, so you wanna go downstairs, following the signs to "Train", mate. 
There are three ways to pay for the ticket to Amsterdam's Centraal Station: a) you can go to a clerk and pay extra 50 euro cents; b) use a ticketing machine with coin slot; c) use a ticketing machine with a credit card slot.
The ticketing box has English setting, thus is pretty easy to use. You actually have an option to buy a ticket with an open date or a round trip if you fancy.


Now, FYRA is an express that makes no stops between Schiphol airport and Amsterdam, so you'll get to Centraal Station in 15 minutes. You can opt for a regular train, which makes 2 stops before arriving to the city, it's 5 more minutes, but you save 70 euro cents. If you pick FYRA, you'll get a ticket for a regular train and and extra ticket, that let's you ride FYRA. The ride costs 4.5 euros as of May 2012.

At the train station at the Schiphol you'll see multiple electronic boards listing trains, destinations, time and platform. If you can't figure out which platform to take, inquire at "TRAIN INFORMATION"booth, they're used to deal with confused people.

Trains have 2 levels, there is also marking for 1st and 2nd class. May I add, no one checked my tickets both times I traveled... if you're thinking about getting off scott free. You should totally not do it.

2. There are plenty of baggage lockers at Schiphol. I used one by the Holland Boulevard(Departures) and later the one downstairs(Arrivals). Again, the machines are english-friendly, you shouldn't have any problems. The price varies with the size(S, M, L) and duration. The lockers downstairs do not have small boxes, but you can leave your luggage with a person - the price is the same. As seen below, to get your stuff back, scan the barcode or enter the code.

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