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Amsterdam airport to Amsterdam
by bus.

2 buses from Airport Schiphol into Amsterdam, priced for your whole party, with the other ways in for comparison.

Amsterdam by bus

How do I get from Amsterdam airport to Amsterdam city center by bus?

For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397 at €6.50, 25–34 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal at €5.50 is.

2 buses from Airport Schiphol

One way · 2 adults · All service hours · Totals for your whole group

Lowest listed total · shortest ride

Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397

bus · Connexxion (Transdev)

25–34 min rideEvery 10 min05:27–00:19

Bus stop B17 (the timetable says B15Museumplein

Luggage space

€13total for 2 adults€6.50 each2 × €6.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn Connexxion (Transdev)

Hours, tickets & luggage

EUR 6.50 for the single e-ticket, valid on line 397 and N97, bought online, in the app or from the driver by card; a return is EUR 11.75, usable within 14 days. Cash is not accepted. Tapping a bank card on board is charged by distance instead — EUR 1.16 plus EUR 0.224 a kilometre — so that total cannot be stated here.

Luggage. A coach-style bus with luggage racks.

Hours. Monday to Friday 05:27 to 00:19, 134 departures a day; Saturday 05:25 to 00:45; Sunday 05:27 to 00:21, every seven to ten minutes. Museumplein in 25 to 27 minutes, Leidseplein in 27 to 29, Elandsgracht in 33 to 34. The N97 covers the night.

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Night only

Niteliner N97 night bus

bus · Connexxion (Transdev)

25–40 min rideEvery 60 min01:19–04:19

Bus stop B15Museumplein

Luggage space

€13total for 2 adults€6.50 each2 × €6.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn Connexxion (Transdev)

Hours, tickets & luggage

The same EUR 6.50 e-ticket as the 397, valid on both lines. Tapping a card on the night bus is charged differently — EUR 2.18 plus EUR 0.224 a kilometre — and a EUR 10 hold is reserved when you tap in; that hold is not the fare.

Luggage. A coach-style bus with luggage racks.

Hours. Every night, at 01:19, 02:19, 03:19 and 04:19 (01:22 to 04:22 on Saturday nights), Tuesday nights included: Museumplein in 23 minutes, Leidseplein in 25, Centraal Station in 40. After the 04:19 the first 397 is at 05:27.

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Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Airport Schiphol into Amsterdam →

Where each bus leaves you

Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397

From Bus stop B17 (the timetable says B15 to Museumplein, Rijksmuseum and Leidseplein, ending at Elandsgracht — not Centraal station. 25–34 min

Niteliner N97 night bus

From Bus stop B15 to Museumplein, Leidseplein and Amsterdam Centraal Station. 25–40 min

Before you travel

How much is the bus from Amsterdam airport to Amsterdam city center?

Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397: €6.50 for one traveler, €13 for two. Niteliner N97 night bus: €6.50 for one traveler, €13 for two.

How long does the bus take from Amsterdam airport to Amsterdam?

Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397: 25–34 min, to Museumplein. Niteliner N97 night bus: 25–40 min, to Museumplein.

What time does the bus run from Amsterdam airport?

Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397: 05:27–00:19. Niteliner N97 night bus: 01:19–04:19.