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Amsterdam airport to Amsterdam
by train.

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

Amsterdam by train

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

For one traveler the cheapest train is the Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal at €5.50, 14–18 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Amsterdam by any means.

2 trains from Airport Schiphol

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

Lowest listed total · shortest ride

Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal

regional · NS

14–18 min rideEvery 8 min05:39–01:09

Platform 3Amsterdam Centraal

€11total for 2 adults€5.50 each2 × €5.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn NS

Hours, tickets & luggage

EUR 5.50 is the second-class single for Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Centraal. A contactless bank card, e-ticket or OV-chipkaart all pay it; a single-use chipcard from the machine costs EUR 1.60 more. A child aged 4 to 11 travels all day on a EUR 2.50 Railrunner. The airport's own page still shows last year's EUR 5.20.

Luggage. Space between the seat backs and under the seats; luggage trolleys at the station.

Hours. Eight an hour by day, four an hour after 21:00, every day, from the 05:39 to the 01:09. The night Intercity takes over from 02:03 — see the night train — except Tuesday to Wednesday, when the first direct train of the morning is this 05:39.

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Night only

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal

regional · NS

14–15 min rideEvery 60 min02:03–05:02

Platforms 1Amsterdam Centraal

Luggage space

€11total for 2 adults€5.50 each2 × €5.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn NS

Hours, tickets & luggage

The same EUR 5.50 single as by day: "A ticket for the night train costs the same as during the day." Tap a bank card at the columns or buy an e-ticket; the machine's single-use card adds EUR 1.60.

Luggage. An Intercity, with racks and space by the doors.

Hours. The Rotterdam–Utrecht night Intercity, from platforms 1–2, runs at 02:03, 03:03, 04:03 and 05:02, every night except Tuesday to Wednesday. On those nights nothing direct leaves for Amsterdam between the 00:59 Sprinter and 05:39; the planner instead routes 02:12, 03:12 and 04:12 via Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA in 32 minutes, same fare, or take the N97 bus. On Saturday 3 October 2026 there is no direct train to Amsterdam Centraal at all — check the planner for engineering weekends.

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Where each train leaves you

Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal

From Platform 3 to Amsterdam Centraal, via Lelylaan and Sloterdijk. 14–18 min

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal

From Platforms 1 to Amsterdam Centraal — between 01:00 and 05:00 the station is exited only via the Westtunnel and the IJ side. 14–15 min

Before you travel

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

Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal: €5.50 for one traveler, €11 for two. Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: €5.50 for one traveler, €11 for two.

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

Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal: 14–18 min, to Amsterdam Centraal. Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: 14–15 min, to Amsterdam Centraal.

What time does the train run from Amsterdam airport?

Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal: 05:39–01:09. Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: 02:03–05:02.