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Private transfer to LeidenorIntercity to Amsterdam Zuid?

The short answer

For one traveler the Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid is cheaper by €74.30. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid is quicker: 6 min against 30 min.

Private transfer to Leiden: hours not recorded. Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid: 05:31–00:33.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares

What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers	Private transfer to Leiden	Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid	Difference
1	€78	€3.70	€74.30
2	€78	€7.40	€70.60
3	€78	€11.10	€66.90
4	€78	€14.80	€63.20
5	€106	€18.50	€87.50
6	€106	€22.20	€83.80
7	€106	€25.90	€80.10
8	€212	€29.60	€182.40

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Where each one leaves you

transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Leiden

From: Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To: Any address in Leiden
Journey: 30 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

Private transfer to Leiden: price for every party size

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Intercity · NSIntercity to Amsterdam Zuid

From: Platforms 1–2, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To: Amsterdam Zuid station, for the Zuidas business district
Runs: 05:31–00:33
Journey: 5–9 min

Check the board for Amsterdam Zuid by name before you board: not every train from platforms 1–2 stops there.

Check in AND out. A forgotten check-out is EUR 33.30 on a bank card, a forgotten check-in EUR 20.

Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid: price for every party size

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