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Intercity direct to Rotterdam CentraalorPrivate transfer to The Hague?

The short answer

For one traveler the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal is cheaper by €91.40. But at 7 travelers the Private transfer to The Hague takes over, and at 8 travelers the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal takes over.

The Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal is quicker: 26 min against 40 min.

Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal: 06:21–23:22. Private transfer to The Hague: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersIntercity direct to Rotterdam CentraalPrivate transfer to The HagueDifference
1€19.60€111€91.40
2€39.20€111€71.80
3€58.80€111€52.20
4€78.40€111€32.60
5€98€130€32
6€117.60€130€12.40
7€137.20€130€7.20
8€156.80€260€103.20

The cheaper option changes at 7 travelers, from the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal to the Private transfer to The Hague. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to The Hague to the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Intercity direct · NSIntercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal
From
Platforms 5–6, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To
Rotterdam Centraal, non-stop over the high-speed line
Luggage
An Intercity, with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
06:21–23:22
Journey
26–27 min

Buy the supplement before you board. Without it the conductor charges EUR 10 for it in the train, by NS's own conditions. A bank card tapped at the gate does not include it: buy it as an e-ticket in the NS app.

The EUR 3.20 applies only between Schiphol and Rotterdam Centraal. The same train needs no supplement between Schiphol and Amsterdam Zuid.

It skips Leiden and Den Haag. For those, and for a supplement-free ride, take the ordinary Intercity, 50 minutes.

The Eurocity Direct at 11 past is the Brussels train; an ordinary NS ticket plus the supplement boards it as far as Rotterdam.

Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal: price for every party size

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