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Sprinter to Amsterdam SloterdijkorIntercity to Amsterdam Zuid?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk goes to Amsterdam Sloterdijk station; the Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid goes to Amsterdam Zuid station. Neither reaches Amsterdam Centraal station.

The Intercity to Amsterdam Zuid is quicker: 6 min against 10 min. The Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk varies between 8 and 12 minutes.

Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk: 05:39–01:09. 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.
TravelersSprinter to Amsterdam SloterdijkIntercity to Amsterdam ZuidDifference
1€4.60€3.70€0.90
2€9.20€7.40€1.80
3€13.80€11.10€2.70
4€18.40€14.80€3.60
5€23€18.50€4.50
6€27.60€22.20€5.40
7€32.20€25.90€6.30
8€36.80€29.60€7.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Sprinter · NSSprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
From
Platform 3, directly below Schiphol Plaza; check in at the yellow columns at the top of the escalators
To
Amsterdam Sloterdijk station, the stop before Centraal
Runs
05:39–01:09
Journey
8–12 min

Buy a ticket to Sloterdijk, not Centraal: the fare is set by the distance to the station you leave at.

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

Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk: price for every party size

See the fare on NS
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

See the fare on NS

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