Home / Amsterdam /Airport Schiphol / Intercity to Den Haag Centraal vs Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk

AMS → Amsterdam · head to head

Intercity to Den Haag CentraalorSprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk?

The short answer

For one traveler the Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk is cheaper by €6.50. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk is quicker: 10 min against 31 min. The Intercity to Den Haag Centraal varies between 30 and 33 minutes.

Intercity to Den Haag Centraal: 05:32–00:34. Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk: 05:39–01:09.

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 to Den Haag CentraalSprinter to Amsterdam SloterdijkDifference
1€11.10€4.60€6.50
2€22.20€9.20€13
3€33.30€13.80€19.50
4€43€18.40€24.60
5€54.10€23€31.10
6€65.20€27.60€37.60
7€76.30€32.20€44.10
8€86€36.80€49.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Intercity · NSIntercity to Den Haag Centraal
From
Platforms 5–6, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To
Den Haag Centraal, via Leiden
Luggage
An Intercity, with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
05:32–00:34
Journey
30–33 min

After 00:34 (01:28 on Friday and Saturday nights) take the night train to Den Haag HS, the other station, on the south edge of the center.

The Off-peak Group Ticket is not valid on weekdays 06:30–09:00 or 16:00–18:30.

A single-use chipcard from the machine adds EUR 1.60; tap a bank card or buy an e-ticket instead.

Intercity to Den Haag Centraal: price for every party size

Buy the ticket from NS
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

This compares two of 18 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

The other comparisons at Airport Schiphol