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Intercity direct to Rotterdam CentraalorSprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk?

The short answer

For one traveler the Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk is cheaper by €15. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk is quicker: 10 min against 26 min. The Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal varies between 26 and 27 minutes.

Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal: 06:21–23:22. 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 direct to Rotterdam CentraalSprinter to Amsterdam SloterdijkDifference
1€19.60€4.60€15
2€39.20€9.20€30
3€58.80€13.80€45
4€78.40€18.40€60
5€98€23€75
6€117.60€27.60€90
7€137.20€32.20€105
8€156.80€36.80€120

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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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

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