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Intercity direct to Rotterdam CentraalorTrain to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk?

The short answer

For one traveler the Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk is cheaper by €11.60. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk is quicker: 20 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. Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk: 05:39–00:39.

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 CentraalTrain to Haarlem, changing at SloterdijkDifference
1€19.60€8€11.60
2€39.20€16€23.20
3€58.80€24€34.80
4€78.40€32€46.40
5€98€40€58
6€117.60€48€69.60
7€137.20€56€81.20
8€156.80€64€92.80

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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SprinterIntercitySprinter · NSTrain to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk
From
Platform 3, directly below Schiphol Plaza; check in at the yellow columns at the top of the escalators
To
Haarlem station, in the middle of the city
Runs
05:39–00:39
Journey
17–26 min

Change at Amsterdam Sloterdijk onto a train that calls at Haarlem: the Intercity towards Den Haag, or a Sprinter towards Hoorn or Zandvoort aan Zee. Check the board for Haarlem by name.

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

Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk: price for every party size

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