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Intercity direct to Rotterdam CentraalorWelcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam?

The short answer

For one traveler the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal is cheaper by €32.40. But at 3 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam takes over, and at 5 travelers the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal takes over, and at 6 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam takes over.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam 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. Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam: 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 CentraalWelcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port AmsterdamDifference
1€19.60€52€32.40
2€39.20€52€12.80
3€58.80€52€6.80
4€78.40€52€26.40
5€98€104€6
6€117.60€104€13.60
7€137.20€104€33.20
8€156.80€104€52.80

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam. The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam to the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal. The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam. 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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transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Cruise Port Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 27
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Welcome Pickups transfer to Cruise Port Amsterdam: price for every party size

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