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Night train to Amsterdam CentraalorIntercity to Leiden Centraal?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Night train to Amsterdam Centraal reaches Amsterdam Centraal station, at the top of the old center; the Intercity to Leiden Centraal does not. Runs south-west to Leiden, away from Amsterdam.

The Night train to Amsterdam Centraal is quicker: 15 min against 16 min. The Intercity to Leiden Centraal varies between 15 and 21 minutes.

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: 02:03–05:02. Intercity to Leiden Centraal: 02:05–00:58.

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.
TravelersNight train to Amsterdam CentraalIntercity to Leiden CentraalDifference
1€5.50€7.80€2.30
2€11€15.60€4.60
3€16.50€23.40€6.90
4€22€31.20€9.20
5€27.50€39€11.50
6€33€46.80€13.80
7€38.50€54.60€16.10
8€44€62.40€18.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
regional · NSNight train to Amsterdam Centraal
From
Platforms 1–2, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To
Amsterdam Centraal — between 01:00 and 05:00 the station is exited only via the Westtunnel and the IJ side
Luggage
An Intercity, with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
02:03–05:02
Journey
14–15 min

Not on Tuesday nights. The direct night train does not run Tuesday to Wednesday; the N97 bus does, hourly from 01:19, and NS offers a two-train route via Bijlmer ArenA at the same fare.

Between the 01:09 Sprinter and the 02:03 night train nothing leaves for Amsterdam except the 01:19 bus.

It stops at Amsterdam Centraal only in Amsterdam, then goes on to Utrecht. For Zuid or Sloterdijk at night take the N97.

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See the fare on NS
train · NSIntercity to Leiden Centraal
From
Platforms 5–6, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To
Leiden Centraal
Luggage
An Intercity or Sprinter, with space by the doors.
Runs
02:05–00:58
Journey
15–21 min

Any train towards Den Haag or Rotterdam stops here; the Intercity direct to Rotterdam does not, and needs a supplement anyway.

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

Intercity to Leiden Centraal: price for every party size →

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