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Intercity to Rotterdam Centraal via Den Haag HSorTrain to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk?
The short answer
For one traveler the Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk is cheaper by €8.40. That does not change up to 8 travelers.
The Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk is quicker: 20 min against 51 min. The Intercity to Rotterdam Centraal via Den Haag HS varies between 49 and 52 minutes.
Intercity to Rotterdam Centraal via Den Haag HS: 02:05–22:45. 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.
Travelers
Intercity to Rotterdam Centraal via Den Haag HS
Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk
Difference
1
€16.40
€8
€8.40
2
€32.80
€16
€16.80
3
€38.50
€24
€14.50
4
€54.90
€32
€22.90
5
€71.30
€40
€31.30
6
€77
€48
€29
7
€93.40
€56
€37.40
8
€109.80
€64
€45.80
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
Intercity · NSIntercity to Rotterdam Centraal via Den Haag HS
From
Platforms 5–6, directly below Schiphol Plaza
To
Rotterdam Centraal, via Leiden, Den Haag HS and Delft
Luggage
An Intercity, with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
02:05–22:45
Journey
49–52 min
Twice the journey time of the Intercity direct, EUR 3.20 less, and the only train to Rotterdam after 23:22, in the small hours and before 06:21.
The Off-peak Group Ticket is not valid on weekdays 06:30–09:00 or 16:00–18:30, even for a journey begun before the peak.
A single-use chipcard from the machine adds EUR 1.60; tap a bank card or buy an e-ticket instead.
Sprinter→Intercity/Sprinter · 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.
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