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Night train to Amsterdam CentraalorSprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk?

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 Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk does not. This stops at Sloterdijk, a station and business district on the west side of Amsterdam, short of Centraal. The same Sprinter goes on to Centraal for EUR 5.50.

The Sprinter to Amsterdam Sloterdijk is quicker: 10 min against 15 min. The Night train to Amsterdam Centraal varies between 14 and 15 minutes.

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: 02:03–05:02. 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.
TravelersNight train to Amsterdam CentraalSprinter to Amsterdam SloterdijkDifference
1€5.50€4.60€0.90
2€11€9.20€1.80
3€16.50€13.80€2.70
4€22€18.40€3.60
5€27.50€23€4.50
6€33€27.60€5.40
7€38.50€32.20€6.30
8€44€36.80€7.20

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.

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: price for every party size

See the fare on NS
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

See the fare on NS

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