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Night train to Amsterdam CentraalorTrain to Haarlem, changing at 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 Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk does not. This goes to Haarlem, a separate city, not to Amsterdam. No train runs there direct: you change at Sloterdijk.

The Night train to Amsterdam Centraal is quicker: 15 min against 20 min. The Train to Haarlem, changing at Sloterdijk varies between 17 and 26 minutes.

Night train to Amsterdam Centraal: 02:03–05:02. 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.
TravelersNight train to Amsterdam CentraalTrain to Haarlem, changing at SloterdijkDifference
1€5.50€8€2.50
2€11€16€5
3€16.50€24€7.50
4€22€32€10
5€27.50€40€12.50
6€33€48€15
7€38.50€56€17.50
8€44€64€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
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

See the fare on NS

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