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Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal.
To Amsterdam Centraal.
NS, from Platform 3 to Amsterdam Centraal.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | €5.50 | €5.50 |
| 2 adults | €5.50 | €11 |
| 3 adults | €5.50 | €16.50 |
| 4 adults | €5.50 | €22 |
| 5 adults | €5.50 | €27.50 |
| 6 adults | €5.50 | €33 |
| 7 adults | €5.50 | €38.50 |
| 8 adults | €5.50 | €44 |
EUR 5.50 is the second-class single for Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Centraal. A contactless bank card, e-ticket or OV-chipkaart all pay it; a single-use chipcard from the machine costs EUR 1.60 more. A child aged 4 to 11 travels all day on a EUR 2.50 Railrunner. The airport's own page still shows last year's EUR 5.20.
A private car to your door: €52 for four
Four pay €22 on the Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Amsterdam in about 20 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Welcome Pickups.
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From arrivals to Amsterdam Centraal
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the station
Platform 3.
Buy and validate a ticket
Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.
Ride to Amsterdam Centraal
14–18 min.
Worth knowing
Eight an hour by day, four an hour after 21:00, every day, from the 05:39 to the 01:09. The night Intercity takes over from 02:03 — see the night train — except Tuesday to Wednesday, when the first direct train of the morning is this 05:39.
Since 1 July 2026 a new anonymous OV-chipkaart cannot be bought; check in with a contactless card or phone, or buy an e-ticket.
Check in AND out. A forgotten check-out is EUR 33.30 on a bank card, a forgotten check-in EUR 20.
Vivid, Paysafe and Revolut digital debit cards are refused at the check-in columns; Maestro, V PAY, Mastercard and Visa work.
On the way
The stops worth knowing, in riding order.
Does the Sprinter stop at Amsterdam Lelylaan?
Yes. It calls at Amsterdam Lelylaan on the way to Amsterdam Centraal.
Does the Sprinter stop at Amsterdam Sloterdijk?
Yes. It calls at Amsterdam Sloterdijk on the way to Amsterdam Centraal.
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