AMS - EHAM
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Overview - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol [nl] (IATA: AMS; ICAO: EHAM) serves the city of Amsterdam and the region of the Randstad. Due to its intercity and high speed rail connections, it also serves most of the Netherlands as well as Brussels.
Service to the city and region is provided through Schiphol Airport Station, located on-site.
External Services
External services to Amsterdam and the wider region are provided through Bus Rapid Transit, Regional Rail, and Intercity Rail.
Schiphol Airport Station [Bus Rapid Transit]
Schiphol Airport Station [nl] is located on-site at the airport terminal. R-Net service began in 2002.
Schiphol Airport Station is on the R-Net Zuidtangent [nl]. The following services serve this station:
- Bus Rapid Transit - R-Net Zuidtangent Line 300 - Service to Amsterdam, Bijlmer ArenA via Amstelveen; Haarlem Station via Hoofddorp. As of June 2024, 8 buses operate per hour in each direction on weekdays off peak.
- Bus Rapid Transit - R-Net Zuidtangent Line 397 - Service to Busstation Elandsgracht; Nieuw-Vennep, P+R Getsewoud Zuid via Hoofddorp. As of June 2024, 8 buses operate per hour in each direction on weekdays off peak.
Schipol Airport Station [Regional and Intercity Rail]
Schiphol Airport Station [nl] is located on-site at the airport terminal. It was opened on December 21, 1978 on the surface, and rebuilt underground with service starting in 1995.
Schiphol Airport Station is on the Amsterdam–Schiphol Line [nl] and Weesp-Leiden Line [nl]. Services are provided by multiple operators - Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) [nl] and Eurostar [nl]. The following services serve this station:
- Regional Rail - NS Sprinter - Service to Hoorn Kersenboogerd, Almere Oostvaarders, and Amersfoort Vathorst via Amsterdam Sloterdijk; Lelystad Centrum and Utrecht Centraal via Amsterdam Zuid; Deen Haag Centraal via Hoofddorp. As of June 2024, 10 trains operate per hour in each direction.
- Regional/Intercity Rail - NS Intercity - Service to most cities in the country. See timetables for more information.
- Intercity Rail - NS Intercity Direct - Service to Brussels-South (Brussel-Zuid) via Rotterdam Centraal; Breda via Rotterdam Centraal; Amsterdam Centraal. See timetables for more information.
- Intercity Rail - Eurostar - Service to multiple destinations in France; Amsterdam Centraal. See timetables for more information.
Connector Services
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has no connector service.
Internal Services
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has no internal service.
References & Helpful Links
Airport Website (English) | Airport Website (Dutch)
Nederlandse Spoorwegen Website (English) | Nederlandse Spoorwegen Website (Dutch)
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