Amsterdam · AMS
17 minutes to city center. 4–72 hours of layover time.
LayoverScore™
AMS
Connection times, lounges, and transit rules for AMS.
Min connection time
Same terminal
30min
Different terminal
30min
LOUNGES
KLM Crown Lounge
Terminal Schengen D/E · KLM Business Class, Flying Blue Platinum, SkyTeam Elite Plus
No1 Lounge
Terminal Non-Schengen F · Priority Pass, Lounge Key, Amex Platinum
DAY ROOMS
Yotel
Terminal Airside · from $90/hr
Single terminal with multiple piers. Schengen vs non-Schengen areas are separate. Connecting between them requires immigration. Train to Amsterdam Centraal runs every 15 min, ~17 min journey.
TIME
88
THINGS TO DO
103
VALUE
93
STRESS
-15
Canal bikes and rijsttafel in 4 hours: one bridge, one bowl, one very flat city.
Amsterdam (AMS) is a genuine transit hub with a city worth exploring. 17 minutes gets you to the center. 4–72 hours of layover time.
Highlights nearby
Cafe Beurre Amsterdam
food
1 min walk
Tal van Kekem
food
1 min walk
Open Joodse Huizen
entertainment
1 min walk
Lunchcafé Waterloo
entertainment
2 min walk
BMWD Educatieve Dienstverlening
sight
1 min walk
Tassie
sight
1 min walk
Getting around
Plan your 6h
- 09:00Transit to city center20 min
- 09:20BMWD Educatieve Dienstverlening90 min
- 10:50Walk between stops15 min
- 11:05Cafe Beurre Amsterdam60 min
- 12:40Return to airport20 min
- 13:00At gate120 min
- 15:00Head to gate
Logistics
Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Schiphol Baggage Deposit
Arrivals Hall 2, near baggage claim exit
$9/bag
2 min walk
Schiphol Lockers
Near Departure Halls 2 and 3, Schiphol Plaza
$8/bag
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
NS Intercity Train
Amsterdam Centraal
Direct trains to Amsterdam Centraal every 10-15 min. Buy at yellow NS ticket machines in the station below the terminal.
17 min
$6.00
Taxi
Amsterdam city center
Metered. Official taxi rank outside Arrivals. Uber also operates from Schiphol Plaza.
30 min
$45.00
No city pass available for this city.
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