AMS · Layover Guide
Amsterdam
Stop in Amsterdam.
Best layover: 4–72h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Amsterdam for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 88 · Discover 56 · Ease 4
Why Amsterdam scores 88
Getting there
NS Intercity Train $6 · Taxi $45
min to center
metro- 01Sprinter train (17 min)
37 min by Den Haag Centraal <-> Lelystad Centrum SPR4300
- 01Canal cruise
- 02Rijksmuseum
- 03Heineken Experience
Experiences in Amsterdam
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- Cafe Beurre Amsterdam~60 min1 min walk
- Tal van Kekem~60 min1 min walk
- Open Joodse Huizen~75 min1 min walk
- Lunchcafé Waterloo~75 min2 min walk
- BMWD Educatieve Dienstverlening~90 min1 min walk
- Tassie~90 min1 min walk
- Anne Frank House4.5
- Van Gogh Museum4.6
- Rijksmuseum4.7
- Vondelpark4.7
- Heineken Experience4.2
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Where to stay →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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