Low-cost Flights to Amsterdam

Inexpensive flights from throughout Europe and direct flights from outside Europe can easily be bought, serving Amsterdam airport Schiphol – Europe’s fourth biggest and situated just a couple of km's from the city center.

Ferry to Amsterdam

Boat travel is really a potential alternative for tourists from the U.K. as well as Scandinavia. Scandinavian Seaways linking to Amsterdam via Newcastle, P&O North Sea Ferries via Hull and Stenaline via Harwich all provide ferry and vacation luxury cruise services for anyone trying to find a different approach to the city.

Train Travel to Amsterdam is often a widely used alternative within Europe using Inter City connections to and from Brussels, London, Paris, Hamburg and Berlin (each 6 hours) and also Belgium and Frankfurt (3 hours). All other destinations in Holland can be found at most 2.5 hours from Amsterdam by rail. Rail passes along with other discounts are widely available and bookings are recommended.

International Buses arrive and depart from Amstel Station around 10km to the south of the city. A metro line through Amstel station easily connects visitors with the city center. Eurolines (www.eurolines.com) is Europe’s biggest and most extensive coach service with competitively priced fares and routes back and forth from just about every city on the continent.

Arriving by Car is reasonably uncomplicated, nevertheless driving and car parking within the city aren't. The A10 Ring (Ringweg) encircles the city and gets almost all significant freeways. Motorists from the north should really exit the Ringweg on the Ij-Tunnel Exit for easy access to the city center. Exit at Jan van Galenstraat if arriving from the east and at Nieuwe Utrechtseweg from the south and west.