Every day 250 000 people go through the Amsterdam Central Station. Dutch: Amsterdam Centraal Code: ASD
Amsterdam Central Station services Shops. Some are open 07:00 - 01:00 Luggage lockers Lost luggage desk is at the luggage lockers Currency exhange Cafe's and fast food restaurants bicycle storage, bicycle repair shop and a bicycle rental place Underground car parking in the vicinity of the building Station is accessible for handicapped people Public transport and taxis at the Central Station For unlimited public transport for tourists we recommend an Amsterdam city pass. With one card you can visit most tourist destinations without other tickets and also use all forms of public transport. Comparison of Amsterdam city passes.
Busses and trams are at hand on both sides of the station building but most of them depart on the city side. Trams serve the main city area while busses go farther to the outskirts of the city.
Taxi services are waiting on the Ij-zijde (waterside) to the left from the Western tunnel thus behind the station looking from the city centre side. Taxi drivers are not allowed to refuse a short trip. Ride apps like Bolt and Uber are also here.
The entry to the metro is in front of the station main entrance, on the city centrum side.
Also the tourist boats that provide canal cruises depart on the city side.
The city ferry boat lines linking the city with Amsterdam North are behind the station at the waterfront (Ij-zijde). Pay attention to the traffic of scooters making sometimes access to the ferries quite inconvenient. The ferries leave every 30 minutes, they are free.
Also inter-city busses depart from the terminal on the waterfront.
Trains to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Local trains to the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport during the day depart every ten minutes from platform 14a or platform 15. Night trains to the Airport depart from other platforms.
It is recommended to book airport train or taxi in advance. You can do so through our Amsterdam airport transfer webpage.
Buying train tickets at the Amsterdam Central Station Locals do not use paper tickets to use public transport but they use a card called Chip-card or OV-card. This card is valid on all means of transport everywhere in the Netherlands.
But if you are a visitor for a short stay in the Netherlands, and you want to buy a ticket for just one trip, you can. You have to validate this ticket at the entry to the platforms area on each train station (chip-in) and signal the end of your trip leaving the platforms area of the station (chip-out). Through the deregulation of the public transport there are many possibilities to travel on the same train, busses and trams.
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