Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. You can pick up a free baggage trolley from the platform. Via Schiphol Plaza, you can walk straight to the departure or arrival hall.
Train tickets
Train departure information and tickets (for domestic and international travel) are available from the ticket offices of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza.
Incidentally, did you know that you can also buy your train ticket on the Internet? Go to the website for online ticket sales of NS International (see link at the bottom of this page)! Here you can buy tickets for international train journeys to many popular destinations. You can buy tickets for travel on, among others, the Thalys, ICE International, CityNightLine and Eurostar. You will receive your tickets by post. Payment takes place in a secure environment.
Information on your train journey
The journey planner on the NS website (see link at the bottom of this page), will provide you with information on the fastest and shortest route between your home address and Schiphol. It also contains the latest travel information, including details of temporary timetable changes
Average travel distances from/to Schiphol
| Germany | Belgium | ||
| Aachen | 3:45 | Antwerpen | 2:02 |
| Bonn | 4:15 | Mechelen | 2:11 |
| Dortmund | 3:02 | Brussel | 2:30 |
| Duisburg | 2:15 | Leuven | 2:40 |
| Dusseldorf | 2:15 | Gent | 2:50 |
| Essen | 2:40 | ||
| Frankfurt | 4:00 | ||
| Hannover | 4:30 | ||
| Keulen | 2:49 | ||
| Krefeld | 2:45 | ||
| Mönchengladbach | 3:15 | ||
| München | 11:00 | ||
| Münster | 3:30 | ||
| Oberhausen | 2:06 | ||
| Osnabrück | 3:15 |
