Amsterdam: Way to get in

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Introduction

Amsterdam, the 'Venice of the North', and indeed, the inner city is a miracle of architecture of the 17th century and listed on the Unesco list of World Heritage. And it is not a museum, but still alive, well and changing all the time. And there is so much more: museums, worldclass performances and a multi cultural and liberate atmosphere. Amsterdam is used to receive tourists from all over the world and welcomes them.

Amsterdam is also the capital of The Netherlands, a small country...

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Way to get in Amsterdam By boat

Fast Flying Ferries Connexxion the local public transport operator, offers a super fast ferry between IJmuiden and Amsterdam. The so called flying boats leave from Velsen-Zuid and take you to Amsterdam centre. The Fast Flying Ferry, sails between Monday and Friday every 30 minutes, during the weekends and public Holidays it sails of every hour. Tickets can be bought from the Amsterdam Tourist Office and the Fast Flying Ferries desks in Amsterdam (left from the ferry to Amsterdam Noord)...

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Way to get in Amsterdam By car

The western part of the Netherlands has a dense network of highways, of which a number lead to Amsterdam. Coming from the east (Germany), the A1 leads directly to Amsterdam, and the A12 goes to Utrecht and Arnhem, at Utrecht you can change to the A2 direction North. From the south (Belgium), the A2 goes to Amsterdam and the A27 has a connection to the A2. From The Hague, the A4 leads to Amsterdam. The...

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Way to get in Amsterdam By intercity bus

Most international bus services are affiliated to Eurolines, which has a terminal at Amstel Station (train station, metro station 51, 53, 54, tram 12). One bus per day is usually the maximum frequency on these routes. There are other international bus services, but they are often aimed at very specific markets, e.g. Polish migrant workers. There are almost no long-distance internal bus services in the Netherlands, and none to Amsterdam.

Way to get in Amsterdam By plane

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Way to get in Amsterdam By train

Most trains arrive at and depart from Amsterdam from Amsterdam CS (Amsterdam Central Station) which is located on the IJ-river at the center of the semicircle of canals which define the main layout of the city. Other train stations are Bijlmer, Amstel, Muiderpoort (all southeast), RAI, Zuid WTC (both south), Lelylaan and Sloterdijk (both west). The nearby airport Schiphol (AMS) also has a train station. At least seven trains an hour run from Schiphol to Amsterdam CS, with additional trains...

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