TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS - Amsterdam Bruges and Brussels - page 306

Te r r a c e to the third floor of Terminal 2, where you'll find a qui-
eter, full-of-locals cafeteria, a kids' play area, and a view terrace
where you can watch planes come and go while you nurse a coffee.
If you plan to visit the terrace on arrival, stop there before you pass
through customs.
From Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam: There's a direct
train to Amsterdam's Central Station (4-6/hr, 20 min, €3.80,
no strip tickets). The Connexxion shuttle bus takes you to your
hotel neighborhood; since there are three different routes, ask the
attendant which one works best for your hotel (2/hr, 20 min, €14
one-way, €22 round-trip, one route stops at Westerkerk near Anne
Frank House and many recommended hotels, bus to other hotels
may cost a couple euros more, departs from lane A7 in front of air-
port, tel. [phone], www.airporthotelshuttle.nl). Allow about
€40 for a taxi to downtown Amsterdam. Bus #197 is handiest for
those staying in the Leidseplein district (departs from lane B9 in
front of airport, buy ticket from driver or use strip tickets).
From Schiphol Airport to Haarlem: The big red #300 bus
is direct, stopping at Haarlem's train station and near the Market
Square (4/hr, 40 min, €5.80—buy ticket from driver, or use 7 strips
of a strippenkaart , departs from lane B2 in front of airport). The
train is slightly cheaper and just as quick, but you'll have to trans-
fer at the Amsterdam-Sloterdijk station (6/hr, 30-40 min, €5.30).
Figure about €45 to Haarlem by taxi .
From Schiphol Airport by Train to: The Hague/Den
Haag (2/hr, 30 min), Delft (4/hr, 45 min, transfer in The Hague
or Leiden), Rotterdam (3/hr, 45 min). International trains to
Belgium run every hour: Brussels (2.5 hrs), Bruges/Brugge (3.5
hrs, change in Antwerp or Brussels).
Haarlem
From Haarlem by Train to: Amsterdam (6/hr, 20 min, €3.80
one-way, €6.40 same-day round-trip), he Hague/Den Haag (4/
hr, 40 min), Delft (2/hr, 40 min), Rotterdam (2/hr, 50 min, may
require change in Leiden), Hoorn (2/hr, 1 hr), Alkmaar (2/hr, 45
min), Brussels (hourly, 2.75 hrs, transfer in Rotterdam), Bruges/
Brugge (1-2/hr, 3.5 hrs, requires transfer).
To Schiphol Airport: Your options are the bus (4/hr, 40 min,
€5.80—buy ticket from driver, or use 7 strips of a strippenkaart , bus
#300, departs from Haarlem's train station in “Zuidtangent” lane),
train (6/hr, 30-40 min, transfer at Amsterdam-Sloterdijk station,
€5.30 one-way), or taxi (about €45).