Full Train Journey: NS Intercity Direct Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport

Описание: This is a video of me taking the Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS Intercity Direct train from Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport. There are frequent trains linking the city centre of Amsterdam with the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. A one way 2nd class adult ticket costs €5.50 and can be quickly bought from any ticket machine. Those machines accept payments by card, coins and 5 Euro banknotes. Since I was left with way too much loose change, I decided to take my time and pay with my coins, much to the frustration of the Italian lady behind me in the queue!

The ticket is known as a chip card and functions just like an Oyster Card or Octopus Card. You place it on the card reader on the entrance gate to gain entry to the station. 3 types of domestic train services run from Amsterdam Centraal, the Sprinter, Intercity and Intercity Direct. Of course, the station is also features international services like the Eurostar, Intercity Express (ICE), Deutsche Bahn and Thalys.

The next train to the airport just happened to be a fast Intercity Direct service, which goes straight to the airport without stopping. The train was already more than half full when I boarded, but I managed to get a window seat before the train departed. I turned my camera on and watched as the train left the city centre, skipping past numerous stations like Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Amsterdam Lelylaan before going underground a few minutes before reaching the Schiphol Airport Station. No exit gates are installed for the convenient of passengers, so I could head straight to the terminal after taking the escalators from the platform.