Schiphol Travel Guide

When walking out of Schipol Airport you can feel very lost. Avoid taking taxis if you can; the public transport in the Netherlands is generally very good. To get to Amsterdam from Schipol I would recommend that you take one of the many trains from below ground level, tickets can be obtain from inside of the Airport. Alternatively there is a more scenic route to Amsterdam via Amstelveen; take the 300 bus heading to Amsterdam Bijlmer and get off at Oranjebaan which is the stop after Amstelveen Bus station. Transfer the the Tram station and take Tram No5 (Centraal) into Amsterdam centre. Note: The 300 bus to Amsterdam Bijlmer will also take you directly to The Amsterdam Arena, home of Ajax and also the Heineken Music Hall.

Schiphol is Holland's biggest airport. It's the home airport of KLM - Air France. It's one of the best airports according to Skytrax. It was awarded best European airport 15 years in a row. It's the 5th biggest airport in Europe, behind London Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle - Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid. You can watch the planes from the Panorama terrace and have a beverage at Schiphol Plaza. It's got 6 runways used by more the 100 different airlines, and is one of the only airports with it's own mortuary.

This airport, or airport city as the Dutch say, is simply the sexiest travel hub you will ever linger in.  Have a sausageroll, buy some fags, buy video games if you feel like it!  Stock up on all sorts of tuck in the supermarket, pop to the museum, or stand outside smoking fags (sadly it has recently gone no smoking).  There is no excuse to ever go to heathrow - go to schipol, you know it makes sense!