Friday, March 2, 2012

Amsterdam. City Transport

Transport in Amsterdam

There are lots of ways of transportation from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
1) A Direct Rail Link-It is very comfortable and fastest way to get to the city center.
2) Airport Shuttles - The easy way to get to more than 100 Amsterdam hotels.
3) Taxis and Limousines which offer door-to-door service.
4) Ferry - Transporting passengers to various locations of Amsterdam.
5) Floating Dutchman - Best for passengers who have a transfer in airport. They can expirence Amsterdam in a very original way.



Transportation in the city


1) The Metro (tube) is fast but useful if you need to travel far outside the city center to the Amsterdam Arena.

2) Trams are the best and convenient  way to get around Amsterdam. They run regularly until 12:15am. There are 255 trams in Amsterdam.



3) The Canal Bus runs every 40 minutes from 9:50 until 7:25 with 14 stops along three different routes throughout the city.  





4) Bicycle - the best way to get around city. There are more bikes (estimated 881,000) in Amsterdam than permanent residents. 
About Bicycles see our future posts.







5) Taxis, bicycle taxis-such kind of taxis can carry up to two people and are actually cheaper than conventional taxi.

6) Rent a car - you have opportunity to rent a car. However because of trafics, narrow streets and huge amount of bicycles it is not recommended for tourists to drive a car in Amsterdam. 




You can also find many alternative ways of transportation in the city:


















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