Time from the plane to the train at Schiphol airport?
We will be arriving at Schiphol Airport in a couple of weeks on a Thursday from the United States at around 8:45 a.m. We would like to catch an Intercity train to Utrecht that departs Schiphol at 10:15 a.m.
Is there enough time between disembarkation through customs to catch that train, given US passports and nothing to declare?
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Difficult to predict exactly but it sounds fine. I have done it much quicker but I know the airport and my experience is mostly based on short-haul flights with no hold luggage. However, I always have the feeling planes taxi forever at Schiphol so even if your flight is on time and you actually land at 08.45, there will be some delay before you enter the terminal.
Immigration should not be an issue, it's usually quite fast and it's a kind of “hidden” time anyway as it takes place before the luggage reclaim, which means that the time spent waiting in line is time you would spend waiting for your luggage anyway.
In any case, Intercity trains to Utrecht depart every quarter hour so it really doesn't matter, you can always catch the next one. You could easily lose more time because of some trouble on the train network than with airport formalities.
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I have been there several times. Its quite simple to reach the train since its on the underground floor of the airport. You will find the escalators on the ground floor and it will transfer you to the trains. I would say it will take approximately 20 min. May be less if you are lucky :)
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