What is Amsterdam city center and transportation from there to Leiden?
I will arrive to Amsterdam on 17:30 local time.
my accommodation is on Leiden CS, I know there is a train from Amsterdam airport to Leiden, but I am thinking that I want to visit the city center first.
So my questions are:
What is the city center? how to get there from the airport and then how to go from the city center to Leiden CS?
I will just use public transportation so I appreciate if you tell me the last travel of the trains
Update
According to my research
I put three stars on the map, the one in the top is the old center (maybe it is the most popular place in Amsterday), the one in the middle is the airport, the one at the bottom is Leiden.
So I have to go from the airport to the old center, and then from the old center to the airport.
I don't know if public transporation is avaible, do you help please ?
Best Answer
The city center is indeed near Amsterdam Centraal. There are multiple trains going there from the airport. It is about a 15 minute train ride. The right platform is signed quite clearly. Be careful to not take the train to Amsterdam RAI or Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA, these are not the town center.
To go from Amsterdam to Leiden, you can take two different routes. Both will show Leiden CS on the sign and take equally long, so this won't matter. One goes through Haarlem, one through the airport.
You can plan your route at any time on 9292.nl. The trains you need go all day, although less frequently during nighttime.
You need a OV-chipkaart to take public transportation in the Netherlands. You can buy a single-use one at every train station, but these are not usable in other public transportation. It may be worth investing in a card of your own. Check the OV-chipkaart website to find out which card is best for you.
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