Originally Posted by Dianne47

I took a train from Brussels to Bruges this morning, then got in a taxi to go to my hotel. The driver asked if I would be going to the Netherlands today or tomorrow, I had no idea why he would mention it. I told him I'm taking a train to AMS airport on Thursday and a flight to Vienna that evening. That's when he told me about the rail strike and that taxi drivers from Bruges are taking people to Schiphol. I asked him what that would cost, he said €500! I noted there were 6 seats in his van. I'll be keeping a close watch on all this. Yikes.