Best way to spend 5 to 7 hours in AMS?
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How are you doing this as a day trip? Are you in CE or ET?
#47
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Haarlem is also pretty nice!
There is a fast bus that runs every 6 minutes between Haarlem and Schiphol. It should take you ~45 min and drops you off in the centre of Haarlem. Tickets can be bought from the driver for E4 for a single.
In Haarlem there is an equivalent museum of the Anne Frank museum - Corrie ten Boom. Quite a few people prefer this as it is smaller. Beside
I am not sure that your 15 minute estimate from Haarlem to Bloemendaal aan Zee is correct - as the distance is 9 km and should be doable in 30 minutes.
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There is a fast bus that runs every 6 minutes between Haarlem and Schiphol. It should take you ~45 min and drops you off in the centre of Haarlem. Tickets can be bought from the driver for E4 for a single.
In Haarlem there is an equivalent museum of the Anne Frank museum - Corrie ten Boom. Quite a few people prefer this as it is smaller. Beside
I am not sure that your 15 minute estimate from Haarlem to Bloemendaal aan Zee is correct - as the distance is 9 km and should be doable in 30 minutes.
Gajan
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Thank you for the suggestion, Gajan.
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Take every train to Amsterdam South WTC (5 min! first stop), exit here, take tram 5 to Central Station and leave the train at Museum Square (about 10 minutes, opposite to the Concert Building). Walk towards the Rijksmuseum by passing the sqaure (7 minutes, can't miss it) and then to Leidse Plein (10 minutes, Leidse Square). From there to the Canals (3 minutes). Have a lunch on one of the canals, walk along the canals and take tram 5 back to the train station South WTC and a train to Schiphol Airport. The way back will cost you around 45 minutes to be safe. Otherwise send me a "private" mail and I will give you a more detailed program.
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From LHR the upgrade will be 100 e/w. Not sure what it costs from LCY or even if it is available.
The best thing in AMS at the moment is the Rijksmuseum. It is 90% closed for refurbishment. They have taken the best bits from the entire museum and stuck them in the other 10%. Imagine the British Museum or the National Gallery with all the best bits put into a couple of rooms. Truly outstanding stuff. And the Van Gogh Museum is next door as well.
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The best thing in AMS at the moment is the Rijksmuseum. It is 90% closed for refurbishment. They have taken the best bits from the entire museum and stuck them in the other 10%. Imagine the British Museum or the National Gallery with all the best bits put into a couple of rooms. Truly outstanding stuff.
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But maybe Cityflyer has different rules
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As others have said, loads of things to do.
-take the train into Zentraal station, come out, turn left and walk through the construction site until you see an oriental boat. Have a great rijsstaffel.
-take a tram to the Heineken Experience.
-go to the AMS branch of the Renaissance Museum of St Petersburg.
-take the train into Zentraal station, come out, turn left and walk through the construction site until you see an oriental boat. Have a great rijsstaffel.
-take a tram to the Heineken Experience.
-go to the AMS branch of the Renaissance Museum of St Petersburg.
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heh. Same route as me. Presume you commute too - it's cold at the tram stop on the tram that gets to AMS for the first flight of the day, isn't it
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Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. I'm now spoilt for choice as to things to do in Amsterdam.
Flights all booked and I've been allocated exit row window seats as well ^
Will be my first flight out of London City airport as well - should be interesting.
Flights all booked and I've been allocated exit row window seats as well ^
Will be my first flight out of London City airport as well - should be interesting.