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Schiphol Airport is 18km southwest of the city of Amsterdam. Both Schipol Airport and the RAI have their own convenient train stations. From Schipol to Amsterdam RAI is a ten minute train journey. A ticket costs euro 2.90. The journey into the city by train takes about 20 minutes.

Trains run every 15 minutes from 4am until 12am and once an hour through the night.

A taxi will take 20 to 30 minutes depending on the traffic and will cost around euro 30. Taxis back to the airport are available from the Taxi point located by the entrance to hall 11.

For general airport enquiries, ring Schiphol Airport on 0900-SCHIPHOL (72447465) from inside the Netherlands or +31 20 794 0800 from outside the Netherlands. Alternatively, go to the website: www.schiphol.nl.