best way to get from airport to hotel

cheese · Post by **cheese** » Wed 31st Jan 2007 04:52 pm

Well other than the train (my girlfriend wont be able to lug her bags around, and she has to many for me to carry) what is the best way to get to the airport..

i have checked a few shuttle services such as conexxion, and they dont drop off at my hotel... which is the sofitel grand demeure amsterdam.

anyone use a shuttle service they like and that is decent.

Thanks so much

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed 31st Jan 2007 06:26 pm

Get the train. Cheapest and quickest.... Tell your girlfirend you'll spend the difference on her, she'll be carrying those bags like a goodun.

Mark_d · Post by **Mark_d** » Wed 31st Jan 2007 09:02 pm

someone else mentioned taxi, not sure how much that would cost though. i love the train ride into dam though, only done it twice but its just the most excitin train journey ever ha ha

FlyByNite · Post by **FlyByNite** » Wed 31st Jan 2007 09:19 pm

I'm with the pack on the train. Teach your GF to travel light. They have laundromats there.
A taxi will be 40 - 50 euros.

cheese · Post by **cheese** » Thu 1st Feb 2007 04:53 pm

lol u try telling her that ... hahahah, i would rather spend the 50 euro on the cab then listen to her complain about the weight of her bags etc... im sure she will also be in a better mood when she can arrive at the hotel nice and easy with no complications.... another note is the plane ride is 9 hours for us, and when we land , it will realy be like midnight or just after iin our minds, and it will be like 8 AM or so amsterdam time. i doubt either of us will be up for the hike.

also im sure i would need to cab from central station to my hotel anyway, so in the end it isnt that much more expensive... especially when u consider the headache's saved..lol

i called the hotel and they said dont spend more than 50 euro on cab ride..

thanks anyway, but i dont think the train will be an option on the way from the airport to the hotel.... lol

Pala · Post by **Pala** » Thu 1st Feb 2007 06:01 pm

Not to hijack this thread, but...

A handy tool for beating jet lag is to NOT compare your surrounding to what time it is "back home". From the minute you walk on the plane, set your watch and start living acorrding to the time at your destination. FWIW.

... Back to the discussion re: trains and taxis.

bb420 · Post by **bb420** » Thu 1st Feb 2007 06:18 pm

Pala wrote:Not to hijack this thread, but...

A handy tool for beating jet lag is to NOT compare your surrounding to what time it is "back home". From the minute you walk on the plane, set your watch and start living acorrding to the time at your destination. FWIW.

... Back to the discussion re: trains and taxis.

What watch? When I'm there, time is not something I keep track of.

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Fri 2nd Feb 2007 08:27 am

When I'm there Time is something I'm unable to keep track of!

Hoystidd · Post by **Hoystidd** » Tue 20th Feb 2007 06:44 am

I am in the same situation...
I hope I am not hijacking too badly and rather getting answers for the same situation.

If we pack lightly, I could see how taking a train to Central Station and then a Tram to the Hotel as being an awesome experience.

But what if the bags become too much of a burden?

Do the Taxis from the Airport to the Hotel carry 4 passengers and bags?

That being said... Can the 72 hour multi-day pass be purchased from anywhere else other than the tourist information booth at Schiphol?

Stidd