Taxi rank at Amsterdam Central Station again a mess

[Puffin13]

Taxi rank at Amsterdam Central Station again a mess

published: Sunday, May 18 2008, 11:18PM

The old problems at the taxi rank at the Central Station are back again. The City has announced tougher enforcement of the rules.

Although it is officially forbidden to enter the taxi rank (nicknamed by some drivers the 'Gaze Strip') without a special permit, the old problems have returned.
Long lines of taxis are waiting to get on the taxi rank, there are arguments among them, they are sometimes rude to clients, sometimes charge too high prices and often refuse short rides.

Some months ago, these problems seemed to have dissappeared, as the city of Amsterdam introduced stringent rules for taxis at the Central Station. Because the enforcement has been softened, particularly during the night, the problems are partially back again.

A spokesperson of the City admitted the problems are known, and in the course of this week measures will be taken.

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[tdw121270]

I always get the train into centraal station €3.80 compare to €40, no contest. So I have to get a tram while loaded up with a rucksack, still I wouldn't pay that sort of money.

[Bhang Buddie]

they are sometimes rude to clients, sometimes charge too high prices and often refuse short rides.

They are always rude and I've yet to find ONE that will get out of bed and take me anywhere - especially when I have luggage. They're absolutely useless and don't have the right to call themselves taxi drivers.

The best number is to get the Bustaxi from Schipol to your Hotel, those guys are just about friendly and at least you get to the door of the right hotel.

Thanx for letting me rant

[NirvanaEJ]

they are sometimes rude to clients, sometimes charge too high prices and often refuse short rides.

They are always rude and I've yet to find ONE that will get out of bed and take me anywhere - especially when I have luggage. They're absolutely useless and don't have the right to call themselves taxi drivers.

The best number is to get the Bustaxi from Schipol to your Hotel, those guys are just about friendly and at least you get to the door of the right hotel.

Thanx for letting me rant

agreed. ive said it before, the shuttle bus (bustaxi as Bhang Buddie
put it) from Schiphol is a little more expensive than the train but they are nice ppl, help you with your luggage and get u where u need to go in one shot. and if ur not staying in one of the many places they stop at, you can always ask to get off near ur hotel anyway.
happy trippin'

[Linwë]

they are sometimes rude to clients, sometimes charge too high prices and often refuse short rides.

They are always rude and I've yet to find ONE that will get out of bed and take me anywhere - especially when I have luggage. They're absolutely useless and don't have the right to call themselves taxi drivers.

Awww...crap

I have to use a taxi to get from just outside a'dam to schipol airport at 7.30 in the morning, with luggage, on our last day..

..do you think they will overcharge me? Or be late/rude?

Can anyone reccomend a legit/trustworthy taxi company in amsterdam?

This is actually my first time abroad alone ( I'm 18 ) and I'm worried about booking the taxi back now..

Maybe I'm just being neurotic..

[Bernum]

Concerning early flights out of Amsterdam, i now know it is a bad idea after i slept through my alarm (6:30 in time for a 10 ocloc flight), i woke at 9 am at camping Zeeburg, which entailed a 6-8 minute sprint to the tram stop, a 10 minute wait for the tram and another 10 minutes on the tram, a lucky qquick(1 min) depature from Centraal train station (without buying a ticket which was lucky that the inspector didn't inspect me!) and however long it takes from Centraal to Schipol which is 15-20 minutes i think...i made it with maybe 3 minutes before they closed the flight..So so lucky! My last smoke in A/dam definitely had someting to do with this...

So i would recommend trying to change your departure flight for an evening booking if possible....and not to put too much trust in the taxi...Because you never know what might happen...not to mention the extra few hours in Amsterdam are worth every penny.


On another note i have found taxi drivers in Amsterdam to be more than helpful when asking for directions, on 2 occasions i walked up to taxi's and asked where so and so street is and straight away they pulled out there street directories.