Amsterdam: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands (North Holland), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 1,211+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Amsterdam runs from about 7 h 45 min a day in late December to 16 h 53 min in late June (computed for 52.37° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Amsterdam is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,467-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 56 km).
Flights to Amsterdam: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Amsterdam · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,211+ places to stay in Amsterdam (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 776 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (381), and 30 are five-star. Across 797 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 1,769,906 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 357 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 366 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Köln, 214 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 173 km (Belgium) — flights · trains · tours
- Rotterdam, 57 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 364 km (Germany)
- Düsseldorf, 182 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 178 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Dortmund, 201 km (Germany) — tours
- Bremen, 275 km (Germany) — trains · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Varna, Algiers, Athens, Bogotá, Brasília, Istanbul, Jakarta, Kyiv, Managua, Manchester, Montreal, Moscow, Nicosia, Beijing.
Common questions
Which airport serves Amsterdam?
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Amsterdam?
About 741,636 people live in Amsterdam, across 219 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Amsterdam in?
Europe/Amsterdam, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Amsterdam?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Amsterdam?
Our booking partner lists 1,211 or more places to stay in Amsterdam, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Amsterdam?
London (357 km), Hamburg (366 km), Köln (214 km), Brussels (173 km), Rotterdam (57 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.