dixieagle Posted January 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2015 We are considering a HAL Baltic cruise. Given work/vacation realities, we can't arrive in Amsterdam before early morning (about 6 am if all is on time) the day of the cruise (a Saturday.) This makes me quite nervous, as we always arrive at least one day before, but it's not a possibility. Is it possible/realistic to get from Schiphol airport to the Rotterdam port in time to board for a 4 pm departure the same day? (Flights to Rotterdam get in too late.) We have a couple other cruise possibilities, but are more frequent HAL cruisers. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted January 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2015 A few obvious threads came up in a quick and dirty search, which might provide you with a start on how to do it. In timing terms, you'll see that the risk is barely more than if you were flying to Amsterdam to start a cruise there on the same day, as the slowest direct trains from Schiphol to Rotterdam take less than an hour and the fastest can be under 20 minutes. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1677694 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1595833 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1530399 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1175141 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixieagle Posted January 13, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted January 13, 2015 A few obvious threads came up in a quick and dirty search, which might provide you with a start on how to do it. In timing terms, you'll see that the risk is barely more than if you were flying to Amsterdam to start a cruise there on the same day, as the slowest direct trains from Schiphol to Rotterdam take less than an hour and the fastest can be under 20 minutes.http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1677694 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1595833 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1530399 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1175141 Many thanks; will check these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted January 13, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It should be no problem. Either book a shiptransfer from the airport to Rotterdam port or take one of the shuttles as mentioned on this website:http://www.schiphol.nl/Travellers/ToFromSchiphol/SchipholTravelTaxi.htm Traveltime around 45 minutes depending traffic. By putting in the zipcode 3072 AP 699 you can check the rates. Your only problem might be a big delay or cancelation of your flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted April 6, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 6, 2015 How much is the cost for the train from Schiphol airport to Rotterdam thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted April 6, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 6, 2015 How much is the cost for the train from Schiphol airport to Rotterdam thanks All details here: http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbee Posted April 7, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2015 How much is the cost for the train from Schiphol airport to Rotterdam thanks €11.90; takes between 25 and 55 minutes depending on the train. The station is right at the airport, hard to be much easier. http://ns.nl/ is the dutch rail website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosport11 Posted April 7, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 7, 2015 We used the French hi speed train,just for the experience it seemed like we had just got settled and we were getting off :):) took about 15 min then a taxi on the other side to the port, The down side is you have to prebook your seat so you cant just show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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