Transfer from Amsterdam Centraal to Schipol Airport - shortest time?

Hi all,

Just wondering for our next year's Baltic cruise which ends in Amsterdam at 7am. There's a flight out from Schipol airport at 11:55am, and I'm wondering if this is too close. The train journey itself seems to be only 30 mins, but unsure of other factors that may delay check-in.

Thanks

We came back in July same flight time we were off the ship by 8:15 I prebooked a taxi for 8:30 we were at AMS by 9am the lines were long but we were in BUS so it was a shorter line

I would say if you can get off in the first or second group you should be OK

If you are flying to the USA I have read that you pre clear immigration & customs in AMS so that may slow you down a bit

Edited September 12, 2018 by LHT28

If you are flying to the USA I have read that you pre clear immigration & customs in AMS ...

No, you don't. But there may be additional security checks for flights inbound to the US.

No, you don't. But there may be additional security checks for flights inbound to the US.

Thanks for the correction

True you don't do USA customs preclearance at AMS but you would have additional security/customs checks if you are flying on a USA airline home (Delta, United, or American). If you are flying on KLM, Luftansa, etc. you wouldn't have the additional checkpoint.

Actually we're looking to fly back to Australia (using Finnair via Helsinki to Hong Kong first). Would be flying Business Class.

I'm concerned that the ship may dock a little later, or delayed due to congestion at the arrival port, unable to get off the ship right away, transfers etc. There's a 6.50pm flight to Helsinki as well, so may aim for that. Longer wait at the airport, plus overnight into Hong Kong arrival mid-afternoon instead of morning. Later connection into Melbourne, so in the end we'll be arriving home a full day later! Joys of travelling....

 

 

Thanks for your responses.

depends how many ships are in port but usually only 1 at PTA terminal

 

https://www.ptamsterdam.nl/en/cruises-portal

There's a 6.50pm flight to Helsinki as well, so may aim for that. Longer wait at the airport, plus overnight into Hong Kong arrival mid-afternoon instead of morning.

FWIW, I think you might find the "day" flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong quite punishing. It would depart Helsinki at 3.40 pm Amsterdam time and arrive in Hong Kong at 1.25 am Amsterdam time, so you'd have had little chance to get any sleep. You'd then have to stagger through to 6.40 am Amsterdam time while changing flights in Hong Kong, probably feeling like death warmed up, and then you might find it difficult again to sleep on the flight to Melbourne because your body thinks that it's day time once more (with bright daylight outside).

 

From a body clock point of view, the midnight departure from Helsinki to Hong Kong might work better because there would at least be that one flight on which you could concentrate on getting some good sleep.

FWIW, I think you might find the "day" flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong quite punishing.

 

Yes, I agree. Alternative flights are under consideration at the moment. Thanks.

Option 2

 

stay in Amsterdam disembarkation day & catch the 11:55 the next day

 

I think you would be fine on disembarkation day since you a re in BUS they have separate lines

 

JMO