Getting to the Netherlands by Air and Sea
Find out about the international and domestic airports serving the Netherlands...
By air
The main international airport in the Netherlands is Schiphol Airport 15 Km southwest of Amsterdam, with flights to and from destinations throughout Europe, the United States and to hundreds of cities worldwide. The official airline is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with regular flights to the North America, Europe and Asia Pacific countries. On arrival at Schiphol Airport there are a number of options for getting to the main towns in the Netherlands; regular direct trains can take travellers to Amsterdam city centre where there are many connections to other Dutch towns. Courtesy busses operate from the airport to main hotels in Amsterdam, alternatively taxis are available outside the airport to various destinations.
There are a number of other airports in the Netherlands for domestic, international or charter flights. Eindhoven Airport is situated on the east side of Holland next to the A2 motorway, 15 minutes from Eindhoven. There are daily flights to several destinations in Europe and the UK as well as domestic flights to Schiphol.
Rotterdam The Hague Airport has regular flights to destinations in Europe and domestic flights to Eindhoven.
Maastricht Aachen Airport has domestic flights to Schiphol and scheduled and seasonal charters to a number of destinations in Europe.
Situated in the northeast of the Netherlands, Groningen Airport has scheduled and charter flights from Scotland and England. A number of charter flights are available in the summer months to and from holiday destinations in Europe.
By ferry
Ferry companies that have routes to the Netherlands include P&O and North Sea Ferries with ferries between the UK and Holland. Stena Line runs between Harwich in the UK and Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland). DFDS Seaways also has routes between Newcastle in the UK and Amsterdam/Ijmuiden.