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Layover in Amsterdam - Leaving Airport?

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  • agrinnall
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    None of that correlates with my experiences at Schipol, maybe it's a particular part of the airport that has problems.
  • PompeyPete
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    edited 23 February 2017 at 4:12PM
    agrinnall wrote: »
    None of that correlates with my experiences at Schipol, maybe it's a particular part of the airport that has problems.

    Could be, but I don't intend finding out.

    Fwiw, we were flying Garuda from LGW to Jakarta. When I booked online direct with Garuda there was no mention of a stop at Schipol in each direction.

    Never again will I fly long haul via any European airport [or Istanbul], that potentially adds hours to an already long journey.
  • martindow
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    eDicky wrote: »
    What kind of card? Machines at Schiphol? Was there an extra fee? Useful to know. I haven't needed to buy a ticket myself for years, having a stored value card valid for all NL public transport including mainline rail (OV-Chipkaart). Maybe at Schiphol they've started accepting foreign cards for tickets more.
    I think it was a Partnership Mastercard in a machine in the booking hall above the station. I bought an OV-Chipkaart with a top up of 40 Euros I think but I imagine the product would not affect the card acceptance. The OV-Chipkaart is a wonderful system isn't it - the same card for trains, buses or trams.

    For the OP only making a return trip they would be better off getting single use tickets rather than paying for a card.
  • bigadaj
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    PompeyPete wrote: »
    Could be, but I don't intend finding out.

    Fwiw, we were flying Garuda from LGW to Jakarta. When I booked online direct with Garuda there was no mention of a stop at Schipol in each direction.

    Never again will I fly long haul via any European airport [or Istanbul], that potentially adds hours to an already long journey.

    Istanbul is Europe, well ataturk at least.
  • PompeyPete
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    bigadaj wrote: »
    Istanbul is Europe, well ataturk at least.

    Aye, on the European side of one of the most awesome, must-visit cities in the world.....but apart from the geography, not in Europe.

    Am sat in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport at the moment Great example of how an airport should be.
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