Schiphol Airport is located about 18 km from Amsterdam. It is one of the largest European airports, which began its work in 1916. Five runways provide high capacity - about 50 million people a year, there is also a sixth strip for flights of small aircraft. And in connection with a large influx of passengers, the construction of the seventh strip is planned.

Terminals and infrastructure

At the airport there is a terminal divided into three halls and piers for departing and arriving passengers. In this case piers for Schengen visa holders are located separately from piers for passengers not burdened by the Schengen. In terms of comfort, Schiphol is considered one of the best airports in the world.

Judge for yourself - does not have time to have any desire to emerge in a tired passenger's head, as he is surprised to find that they took care of it in advance .You have to put a mask on your face - go to the spa, steam up - there is a sauna, puff up the sluggish body - the gym is waiting for visitors, to go shopping in anticipation of a voyage - a huge choice for every taste, even pray here with maximum comfort - there is a prayer room .And if podkachavshis, praying and having done rejuvenating procedures, any pair of steam suddenly suddenly need to get married - then there is a pleasant surprise .Since 2006, marriages are registered on the territory of the airport .There is also a morgue here, sad as it may seem, but people do not know where their life ends .

Other services

Money is needed by all and always. And, as a rule, cash has a feature to end at the most inopportune time. On the territory of Schiphol for such cases, there are 24-hour bank branches and currency exchange offices. Banking terminals are installed in the lounge for passengers. For those who urgently needed medical help, medical centers operate 24 hours a day.

Call, send a letter, buy a medicine - everything is provided for convenience and comfort. Even for those who want to put down a hundred or two in the hope of smiling at the fortune at the airport, a casino is open. And only bars, restaurants and duty-free shops and not count.

For people who do not think their life without work, there are office premises on the territory of Schiphol. Faxes, computers, phones - all this can be rented. And conference halls with a variety of equipment have long been an integral part of all major airports.

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Hotels in Schiphol

If suddenly the flight is delayed for an understandable or incomprehensible reason, six hotels of different level of comfort and, accordingly, the price category are located right on the airport territory. A few hours to soak up in bed or stay for a longer time - it all depends on the passenger's desire and the timetable with the schedule.

Hotels at the airport

• Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 4 *
• Mercure Schiphol Terminal 3 *
• Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel & Conference Center 5 *
• Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 4 *
• Yotel Schiphol Airport
• CitizenM Amsterdam Airport 4 *

Accommodations nearby

• Dorint Hotel Amsterdam Airport 4 *
• Ibis Amsterdam Airport 3 *
• Novotel Amsterdam Airport 4 *

How to get to Amsterdam Airport

From the airport to the city and back are constantly running buses. Three bus flights with approximately the same half hour interval in the afternoon and one hour night. This trip will cost 15 EUR.

By train, departing from the platform, located directly under the arrival hall, you can get to the city in 15 minutes, and this trip will cost 3.20 EUR. And lovers of a comfortable taxi ride will have to pay from 35 to 50 euros - that's what it costs to get to the city.

Parking places

On parking it is desirable to take care in advance and rent a parking space on the Internet or telephone. But even in case of total traffic in the immediate vicinity of the terminal, you can always find a place far away - not so convenient, but save.

Check in

Registration at the airport starts in two to two and a half hours in case the flight is international, and for an hour and a half for those departing on an internal flight. The time of your departure must be learned as a multiplication table, because registration has a feature to end. In Schiphol, this happens 40 minutes before departure on an international flight and 30 minutes on an internal flight.

Baggage

For the convenience of passengers at the airport provided free trolleys on wheels - do not carry the same huge trunks in the hands .By weight, baggage that can be taken with you is limited to three categories .First - if the ticket is economy class, then take the luggage with you the passenger can not more than 20 kg .The second - for business class passengers - here the weight of the baggage is increased up to 30 kg .And most of all can take passengers of the first class - 40 kg .However, restrictions apply only to weight, the size of the rules is not specified, but for all there are reasonable limits .

In the cabin with you can take a small baggage, the size of a passenger seat, and the weight does not exceed 80 kg. For non-standard luggage, and this phrase, as a rule, means sports equipment, the same rules apply as for usual. That is, bicycles of any kind, surfs, skis, hockey sticks and golf equipment can be carried as standard luggage.

Contacts and address

• Mailing address: Postbox 7501, ZG Schiphol Airport, Netherlands
• Telephone of the airport directorate: +31 900 72 44 74 65
• Help phone: +31 207 940 800
• Fax: +31 20 601 38 01
• The official website of the airport www.schiphol.com
• On-line departure board: www.schiphol.nl/Departures
• On-line arrival screen: www.schiphol.nl/Arrivals

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