Answered by Jacobus Spreeuwenberg from Ban Kamala, Thailand 1167 days ago

Hi,

Just take the train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central, it is about 15 minutes. Forget about renting a bike, all the administration will eat away your time. I would advice walking to the Nieuwmarkt or taking tram line 5 to Museumplein and quickly visit the Van Gogh Museum, then take line 5 back and the train back to Schiphol.
Enjoy!

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Answered by Renee Koolen from s-Gravenhage, Netherlands 1167 days ago

5 hours is not much, take a train the Amsterdam Central Station, hope there are no delays either way, the bike thing will take up too much time. You may want to hop onto one of those canal trips by boat. They are outside of the station.
Personally I don't know if I would opt for this having only 5 hours to spare.

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Answered by Diana Carranza from Rotterdam, Netherlands 1167 days ago

hi
if u have just 5 uurs.u can go by train( take the train at schippol) to amsterdam centraal, when u getthere, outside the station u'll see,the city, just cross the street and u can rent a bike..or walk.eitther way, u can go to rijksmuseum(the museum ever-beleive me) and its 10 euro, and the walk around a little bit,not going soo far the station,there are lost of souvenir shops, cofeeshops (weed shops) ,restaurants,etc, u ca see the boats, or take a holland cruise that last like 1 hour, and it cost 25 euro,
and of course take pictures and then go back to schippol.
hope u have fun.

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Answered by Arthur Wolvers from Amsterdam, Netherlands 1167 days ago

Trains go every 10 minutes to Amsterdam Central Station. From the station you can do a boat tour. This takes 1.5 hours. If you have time left, you can walk to damsquare (5 minutes from the station)
If something goes wrong with the train (delay or something) you can take a taxi to the airport. The ride is about 20 minutes and should not cost more then 40 euro (train is about 7 euro return)

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Answered by Lori from Heemskerk, Netherlands 1166 days ago

I'm not sure what type of things you enjoy- but take the train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal station, and from there you can take a tram to various parts of the city. I would probably also suggest walking to Leidseplein, plus the Anne Frank house is close by, but usually full on weekends. You could avoid longer lines by purchasing tickets online ahead of time.

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Answered by Eva Hopstaken from Breda, Netherlands 1159 days ago

You will see pretty much nothing, i'm affraid.... Indeed hop on a train and just indulge yourself into the city and enjoy the streets and canals of the ancient town.

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Answered by Mike. D from Utrecht, Netherlands 1159 days ago

You can contact me if you want to rent a bike. Also I can offer you a guided tour. Contact me if you are interested.

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Answered by Scott Roane from Amsterdam, Netherlands 455 days ago

Boat tour would be the best. They leave from infront of central station (which is where the train from Schiphol takes you). You can do a 1.5 hour tour which will give you a feel for the city and show you the highlights. After this, you'd better head back to the airport!

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