Cars: Amsterdam has strict parking laws. Be warned: illegal parking comes with expensive wheel clamps and more expensive towing away. The Parking Police is one of the few city departments making a profit.



General sites

Amsterdam tours - online booking
Here you can book various Amsterdam excursions and tours online. Taxi from the airport can be booked here too.

Passengers Terminal Amsterdam
Building where the cruiseships for Amsterdam arrive and depart

Canal Bike and Canal Bus
Canal Bike rents out 100 pedalboats from 4 central locations in Amsterdam. Rent a pedalboat from any of the 4 locations and leave it at another.

Strippenkaart web site
For using bus, tram and metro anywhere in the Netherlands, you need a Strippenkaart.



Public transport

Public transport timetable information - 9292ov.nl
All information on all public transport in Holland. (In Dutch only). Under 'Reisadvies' you can plan your trip.

Thalys
High speed train, with services throughout Europe (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, i.a. to Brussels, Paris, Cologne, Geneva, Dusseldorf, Brugge)

Nederlandse Spoorwegen / Dutch Railways
Dutch Railways, information on all domestic and international trains. Click on 'English' for the English language page.

Gemeentevervoerbedrijf, GVB
Amsterdam's Municipal Transport Service. Usefull information about public tranport in Amsterdam. Some parts of the site though are in Dutch.

Fast ferry Amsterdam to Velsen (IJmuiden beach)
Operated by Fast Flying Ferries. Departs behind Central Station, takes 25 min. to Velsen (near the coast). You can take your bicycle on the boat! To go to IJmuiden beach you can also take a bus from Velsen.

Museum tram
foundation that operates old trams on Sundays and public holidays.



Taxis

Amsterdam taxi services
Amsterdam taxi service, Amsterdam Schiphol airport, VIP services

Amsterdam Limousine Service
Limousine taxi service

Wielertaxi
Get driven around Amsterdam, on a bicycle!! Rides, Tours and a lot of possibilities

BTC Limousine Chauffeur Amsterdam
This website offers professional taxi and limousine services from Schiphol Airport Amsterdam to any destination in Europe

STS Schipholtaxi
On this website you are able to arrange you transportation from and to Schiphol Airport Amsterdam. To calculate the taxi-fee, please enter the Dutch postcode below.

B&S Business Service BV
We can provide you business service;Airport pick-up at, Transfers, car service, personal security, armoured cars or vans; Ask us what to do for you, we do all kinds of business service to give you more spare time.

De Dagtoertaxi
No-nonsense solo taxi company, specialised in low rate long distance taxi services and private daytrips. Spacious, airconditioned taxi for 1-4 passengers. Reservation necessary.

Amsterdam Airport Shuttle
We provide a great shared transportation service with luxury mini busses up to 16 people. We make only a maximum of 4 stops in the city and we pick you up from the meeting point with a name sign.

Karos Citytours
Romantic transport with horse and carriage. Departs in front of the Royal Palace, Dam Square.

Airport Taxi Amsterdam



Cars

Arrantea Motorhome Rental
Rent out up to 6 berth motorhomes and/or campervans to explore Holland and Europe.

Car rentals Amsterdam
Directory of car rental companies located in Amsterdam.

Parking your car in Amsterdam
Official site by the city of Amsterdam on travelling to Amsterdam by car or public transport

ANWB traffic information Amsterdam
Popular traffic (jam) info page on the main roads in Holland. Roads coloured red -> heavy traffic, white -> low traffic.

Budget Car rental
Car rental, site in Dutch. On-line reservation possible.

DutchNomads Budget Campers
Cheap camper rentals

BW Campers
We rent motohomes and camper to tour Europe on a self drive basis



Bicycles

StarBikes Rentals
Bicycle hire, black granny bikes and side by side bike for 2.

Damstraat Rent-A-Bike

Amsterdam Cycle Routes
Interesting collection of do-it-yourself cycle routes, including the newly developed eastern harbour area.

Bike City
bike rental in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Heritage - Cycle tour
do-it-yourself cycle trip in downtown Amsterdam, with lots of info on the old houses which you come along

MacBike Fietsverhuur & Fietsenmakerij / Rent a bike
bike rental (outlets near Waterlooplein and Leidseplein)

Henry WorkCycles
Sales and rental of special cargo trikes and transport bikes (bakfietsen en transportfietsen).

Fietsen Eén Twee Drie
English language cycle routes in the Netherlands. Includes a fully described cycle route 'Discover Amsterdam, city of bicycles'.



Planes

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol