308. Amsterdam-Noord, The Netherlands

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Why Amsterdam-Noord, The Netherlands

Many of you may have been to Amsterdam, but have you ever been to Amsterdam-Noord (Amsterdam North)? Basically, instead of heading towards the city of Amsterdam when you get off the train at Centraal Station, turn the other way, exit through the back of the station and get on a free ferry to the other side of the IJ River; its a brave new world waiting just for you.

The area is accessible by tunnels, a road and ferries. Ever ventured that way?

Where

Amsterdam-Noord, The Netherlands is located on the other side of the river in Amsterdam. It is actually not connected to the rest of Amsterdam at all, except by one roadway and under water tunnels.

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How To Get Here

Train

No. At the moment there are no trains/trams to the area. You can take a train to Amsterdam’s Centraal Station and then take a ferry or drive to the area. Here are some train services to use to get to Amsterdam:

Intercity Direct – Local Netherlands train

RailEurope

SNCB Europe

Plane

The nearest major international airport is Amsterdam-Schipol (AMS)

Here is a list of airlines serving Amsterdam-Schipol Airport (AMS):

Adria Airways (JP), Aegean Airlines (A3), Aer Lingus (EI), Aeroflot (SU), Aeromexico (AM), Air Arabia Maroc (3O), Air Astana (KC), Air Canada (AC), Air Europa (UX), Air France (AF), Air Malta (KM), Air Mauritius (MK), Air Serbia (JU), Air Transat (TS), AirBaltic (BT), Alitalia (AZ), American Airlines (AA), Arkia-Israeli Airlines (IZ), atlasglobal (KK), Austrian Airlines (OS), Belavia Belarusian Airlines (B2), British Airways (BA), brussels airlines (SN), Bulgaria Air (FB), Cathay Pacific Airways (CX), China Airlines (CI), China Eastern Airlines (MU), China Southern Airlines (CZ), Croatia Airlines (OU), Czech Airlines (OK), Norwegian International Shuttle (D8), Delta Air Lines (DL), EVA Airways (BR), EasyJet Airlines (U2), El Al Airlines (LY), Emirates (EK), Etihad Airways (EY), Eurowings (EW), Finnair (AY), flybe. (BE), Garuda Indonesia (GA), Germanwings (4U), Georgian Airways (A9), Iberia Airlines (IB), Icelandair (FI), Iran Air (IR), Jet Airways (9W), Jet2.com (LS), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), Kenya Airways (KQ), Korean Airlines (KE), LOT Polish (LO), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), MS, Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY), Oman Air (WY), Onur Air (8Q), Pegasus Airlines (PC), Qatar Airways (QR), Royal Air Morac (AT), Royal Jordanian (RJ), Ryanair (FR), SAS (SK), Singapore Airlines (SQ), SkyWork Airlines (SX), Sun Express Germany (XG), SunExpress (XQ), Surinam Airways (PY), Swiss Airlines (LX), TAP Portugal (TP), TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (VR), Tarom (RO), Transavia (HV), Transavia France (TO), Tunisair (TU), TUI Netherlands (OR), Turkish Airlines (TK), Ukraine International (PS), United Airlines (UA), Vietnam Airlines (VN), Vueling (VY), Wow Air (WW) and Xiamen Air (MF).

By Bus

There are buses from all over Europe to Amsterdam. Try Eurolines.com.

By Car

If you’re already in the are you can rent a car and using Google Maps navigate the area. The ferries will take your car across the EJ River.

By Rideshare

You may use rideshare service BlaBlaCar.

Where To Stay

As you would expect, most of the hotels are on the Amsterdam side of the IJ River. However, you can still find a few hotels on the Amsterdam Noord side.

==>> You can find a list of hotels in Amsterdam from TripAdvisor here.

 

Where To Eat

There are lots of places to get all types of food here including, French, Italian cuisines.

 

What To Do

As you explore this area, here are a few things to keep you busy and entertained:

 

==>> Here is a list of things to do from Trip Advisor.

==>> Lonely Planet has some additional information.

 

Additional Information

Language: Dutch. English is widely spoken.

Currency: Euros (EUR)

I am Amsterdam (Amsterdam-Noord)

Facebook (I am Amsterdam)

Twitter (I am Amsterdam)

Instagram (I am Amsterdam)

ILoveNoord (In Dutch)

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Twitter (I Love Noord)

Twitter (Amsterdam Noord)

 

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