The bulk of tourists arrive in the Kingdom of the Netherlands by air. More than a dozen airports operate here, but three are especially popular with travelers - Schiphol in Amsterdam, Rotterdam The Hague and Eindhoven, seven kilometers from the city of the same name. These airports in Holland receive tens of thousands of passengers every day who want to get to know the land of tulips.
Record holder in all respects
The main airport in Holland dates back to 1916. It is located southwest of Amsterdam and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the best in Europe:
- Schiphol handles nearly fifty million passengers annually, with more than a third of them on intercontinental flights.
- The volume of cargo transported by Schiphol is up to one and a half million tons annually, and this figure is second only to the Paris and Frankfurt airports.
- Holland's Amsterdam Airport has been voted the best in the Old World for 15 consecutive years, and has a four-star Skytrax rating. Less than a dozen airports in the world have received this honor.
- Soaring 101 meters into the Amsterdam sky in 1991, the Schiphol tower was the tallest among its kind for several years. Interestingly, the very territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands air gate lies three meters below sea level.
- Seven times the Amsterdam airport in Holland was recognized as the best on the planet.
There is a single terminal at Schiphol Airport, the area of which is divided into three halls, connected by a system of transitions. All infrastructure, including shops, restaurants, lounges and even a branch of the Rijksmuseum, are located under one roof.
Schiphol is just over 17 kilometers from Amsterdam. They can be overcome by electric trains departing from the platform under the main hall. Travel tickets are purchased at the automatic ticket offices in yellow and blue. Travel time does not exceed 20 minutes, and trains arrive at the main railway station in the center of Amsterdam. Railway transport runs around the clock with varying frequency depending on the time of day. A taxi ride will cost ten times more, but on the contrary, it will not be possible to win in time.
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The air gateway to the Netherlands is also the airport of Eindhoven. It is the hub of many of the low-cost airlines that independent travelers prefer to fly. Eindhoven Airport in Holland cannot boast of an abundance of shops and restaurants and does not break world records, but every passenger will find everything they need to comfortably wait for their flight.
Rotterdam-The Hague Airport also has international status, but the main flights accepted by it are domestic and in the Schengen area.
