How to travel from Amsterdam to Zaandam

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Travel Information between Amsterdam and Zaandam

Distance5 miles (8 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$3 - $3
Cheapest modeBus • $3 (€3) • 20 min
Fastest modeTrain • $3 (€3) • 6 min
Popular travel companiesEBS Public Transportation BV or NS Domestic

Take a train or bus to travel 5 miles (8 km) from Amsterdam to Zaandam. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are EBS Public Transportation BV or NS Domestic among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Amsterdam to Zaandam.

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from Amsterdam to Zaandam

How to get from Amsterdam to Zaandam by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Zaandam is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Intercity
05:31PM0h06
Amsterdam
05:37PMZaandam
$31One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Intercity
05:31PM0h06
Amsterdam
05:37PMZaandam
$31One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Intercity
05:31PM0h06
Amsterdam
05:37PMZaandam
$31One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Intercity
02:00PM0h34
Amsterdam
02:34PMZaandam
$41One-way
0 transfers
Intercity
11:35AM0h19
Amsterdam
11:54AMZaandam
$51One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Amsterdam to Zaandam

Travel to Zaandam easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Amsterdam to Zaandam.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options to Zaandam from Amsterdam. You can take a train or bus.

The cheapest way to go to Zaandam from Amsterdam is by taking a bus, which costs on average $3 (€3).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Amsterdam to Zaandam:

A bus is $1 (€1) less than a train with an average ticket price of $3 (€3) from Amsterdam to Zaandam.

The fastest way from Amsterdam to Zaandam is by train with an average journey time of 6 min.

There are alternative travel options to Zaandam that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 20 min of travel time.

The Amsterdam to Zaandam distance is around 5 miles (8 km).

The average frequency per day from Amsterdam to Zaandam is:

  • 25 buses a day.
  • 50 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Zaandam from Amsterdam as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Amsterdam to Zaandam:

  • Trains mostly leave from Amsterdam Centraal and tend to arrive in Zaandam.

The following travel companies offer services from Amsterdam to Zaandam:

  • EBS Public Transportation BV can get you to Zaandam by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with EBS Public Transportation BV from Amsterdam to Zaandam for $3 (€3) on Omio.
  • NS Domestic can take you to Zaandam by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for NS Domestic from Amsterdam to Zaandam for $3 (€3).

Yes, there are direct routes from Amsterdam to Zaandam with the following travel companies:

  • You can check for a direct bus to Zaandam with EBS Public Transportation BV with 25 direct buses per day.
  • You can find 38 direct trains per day to take to Zaandam with NS Domestic.

Direct services to Zaandam tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Your trip from Amsterdam to Zaandam doesn't have to end in Zaandam. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Brussels, Roissy-en-France or Schaerbeek. If you’d like to add Paris, Brussels, Roissy-en-France or Schaerbeek to your Amsterdam to Zaandam tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Zaandam today!

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