There are 10 ways to get from Amsterdam to Central London by train, car, car train, plane, car ferry, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
4h 55m£59–102Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AMS - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Brentfordtrain
4h 37m£58–169Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Central Londoncar
6h 18m£199–237Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AMS - LHR
3h 51m£70–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Central Londoncar
7h 20m£109–201Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to Ealing Broadwaytrain
4h 23m£115–330Line 52 subway, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train, line 65 bus
- Take the subway from Amsterdam, Rokin to Amsterdam, Station Zuidsubway
- Take the train from Amsterdam Zuid to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to Ealing Broadwaytrain
- Take the bus from Ealing Broadway Station to Darwin Road Brentfordbus
4h 27m£123–301Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane AMS - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
4h 25m£74–244Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane AMS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
4h 48m£70–159Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport, subway
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AMS - STN
- Take the subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Green Park stationsubway
- Take the subway from Green Park Station to Northfields stationsubway
4h 52m£65–249
Amsterdam to Central London by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Central London is to train which costs £55 - £110 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Central London is to fly which takes 3h 51m and costs £70 - £230.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Central London station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Northfields station via King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 55m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Central London is 371 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Central London without a car is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs £55 - £110.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Amsterdam to Central London, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Central London train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Central London is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs £55 - £110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £230 and takes 3h 51m.
Central London is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 1:47 PM in Amsterdam and 12:47 PM in Central London.
Amsterdam to Central London train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Central London, England?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int. 4 times a day. Tickets cost £50–100 and the journey takes 4h 17m. Alternatively, British Airways and KLM fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) hourly.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Zuid to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Custom House to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Custom House to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +31 900 8011
- Website
- GVB
Subway from Amsterdam, Rokin to Amsterdam, Station Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- GVB
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Brentford
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- Thameslink
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale Station to Green Park station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Green Park Station to Northfields station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- London United
Bus from Ealing Broadway Station to Darwin Road Brentford
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- London United
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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