There are 7 ways to get from Lelystad to Amsterdam by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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 Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Intercity / ...
40 min€6–15Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Lelystad to Amsterdam56.9 km
1h€3Train, line 330 bus, bus
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Almere Buitentrain
- Take the bus from Almere Buiten, Station Buiten to Muiden, P+R terreinbus 330 / ...
- Take the bus from Muiden, Muiden P+R to Amsterdam, Amstelstationbus 320
1h 20m€9–15Train via Amsterdam Zuid
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Zuidtrain Intercity / ...
46 min€7–17Train via Almere Centrum
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Almere Centrumtrain Sprinter / ...
- Take the train from Almere Centrum to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Sprinter / ...
1h 6m€6–19Drive 57.9 km
- Drive from Lelystad to Amsterdamcar 57.9 km
46 min€11–15Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lelystad to Amsterdamtaxi 57.9 km
46 min€190–240
Lelystad to Amsterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lelystad to Amsterdam is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 1h.
The fastest way to get from Lelystad to Amsterdam is to train which takes 40 min and costs €6 - €15.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Lelystad Centrum and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
The distance between Lelystad and Amsterdam is 53 km. The road distance is 57.9 km.
The best way to get from Lelystad to Amsterdam without a car is to train which takes 40 min and costs €6 - €15.
The train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal takes 40 min including transfers and departs twice daily.
Lelystad to Amsterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Lelystad Centrum station.
Lelystad to Amsterdam train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Amsterdam Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lelystad to Amsterdam is 58 km. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Lelystad to Amsterdam.
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What companies run services between Lelystad, Netherlands and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal twice daily. Tickets cost €6–12 and the journey takes 40 min. Arriva NL also services this route twice a week.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Almere Buiten
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Almere Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Almere Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €9–15
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Almere Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €6–10
Train from Almere Centrum to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €6–10
- Phone
- +31 85 208 0290
- Website
- allgobus.nl
Bus from Almere Buiten, Station Buiten to Muiden, P+R terrein
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.allgobus.nl/en-gb/
- Schedules at
- https://reizen.keolis.nl/en/allgo/lijnen
Bus from Muiden, Muiden P+R to Amsterdam, Amstelstation
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.allgobus.nl/en-gb/
- Schedules at
- https://reizen.keolis.nl/en/allgo/lijnen
- Phone
- +31-383394700
- Website
- transdev.nl
Bus from Muiden, Muiden P+R to Amsterdam, Amstelstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.transdev.nl/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Lelystad to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- €190–240
Taxi Company Lelystad
- Phone
- +31 320 751 580
- Website
- taxicompanylelystad.nl
Taxi Direct Lelystad
- Phone
- +31 6 33335451
- Website
- taxidirectlelystad.nl
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