Amsterdam (and Schiphol Airport) can be reached from many international destinations using the NS HiSpeed international train service. Daily, seven ICE International trains leave from Frankfurt in Germany that pass through Cologne, Düsseldorf and Duisburg to reach Amsterdam in about four hours. Plenty of intercity trains from Deutsche Bahn connect Berlin with Amsterdam in about six hours. From Belgium, there is a direct intercity train from Brussels and Antwerp to Amsterdam that takes less than two hours to reach. There's a direct connection from Paris to Amsterdam with Thalys that takes a bit more than three hours. Traveling by international train is generally not cheap, but booking earlier does make it cheaper.
If you're coming from other provinces in the Netherlands, the easiest way to visit is to use the Netherlands Railway service to come over. Generally, it is a reliable, fast and cheap way to get into the province. A one-way trip from Rotterdam costs about 14 euro and takes about one hour, while a trip from The Hague costs about 10 euro and takes about 50 minutes.
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