Getting to Leiden ....

For many of us we will arrive in the Netherlands at Schiphol Airport. If time allows, you may want to stay there for a while as the shopping is great! If not, you will have two options to travel to Leiden - Train or Taxi.

Taxi .. well that is easy, we've all done that before!

Train ... well that can be a bit more fun! Located throughout the airport are many train schedules where you can determine the next available train to Leiden Central Station. Most likely to be found on platform 5 or 6. Once you know your train time and platform, you must purchase a ticket. This can be done from any of the automated machines located throughout the airport. Be prepared with a handful of Euro coins ... If you don't want to use the machines, there are ticket counters available where you can speak to a live person who will guide you through the process. And YES the entire process can be conducted in English regardless of by automated machine or ticket counter.

Once aboard your train ... approx 15 minutes later you will arrive in Leiden!