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CharlesKellner Mar 28th, 2007 10:37 AM

Amsterdam from Frankfort
 
What is the best way ? Details ? Thanks, I'm researching for my 18 year old son who's flying over as I type

BoniseA Mar 28th, 2007 11:04 AM

We're taking the train from Frankfurt to Amsterdam April 12. It cost 40 euro apiece. It's an ICE and takes about 5 hours. The train station is in (or next to) the Frankfurt airport. Go to www.bahn.de. Click on Internat. Guests.

I looked and looked at flying. It was too expensive. Most flights from Frankfurt go to London before Amsterdam.

CharlesKellner Mar 28th, 2007 12:04 PM

Thank you. Any suggestions for where he should stay IN Amsterdam ? (he's on "walk about") after graduating HS 1 semester early, prior to Univ.

BoniseA Mar 28th, 2007 01:15 PM

Staying in Central Amsterdam is really expensive. Also, I think this time of year it's hard to find anything.

I used Priceline and got the Amsterdam Holiday Inn. It's a ways out but I got it for $85 (dollars, not euros) a night. Can you use Priceline in England? It's a cheap way to go.

BoniseA Mar 28th, 2007 01:21 PM

oh, maybe you're in Australia

CharlesKellner Mar 28th, 2007 04:34 PM

Thanks, but not England, Nor down under. While my wife is from Malaysia.....we live in Vermont (still part of the continental US)

CharlesKellner Mar 28th, 2007 06:07 PM

After spending 30 minutes on line, i never found a 40 euro, the best was way over 100, what did I do wrong ?

BoniseA Mar 29th, 2007 04:56 AM

I think they have special pricing on certain dates.

I haven't bought tickets yet to come back to Frankfurt, it always comes to 100 euro. I had assumed that it was just cheaper to go to Amsterdam then the other way.

Also, I've been told on this board that it's cheaper to buy tickets at the station.

We're going to buy our return tickets when we get to Amsterdam.

Hopefully, someone more experienced with this will respond to your post.

This is the first time I've purchased tickets. We haven't gotten there yet to find out if I did everything ok.

leather1026 Mar 30th, 2007 02:15 PM

Try booking.com for an hotel in cental Amsterdam.


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