Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is huge - so when leaving Amsterdam, give yourself enough time to get to your plane! Enough time means factoring in a 15 minute wait at passports and a 20 minute walk to the gate. So all in all be there at least an hour in advance.

Most trains arrive and depart from Amsterdam Central Station, located between the old centre and the IJ waterfront. Other train stations are Bijlmer, Amstel, Muiderpoort, RAI, Zuid WTC, Lelylaan and Sloterdijk (both west). Schiphol airport also has its own train station, with at least seven trains an hour to Amsterdam Centraal, with additional trains going to other Amsterdam stations.

Eurolines groups 32 independent coach companies operating together as Europe's largest regular coach network and offers services to and from all major destinations in Europe. The arrival terminal is located at Amstel Station, from here a train or metro will take you the city centre in about 15 min.

The Netherlands are connected to the rest of Europe by a superb network of motorways. Green E indicates international highways, red A indicates national highways, and a yellow N indicates smaller routes.

Amsterdam is a busy port city and one of the top 10 most important cruise ship harbours in Europe, with around 100 cruise ships visiting the city annually. Amsterdam’s business ports are run by Ports of Amsterdam (www.amsterdamports.nl)