Multimodal connections
From the port of Amsterdam, European destinations are well connected by various modes of transport.
Inland shipping
The port of Amsterdam is known for its excellent inland shipping connections to the hinterland.
Frequently used routes are:
- Amsterdam – Rotterdam
- Amsterdam – Ruhrgebied
- Amsterdam – Antwerpen
- Amsterdam – Harlingen / Hasselt / Meppel
- Amsterdam – Farmsum (Delfzijl)
Short sea
Amsterdam has excellent connections to several European destinations through its extensive short sea network:
- Verenigd Koninkrijk: Hull, Tilbury, Grangemouth
- Ierland: Dublin, Waterford
- Noorwegen: Tananger, Haugesund, Bergen, Svelgen, Ålesund
- Zweden: Oxelosund, Sodertalje and Västerås
North West Central Corridor
North West Central Corridor is a direct connection between Amsterdam and the deep sea terminals in Rotterdam and vice versa. Containers to and from the northern Netherlands are transhipped in Amsterdam to the North West Central Corridor barges.
Rail Freight Corridors
Amsterdam is connected to the Rail Freight Corridors. These are the important main transport axes in Europe.
- The Rhine-Alpine to Central and Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy
- The North Sea Baltic for destinations in Central and Eastern Germany and Poland
- The North Sea Mediterranean for destinations in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom
- Amsterdam-Duisburg - train service to and from the Duisburg hinterland three times a week
- Access to short sea connections to England, Ireland, Sweden and Norway from Amsterdam.
