yes, you can. i would check your baggage all the way thru in case it isn't done. You can take the train to downtown pretty easily. Takes approx 20 mins. You might lose time in the coffee houses...becareful!
There's nothing around the airport....take the train to go downtown and enjoy!
im going to be at the airport for 7 hours before making off to cairo.
can i leave the airport in amsterdam??
ok, cool thank you very much!
what do you mean by checking my baggage all the way thru ?
getting back into the airport isnt a problem like with security ?
again thank you i can't wait!!
ok, cool thank you very much!
what do you mean by checking my baggage all the way thru ?
getting back into the airport isnt a problem like with security ?
again thank you i can't wait!!
If you are ticketed all the way from your original departure airport via Amsterdam to Cairo then your luggage will be taken from the plane in Ams directly to the Cairo plane so you can forget about it untill you get to Cairo. You also get a boarding card for your Cairo flight when you first check in so don't have to check in at Ams.
If, on the other hand, you've booked 2 separate flights with 2 different carriers you will have to collect your luggage in Ams before checking it in again for Cairo. If that is your scenario it cuts considerably on any time you have for a trip into the city.
If you are ticketed all the way through you have plenty of time to get into the city. You should be in Amsterdam itself easily in an hour from landing. That will give you about 4 hours in the city before setting back to Ams in plenty of time for you to get through security and get to your boarding gate.
..all this for ppl. that don't need a visa for entering the Schengen area of course.
And of course you will have to pass security on your way bach into the airside part of the airport.
The ppl. that check-in your luggage whereever that is,will tell you if it is checked thru (and the tag wil say CAI and AMS (smaller leters)). If it only says AMS the luggage has to be collected and checked in again in Schipol
well some airport ive been to it takes a long time to get through.
is this the case in amsterdam ?
Normally not - unless rushhour or big travel day - in my experience, but it IS a place where rules are followed.
Do not know if the is "bad" or "good" security?
Many connetions to the US so they have to fullfill both US and EU standards - and does so as far as I can see. So relatively strict.But not harassing more than the US/EU rules implies.