Taxi · Limburg
Taxi Heerlen
to Schiphol
A taxi from Heerlen to Schiphol costs a fixed price from €295 (Comfort) with Schipholride. The ride takes about 174 minutes off-peak. The price is fixed before you book — even in traffic or on a detour.
Fixed prices from Heerlen
Total price incl. VAT, luggage and Schiphol parking. Price per ride, not per person.
Comfort · 1–4 pax · 3 bags
Volkswagen Passat or similar. Spacious, quiet ride for solo, couple or small family.
€295
Premium · 1–4 pax · 3 bags
Mercedes E-Class or similar. Comfortable business-class sedan.
€350
Van · 5–8 pax · 8 bags
Mercedes V-Class or similar. For families and groups with plenty of luggage.
€380
VIP · 1–3 pax · luxury
Mercedes S-Class or similar. Executive travel and special occasions, with water and wifi on board.
€585
Your ride from Heerlen
Heerlen sits right down in South Limburg, closer to Maastricht and Aachen than to the Randstad, so the run to Schiphol is one of the longest we cover: 221 kilometres, around 175 minutes outside the rush hour and up to roughly 225 minutes if you leave in the morning or evening peak. For that journey Schipholride arranges a screened driver at a fixed all-in price from €295 (Comfort, VW Passat or similar), with VAT, luggage and the parking costs at Schiphol already included. Because there is no night surcharge, an early start from Heerlerbaan or Hoensbroek costs you nothing extra. You choose your own segment: Premium (€350, Mercedes E-Class or similar), a Van for 5-8 people (€380, V-Class or similar) or VIP (€585, S-Class or similar). Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure, so a change of plan need not cost you anything.
From Heerlen the driver takes the A76 towards Geleen, then joins the A2 at the Kerensheide interchange — straight away the busiest point on the Limburg leg, especially between 07:00 and 09:00 when the commuter traffic around Geleen and Stein converges. From there the A2 runs in one long line northwards past Weert, Eindhoven and Den Bosch. The greatest risk of queues is around Eindhoven and near Utrecht; in the evening rush (roughly 16:00-18:30) those are the first stretches to grind to a halt. At the Holendrecht interchange the route switches to the A9, then takes the A4 at Badhoevedorp, which feeds straight onto the airport. A driver who runs this trip regularly keeps an eye on live traffic and, if there is serious disruption on the A2, can divert around it. For an early-morning flight the departure time is set generously in any case, so even a slow run on the A2 still leaves a comfortable margin.
Pick-up in Heerlen
Heerlen is made up of four districts — Heerlen-Centrum, Heerlerheide, Heerlerbaan and Hoensbroek — and you are collected at the door in any of them, just as in neighbourhoods such as Molenberg, Welten or Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld. If someone in your party is arriving by train, Heerlen station makes a logical meeting point; the driver can also pull up at Heerlen Woonboulevard station or Hoensbroek station. For a business trip from the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in the centre or the De Beitel business park, you simply give the company address as your pick-up point and the driver is there at the agreed time.
Areas served: Heerlen-Centrum · Heerlerheide · Heerlerbaan · Hoensbroek · Molenberg · Welten · Meezenbroek-Schaesbergerveld · Eikenderveld — stations: Station Heerlen, Station Heerlen Woonboulevard, Station Hoensbroek
Pick-up from Schiphol
For the journey back to Heerlen, one thing matters most: your flight is tracked live, so even if your aircraft lands late the driver is ready and waiting, with 60 minutes of free waiting time after you touch down. That is genuinely useful this far south — land late in the evening and a door-to-door taxi has you home in South Limburg the same night, without having to bend your plans around train times, and with no night surcharge whatever the hour.
Frequently asked questions
What time will I be collected in Heerlen for a 09:00 flight?+
Work it back: for a 09:00 departure you want to be at Schiphol around 07:00 to check in comfortably. With roughly 175 minutes of driving plus a safety margin, the pick-up in Heerlen then falls at about 03:30. Because there is no night surcharge, that early hour costs you nothing extra over the standard fixed price.
How does the taxi compare with the train between Heerlen and Schiphol?+
By train you are around 2.5 hours on the way from Heerlen station and always have to change, usually at Utrecht — there is no direct service. The taxi takes about 175 minutes outside the rush hour but runs door to door: no hauling cases across platforms and no waiting for the first train before an early flight. For a group or an awkward hour, the taxi wins on convenience.
Can I be collected at home in Hoensbroek or Heerlerheide too?+
Yes. The fixed price applies across the whole of Heerlen, so it covers the districts of Hoensbroek, Heerlerheide and Heerlerbaan as well as neighbourhoods like Molenberg or Welten. You just give your home address when you book, and the driver is there at the agreed time — there is no extra charge for the outer districts.
How much queueing risk is there on the A76 and A2 route?+
The familiar bottlenecks are the Kerensheide interchange near Geleen and the A2 around Eindhoven and Utrecht. In the rush hour the total journey can stretch to roughly 225 minutes because of them. When your pick-up time is planned, those peak windows are taken into account, so even on a busy morning you still reach the airport in good time for your flight.
Seven of us are leaving from Heerlen — can we travel in one vehicle?+
Yes, the Van (Mercedes V-Class or similar) carries 5 to 8 people with their luggage for a fixed price of €380 in total. For a group that often works out cheaper per head than separate train tickets, and you leave together from a single address in Heerlen rather than gathering at the station with all your bags.
Prefer Dutch? Bekijk deze pagina in het Nederlands.