Taxi · Zuid-Holland
Taxi Schiedam
to Schiphol
A taxi from Schiedam to Schiphol costs a fixed price from €105 (Comfort) with Schipholride. The ride takes about 52 minutes off-peak. The price is fixed before you book — even in traffic or on a detour.
Fixed prices from Schiedam
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.
€105
Premium · 1–4 pax · 3 bags
Mercedes E-Class or similar. Comfortable business-class sedan.
€125
Van · 5–8 pax · 8 bags
Mercedes V-Class or similar. For families and groups with plenty of luggage.
€140
VIP · 1–3 pax · luxury
Mercedes S-Class or similar. Executive travel and special occasions, with water and wifi on board.
€210
Your ride from Schiedam
Hauling two suitcases and a buggy onto the platform at Schiedam Centrum at five in the morning is the kind of start to a travel day most people would happily skip. A taxi from Schiedam to Schiphol comes with a fixed all-in price from €105 (Comfort) when you book with Schipholride, and outside the rush hour the run takes around 50 minutes. That figure already covers VAT, your luggage and the parking charges at Schiphol, and there is no night surcharge, so a four-in-the-morning departure costs exactly the same. When booking you choose your segment: Comfort (VW Passat or similar, €105), Premium (Mercedes E-Class or similar, €125), a Van for 5-8 people (V-Class or similar, €140) or VIP (S-Class or similar, €210). Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure, and at the agreed time a screened driver is waiting at your door, whether that is in Zuid, Groenoord or Woudhoek.
Schiedam sits unusually well for this journey. Since the A4 between Delft and Schiedam opened, there has been one continuous line to the airport from the Kethelplein interchange. Leaving the city, the driver takes the A20 via the 's-Gravelandseweg or the Nieuwe Damlaan, swings north onto the A4 at the Kethelplein and immediately drops into the Ketheltunnel, which runs beneath Kethel and the edge of Vlaardingen. From there it stays on the A4 past Delft, Rijswijk, The Hague and Leiden to the Schiphol exit: 60 kilometres in all, and outside the rush hour you are standing at the departures hall after roughly 50 minutes. During the morning and evening peaks the journey can stretch to around 75 minutes, with the usual culprits being the A4 between The Hague and Leiden and the approach to the Kethelplein. When the Ketheltunnel is closed for planned maintenance, normally overnight or at a weekend, the driver reroutes via the A20 and the A13 past Delft.
Pick-up in Schiedam
Pick-up is possible at any address in Schiedam: from the old town centre and Schiedam-Zuid to Nieuwland, Oost, West, Groenoord, the old village of Kethel and the newer districts of Woudhoek and Spaland. Setting off from Schiedam Centrum station is just as easy to book, for instance if you are collecting a travelling companion there first. Business trips regularly begin on the Vijfsluizen, 's-Gravelandsepolder, Spaanse Polder and Nieuw-Mathenesse industrial estates; you simply enter the company address when booking and the fixed price stays the same.
Areas served: Centrum · Nieuwland · Oost · West · Zuid · Groenoord · Kethel · Woudhoek — stations: Schiedam Centrum
Pick-up from Schiphol
For the journey home, your flight is tracked live and you get 60 minutes of free waiting time after landing. Because the A4 towards the Kethelplein runs almost empty in the evening and overnight, a late landing often has you back at your own door in Schiedam within 50 minutes, with no night surcharge, whether you live in Woudhoek or out in Kethel.
Frequently asked questions
What time will I be collected in Schiedam for a flight departing at 08:00?+
For an 08:00 departure you want to be in the departures hall by around 05:45, a good two hours before take-off. With roughly 50 minutes of driving time, since the A4 is still empty that early, the pick-up in Schiedam works out at around 04:45. You pay no night surcharge for that hour; the fixed price stays exactly the same.
Schiedam Centrum has a direct intercity to Schiphol, so when does a taxi make more sense?+
True, direct intercity trains run from Schiedam Centrum to Schiphol, and for a solo traveller with hand luggage that is a sound option. A taxi wins the moment you set off from your own front door in Groenoord or Woudhoek, carry plenty of cases, fly very early or late, or travel with three or more people, when door-to-door is usually the more comfortable choice.
How much delay should I allow if I leave Schiedam during the morning rush hour?+
In the morning and evening peaks the journey can climb to around 75 minutes, against roughly 50 minutes outside those windows. The hold-ups sit mainly on the A4 between The Hague and Leiden and on the approach to the Kethelplein interchange. That is factored into your pick-up time, so your check-in deadline is never put at risk.
Can I be collected in Kethel, Spaland or Sveaparken, or only in the centre?+
Every address in Schiedam counts: the village of Kethel, Spaland, Sveaparken, Woudhoek, Groenoord, Nieuwland, Oost, West, Zuid and the old town centre. The fixed price from €105 is the same right across the city, so an address on the northern edge costs nothing extra compared with a pick-up near Schiedam Centrum station.
Six of us are heading from Vijfsluizen to Schiphol; will we fit in one vehicle?+
Yes, that is exactly what the Van is for: a Mercedes V-Class or similar with room for 5 to 8 people, for a fixed total of €140 including VAT, luggage and the Schiphol parking charges. A single pick-up address on Vijfsluizen, 's-Gravelandsepolder or another estate is enough, and you all travel door-to-door without changing, with every case and laptop bag in one van.
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