Taxi · Gelderland
Taxi Wageningen
to Schiphol
A taxi from Wageningen to Schiphol costs a fixed price from €125 (Comfort) with Schipholride. The ride takes about 81 minutes off-peak. The price is fixed before you book — even in traffic or on a detour.
Fixed prices from Wageningen
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.
€125
Premium · 1–4 pax · 3 bags
Mercedes E-Class or similar. Comfortable business-class sedan.
€155
Van · 5–8 pax · 8 bags
Mercedes V-Class or similar. For families and groups with plenty of luggage.
€165
VIP · 1–3 pax · luxury
Mercedes S-Class or similar. Executive travel and special occasions, with water and wifi on board.
€260
Your ride from Wageningen
Wageningen sits at the heart of Food Valley, and its university draws researchers, students and conference visitors from across the world to Schiphol every week. For that 95-kilometre run Schipholride arranges a screened driver at a fixed all-in price from €125, with VAT, your luggage and the parking costs at Schiphol already included. Off-peak the journey takes around 80 minutes, rising to roughly 105 in the rush hour. Nothing is added afterwards: the same fare applies at night, and on a return flight you get 60 minutes of free waiting time after landing. Wageningen has no railway station of its own: public transport means a bus to Ede-Wageningen and a change. A door-to-door car — from home or straight from the WUR campus — saves a great deal of hassle with suitcases and early departures. You can book online and cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before departure. Besides Comfort you can choose Premium (€155), a Van for 5–8 people (€165) or VIP (€260, S-Class).
From Wageningen your driver heads out along the Mansholtlaan and the N781, passing the university campus towards Ede, where the A12 is picked up at the Ede interchange in the direction of Utrecht. From there the route runs around the Utrecht ring onto the A2 towards Amsterdam, then at the Holendrecht interchange onto the A9 past Amstelveen to the A4, with the Schiphol exit following almost immediately. The A12 between Ede and Utrecht and the A9 near Amstelveen are the familiar bottlenecks: on weekdays between roughly 07:00-09:30 and 16:00-18:30 the journey can climb to around 105 minutes. Outside those windows you are usually standing in the departures hall within about 80 minutes. Your driver checks the live traffic situation beforehand and reroutes when needed, for example via the A27 and A28 when the Utrecht ring is at a standstill, so academic visitors with a flight to catch are not left stuck in a tailback.
Pick-up in Wageningen
Pick-up is possible right across Wageningen: from the historic Binnenstad and the Benedenbuurt to the Tarthorst and Roghorst neighbourhoods, the newer Kortenoord district, the Nude on the western edge and leafy Wageningen-Hoog. The WUR campus and the Business & Science Park are regular collection points too, which suits visiting researchers and conference delegates who want to travel straight from their building to their gate. Because the city has no station of its own, many travellers deliberately choose door-to-door: you simply give your address or the campus entrance, and a screened driver is waiting for you at the agreed time.
Areas served: Binnenstad · Benedenbuurt · Tarthorst · Roghorst · Kortenoord · Nude · Wageningen-Hoog
Pick-up from Schiphol
For the return journey to Wageningen your flight is tracked live, so if you land later your pick-up time shifts with it and you have 60 minutes of free waiting after touchdown. If you are coming back around 5 May, bear in mind that the city centre is largely closed off during Liberation Day celebrations, for which Wageningen is nationally known. Mention it when you book and an accessible drop-off point near your address will be arranged.
Frequently asked questions
When should I leave Wageningen for an early flight?+
Allow around 80 minutes of driving time from Wageningen outside the rush hour, plus a good two hours for check-in and security at Schiphol. For an 08:00 flight a pick-up around 04:30 is sensible. If your journey falls in the morning peak, Schipholride builds in extra margin, because the travel time can rise to roughly 105 minutes on the A12 and A9.
Is a taxi better than the train from Wageningen to Schiphol?+
There is no direct option: Wageningen has no railway station of its own, so you first take a bus to Ede-Wageningen and change at least once along the way. With luggage, an early flight or a group of colleagues, a door-to-door car from your address straight to the departures hall is often the calmer choice, and you know the fixed price in advance.
Which motorways does the journey use and where is traffic worst?+
The usual route runs via the N781 to the A12 near Ede, then around the Utrecht ring onto the A2 and via the A9 to the A4 at Schiphol. The A12 towards Utrecht and the A9 near Amstelveen are the busiest stretches; when there is congestion your driver takes an alternative, for example via the A27 and A28, to keep your arrival time on track.
Can you collect from the WUR campus or the Business & Science Park?+
Yes. Visiting researchers, conference delegates and business travellers are regularly collected at Wageningen Campus on the Mansholtlaan or at the Business & Science Park. Give the building name or the exact entrance when you book, so your driver is waiting in the right spot. A business invoice for the university or a research institute is no problem at all.
We are six people travelling from Wageningen to Schiphol — what is sensible?+
Book the Van (V-Class or similar): it carries 5 to 8 people with their luggage for a fixed total price of €165. Worked out per person that often comes in cheaper than separate train tickets plus a connecting bus, and the whole group, whether a research team or a family, leaves together from one address in Wageningen.
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