- What you pay
- 12.5% of the room price excluding VAT; transit cruise passengers €15 per person
- Limits and exemptions
- Applies to hotels, hostels, B&Bs, apartments and campsites
- Official source
- amsterdam.nl
The figure comes from the linked source, the same one we use in the 100-city table.
The other fixed costs in Amsterdam
Two costs you pay anyway as soon as you land, from our tables with the operator as source.
The public transport ticket
- Single ticket
- €3.40
- What it covers and how to buy
- GVB 1-hour ticket on trams, buses and metro; with OVpay or OV-chipkaart €1.16 plus €0.217 per km; day ticket €10; the 90-minute ticket is gone since 2026
- Source
- GVB, 2026 fares
From the airport to the centre
- Airport (code, distance)
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), about 11.5 km from Dam Square as the crow flies
- Cheapest way: price, time
- NS train to Amsterdam Centraal, 14-17 min, eight an hour, contactless at the yellow readers
- Fastest way: price, time
- Same
- What to watch out for
- A disposable single ticket costs €1.60 on top of the fare, and anyone staying in the city can take the Amsterdam Travel Ticket (€20 for a day), which also covers bus 397 to the airport
- Source
- schiphol.nl · ns.nl
Frequently asked questions
How much is the city tax in Amsterdam in 2026?
12.5% of the room price, excluding VAT. 12.5% of the room price excluding VAT; transit cruise passengers €15 per person.
Are there limits or exemptions?
Applies to hotels, hostels, B&Bs, apartments and campsites.
In other cities
The tax in 100 European cities is in the full table, the most expensive ones in the ranking.
City tax 2026 in Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Vienna, Budapest, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville.