Den Haag Centraal station lives up to its name, as the majority of the city’s main attractions, including The Dutch Parliament building, are within 10 - 15 mins walk.
However, Den Haag Centraal is not the only station adjacent to the city centre served by express trains.
Den Haag Centraal is a terminus, hence trains which pass through the city on north ↔ south routes instead use Den Haag HS station.
The following train services typically use Den Haag Centraal:
not all station calls are listed in these summaries
The following train services typically use Den Haag HS station:
not all station calls are listed in these summaries
Note that some locations are only served by trains from Den Haag Centraal, while others are only served by trains from Den Haag HS.
Four trains per hour connect Den Haag Centraal to Den Haag HS, and they are also typically linked by tram line / routes 9 and 16.
Note that there are no international direct trains to and from Den Haag / The Hague
Den Haag is a state-of-the-art public transport connection hub.
The city's main bus station is located above the platforms used by the mainline trains and one of the two sets of tram stops is located within the station building above the main concourse, the other is right outside the main entrance on the street named Rijinstraat.
Finally at an upper level, on the opposite side of the station to its main entrance, is a Metro station for the Randstad Rail service to/from Rotterdam city centre.
All of these public transport locations have step-free access by lift and / or escalators with the main concourse - which also has step-free access to all of the platforms / used by the trains, the IC and Sprinter services.
Tram lines / routes 2, 3, 4 and 6 typically use the tram stop, which spans the station, while tram lines / routes 9. 15, 16 and 17 stop outside the main entrance.
The stop within the station has two separate pairs of platforms each with dedicated access, platforms A and B are typically used by the trams heading to the city centre.
Onward Connection Summary
There is a station on line E of the Rotterdam Metro named Meijersplein / Airport, but it is a case of close, but not quite.
The metro station is located is located approximately 500 meters from Rotterdam / The Hague Airport
Though a 10-15 minute walk can be avoided by taking bus route / line 33 for a three stop hop between the station and the airport terminal building.
The trains on Metro Line E typically operate every 10 mins and they link Meijersplein / Airport station with Den Haag Centraal in a journey time of 26 minutes.
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