Buses From Schipol

[New Judge]

I'm travelling to Schipol and need to take an Arriva bus service from there to Lisse (about half an hour away). Finding out how I can pay for the ticket (I understand I cannot pay on the bus) seems very confusing (and I'm no slouch). There is a website to obtain e-tickets online but it seems it doesn't work. I'll be arriving in the evening so I imagine Tourist Centres and so on will be closed.

Anybody had any experience?

Ta in anticipation.

[Toorak]

I think that there is a newsagents just opposite the arrival area that sells tickets (I have bought tram tickets there)

[Toorak]

You can buy a travel card at the newsagent for use on trams and buses

http://www.amsterdamtips.com/tips/transport-tickets.php

I suppose you will need to get some advice as to how much to put on it if you down this route

[Toorak]

http://www.amsterdam-advisor.com/support-files/amsterdam-airport-map.pdf

[Buenchico]

The Arriva website doesn't mention not being able to buy tickets on the bus. (Indeed, it says that you can and doesn't say anything about Line 361 being any different).

The e-ticket website seems to be working for me.
https://www.arriva.nl/eticket/
Set 'van' to 'Amsterdam Airport Schipol' and 'naar' to 'Lisse'. Select 'Enkele reis' for a single ticket. That will offer you a ticket to Hyacinthenstraat for €4.80. (Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 'Koop e-tickets').

The next fare stage is at Anna Blamandreef, so enter that as your destination if you're travelling that far. (Fare = €5.21). The last fare stage in Lisse is at Engelenbuurt (€5.46).

[If you experience problems with the e-ticket website, try a different browser. It's fine in Firefox for me although, obviously, I've not completed an actual purchase].

You might well find that tickets can be bought at the airport anyway. Schipol is Europe's third busiest airport (and the fifth busiest in the world). Just about everything seemed to be open when I flew out of there on a late flight last year.

[New Judge]

Thanks all and particularly 'chico.

Strangely I see that a 72hr pass will cost €17. I need to go from Schipol to Lisse (yes, Hyacinth Street is the stop I need) and back but I'm also thinking of going to Leiden and back whilst I'm there. With the cost of the airport trips being €9.60 and the Leiden journeys probably another €5 or €6 I might consider the three day option.

I know Schipol is very well equipped. I went there three years ago but simply got on a train into Amsterdam. Thanks again. I'll try the e-tickets site you mentioned.