Amsterdam Airport Express vs @Transdev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amsterdam Airport Express
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Amsterdam Airport Express The easiest way to the Amsterdam City Centre Take public transport and this free interactive app is your wayfinding guide to your accommodation! Travel quickly from Schiphol Airport to the city centre of Amsterdam: take bus line 397 or Niteliner N97. How it works: • Start at Schiphol Airport Bus platform B17 • Download our free Amsterdam Airport Express app • You can buy your bus ticket online in the app • Take our bus 397 (or Niteliner N97 between 01:00AM and 05:00 AM 2x per hour) • The bus has a low entry so you can bring your luggage inside the bus and keep it with you. • Enjoy a frequent service (every 7,5 minutes) between Amsterdam Airport and Amsterdam city center (both directions) • Follow live where your bus is on the route so you are prepared to get off or hop on the bus in time. • Enter your accommodation (address) in the app and check your nearby bus stop • The app shows how to get to your accommodation • Sit back and relax during the 25 minutes trip while you charge your smartphone, use the free WiFi on the bus • The app tells you everything about all the interesting sights you pass in 8 languages (English, Deutsch, Nederlands, Español, Italiano, Français, Português, 中国 ) • Enjoy the ride and the wayfinding to your accommodation (and back to Schiphol Airport after your stay)! Full list bus line 397 of stops in both directions: Amsterdam Airport Knooppunt Schiphol Noord Anderlechtlaan Amstelveenseweg Olympisch Stadion Haarlemmermeerstation Emmastraat Museumplein Rijksmuseum Leidseplein Busstation Elandsgracht Additional bus stops bus line N97 (Niteliner): Marnixstraat Westermarkt Dam Nieuwezijds Kolk Centraal Station
@Transdev
Access real-time departure times for nearby or favorite stops. Plan journeys across various public transport options and receive notifications for disruptions. Manage your travel history and purchase e-tickets.
- Real-time departure times
- Journey planner for bus, tram, metro, train, ferry
- Stop and line search
- Disruption notifications
- Favorite stops
- Travel history
- E-ticket purchase
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Transdev – The Mobility Company. With the Transdev app, you always have up-to-date departure times close at hand. The app shows current departure times for the nearest stops or your preferred stop. The app uses your location to find nearby stops. The screen shows at a glance whether your ride will leave the stop on time or if the vehicle is running early or late. What the app offers: • The app has a handy journey planner that gives travel advice from your current location or a chosen address to any destination in the Netherlands. The planner gives advice for bus, tram, metro, train, and ferry. • You can search directly by stop name. Each stop shows which lines stop there. Once you pick a line, you see real-time departure times. Use the bell icon on this page to sign up for notifications about detours or disruptions. You can choose to get these during peak hours only or at all times. • Use the heart icon next to the stop name to save a stop as a favorite. This stop will appear by default on your Favorites screen. • Link your debit/credit card (OVpay) to your My Account to view your full travel history with Transdev and its brands. • Buy an e-ticket to travel on Transdev buses. • The Detours icon shows planned and unplanned detours and disruptions. Tip: sign up for push notifications to get this information right away if something happens on your route. • Insights into recent trips. • Contact customer service. • Overview of available shared mobility systems nearby. • The option to personalize the app's homepage. • The app includes a region filter so you can see information relevant to your area. This can be set based on your location or configured manually. The following regions are included in the Transdev app: o Amstelland-Meerlanden o Gooi & Vechtstreek o Haarlem-IJmond o Hoeksche Waard and Goeree-Overflakkee o Noord-Holland Noord o Parkshuttle o Zeeland o Zuidoost-Brabant The Transdev app is constantly evolving. Do you have any questions? Go to: www.transdev.nl/contact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Amsterdam Airport Express at 3 against @Transdev's 1. Amsterdam Airport Express also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Amsterdam Airport Express ships an update monthly, @Transdev every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amsterdam Airport Express | @Transdev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AllSensing BV | Connexxion Nederland B.V. |
In-app purchases
Amsterdam Airport Express
No in-app purchases
@Transdev
No in-app purchases
Questions
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