. .... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
'Good Morning Good morning Wake Up Please' 🤣 Fantastic video mate! Surprised they give you a food voucher, I was sure there would be a catch like 'here's your voucher, but just to let you know the restaurant is closed'...
I thought the driver's wake up call was hilarious. These long distance coach trips are hard work, but there's always something of an adventure with each one.
I ❤ Flixbus! I live in Amsterdam and use Fluxbus often for work and family visits to various cities in western Germany, northern France including Lille, and the Belgian cities. Until 3 years ago, I used trains for this travel, but now PREFER to use Flixbus mainly because it's faster than trains to anywhere in Belgium, it'smore frequent & convenient, it's only slightly less comfortable regarding space. And yes, it's MUCH cheaper than any of the trains. I'm an older retiree and always pay the few € extra that it costs to book a forward seat behind the driver - there, i sit comfortably with panoramic view, listen to music via the inboard wifi and a journey of a few hours is over in no time! I actually PREFER IT to economy-class Eurostar (formerly Thalys).
Thanks Scott, looks like you found a gem of a trip. That’s a nice touch, the meal voucher as well. I might have to try that journey myself. Looks a comfortable coach too. Thanks for sharing another great adventure. Tim
The coaches use whichever is convenient or cheapest on the day. There's not a vast difference in timing between the two french ports. Dunkirk is further north, but it takes about an extra half hour at sea. Whereas Calais takes less time at sea, and it's less than 30 mins on the autoroute at coach speed to be passing Dunkirk's ferry exit.
It's a beautiful city, and well worth an explore. You could go for a weekend break or a full week's holiday and you would find plenty of options for things to do! ♥
Another great video Scott. Being a steward myself I think a lot of the areas will be tapped off for cleaning by night stewards. Having less passengers at night, it’s ideal time for deep cleaning or maintenance tasks each night in different areas of the vessel by the night stewards.
Seen it many times but it still gets me every time, the departures board in Victoria Coach station which says ''departing flights'' in German! Because in German there isn't a single word for departures, there is Abreise for vehicles, Abfahrt for trains, and Abfluege for planes. I guess the person who translated it copied it from an airport departures board.
I once booked with DFDS Dover to Calais. I was very early in Dover and they gave me the option to either wait there for about 90 minutes or take the ferry to Dunkerque in 20 minutes. Needless to say, I took the one in 20 minutes
Great video! Those Flixbus routes are interesting to say the least. Seat 2A is indeed the best in any coach. If you take the train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Amsterdam Centraal, it will only be 10 minutes and will cost 2,60 euros. Only if you pay with your bank card or by a pre-bought ov-chipkaart, if you buy a one-way ticket for any train, an additional fixed fee of 1 euro will be added for the paper ticket itself... So, use your regular debit bank card to pay.
@@craiglathampossible you have Bruges confused with either Gent-Sint-Pieters or Antwerpen-Centraal? Of the major Flemish cities, Bruges is the only one without a prewar railway station. It's perfectly serviceable, but anything but a highlight of the city.
@@liamtahaney713 while postwar, the Brugge station is quite nice, and the wall paintings in the old ticket hall are beautiful. Ghent has a beautiful building, but the platforms are a mess, both the older ones (nice canopies, but very uncomfortable otherwise) as well as the new ones (comfortable, but partially still a building site). I honestly prefer Brugge at the moment.
Just amazed at how much Sloterdijk area has changed since I passed through in , I think, 1976. Before there was a metro, anyway. We went Harwich to Hook of Holland, land sectors by train. There’s a ‘direct’ coach/ferry/coach service to Krakow you might try. I overcame my dislike of airports after that. Enabling the vicarious experience of sharing your travels is always a pleasure.
Thank you, Scott. This padt August 2023, I took Flix bus from Lisbon to Madrid; then from Frankfurt to Maastricht; until my nightmare ride coming from Leeds to London when a male paasenger revealed he was high on an hallucenegenic drug. Flix buses are great. You should have filmed the interior of the bus including their bathrooms. Now I can take Flix from Amsterdam to London overnight. Thanks for showing us how. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Scott! That was interesting. I used numerous modes of travel in my lifetime, but the longest ferry I ever took was less than half hour. And never an international ferry. So, you show me something completely new. 😁
Love the obscure routes Scott. Found myself stranded in Malaga in the summer after a spontaneous pneumothorax and could not fly nor was i fit to travel the channel tunnel. Luckily i am a subscriber and had watched the over night flixbus service which uses the ferry 🤓. Keep up the great content
Hi Scott, I have finally watched all of your videos after 3 months of catching up. Your vlogs are really fun, never too long and something interesting always pops up. Last month while on a visit to Glasgow, I added a trip to Paisley to see the gargoyles. Please keep up the good work
Great video once again Scott. I’d highly recommend a look around Utrecht if you ever get the chance. I took a day trip from Amsterdam last year and it was stunning!
I've stayed at Sloterdijk a couple of times when visiting Amsterdam, most recently in July this year. It's so quick and easy to get from there to Amsterdam Centraal that it makes the cheaper hotel prices very worthwhile. And yes, take the NS trains, not the metro! 😄
That's what I did when I was booked into the XO Hotel Stoterdijk. There were loads of surface trains that take about 10mins to get to Centraal. Good video Scott but I think I'll stick to travelling in the day rather than an overnight coach. Easyjet from Gatwick to Schipol isn't much more expensive if you get the right time.
I just rounded out 2 months in Europe coming back from Bruges on Flixbus. The 30-minute stop you mention is a rest break for the driver(s) - their being on the ferry isn't a break, they have things to do that you don't see. Personally, I'd rather be a touch late and have drivers who are fresh than be one of the accidents coaches have. Hope you enjoyed your time in the Netherlands!
Oh lordy, that brings back memories. Way back in the 1970s, after backpacking overland (where possible) from Amsterdam to Melbourne, Australia, I returned to Amsterdam from Victoria coach station in London through a shonky but very cheap travel company. Nothing seemed to go to plan, including spending a night under a table in the bar of an ancient ferry from Dover to Zeebrugge in Belgium - I hasten to add that I was completely sober but the boat was tiny and rustic and under the table was the only place I could find to lay down. Had to keep my face to the side and my mouth closed to avoid being used as an ashtray. I can't remember where we landed, but it certainly wasn't Zeebrugge. The coach from wherever it was in Belgium to Amsterdam was comfortable enough (hallelujah!) and I managed to get a couple of hours of much needed sleep. Then I was dumped not at Amsterdam central station as scheduled but about 2 kms east along the Amstel river. Not a taxi to be seen so ended up walking to the station and then took a taxi to the home of a fellow expat resident. Great to see him and assorted droppers-in after so long away, but I was expected to sparkle and I was all sparkled out.
Yeah, their are about 20 trains per hour from Sloterdijk to Central Station, costing €2.60, taking 6 minutes. Wouldn't recommend the Metro on that route. You can use you contactless debit/creditcard to open the gates and pay for the ride.
@@MrJimheeren The original plan was to close the circle, so that you could travel from Sloterdijk to Centraal clockwise in just a few minutes (the metro would run parallel to the tracks that the Eurostar takes to Centraal). But the track never got beyond Isolatorweg station, so there's a gap in the circle. Going counter clockwise, like shown in the video, takes a long time. 17 stops, and some stops are like 200m apart so it really feels like there's not progress at all. Surface trains have been mentioned and are the best choice if you need to go to Centraal from Sloterdijk. They only take about 6 minutes from Sloterdijk to Centraal, but can be rather busy. If, for whatever reason, the surface trains are not an option for you, take bus 22 instead (it takes about 20 minutes - faster than the metro on this route). Sloterdijk is next to Teleport Business District, which makes no sense to have as a terminus for international buses. No person going to the business district will take something like Flixbus, and people who do take Flixbus usually would want to go to the city center. But the bus terminal at Amsterdam Centraal is a bit on the small side. And road traffic into the city center is murder. Hopefully they'll move the international bus station to Amsterdam Zuid station in the future - there's a metro connection from Amsterdam Zuid straight through the city center with stops at all the places you'd want to go as a tourist too (Rokin for the shops and RL district, Europaplein for the RAI Convention Center, Vijzelgracht station is right next to Rijksmuseum etc.) and stops at Centraal (level -2, so one below level below the metro stop shown in this video) too.
Next time you're in the Netherlands, at most stations, you should be able to pay with your contactless credit card directly (tapping in and out like an OV-chipkaart, the Dutch Oyster Card), which is probably cheaper.
@@simonh6371 correct, but seen the huge importance of London in the UK, I'd say most people even outside of London are probably somewhat familiar with the scheme, especially as it has been around for what, 20 years, now? And considering the Netherlands are basically just one big city with some agricultural parks in it...
@@barvdw Most people in the UK hate London so I'd say most are not familiar with it. Yet more Londoncentric arrogance assuming that everyone is interested in London.
@@simonh6371 you don't have to like them, just be aware of what they have. Millions pour into the city daily for work or leisure, many using public transport. Heck, even most foreign tourists know by now not to buy the paper tickets, they're too expensive. Does 6yo Tonya from Keighley know about the Oyster Card? Probably not, but someone regularly watching anything on the BBC, ITV or Channel 4 has probably heard of it and knows it's used to pay for your public transport rides in London, especially someone even remotely interested in public transport, as many on this channel are. Oyster Card has been a pioneer in the field (especially in Europe, Japan, China and Korea were earlier), and it has influenced a lot of other cities around the globe.
Hey, Scott. Filixbus have just announced £3 single fares anywhere in UK! How about you travel the longest possible journey for just £3? There's a challenge for you!
...... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Hello, I am curious how the bus driver picks and leaves passengers in the U.K. streets when the driver seat is in the left. Do you have to walk around to the other side?
I had to laugh when you took the metro in Amsterdam. The train is much faster. Or you could have taken a local bus, that would have been faster then the metro. The flixbus station is also the entrance to the underground parking garage of the offices I work at. One of my colleagues takes a bus to get from where he lives in the East of Amsterdam to Sloterdijk via Central Station. Not as fast as the train, but much faster then the metro.
This citylink service is great .and BETTER because it goes Daily. In low and high season Daily . Several times The other service did not have that service just twice a week . When i did it in may this year. It was great. We were amazed that both coaches and the f erry worked so well together wirh one price. 30 euros. Cant complein there. CITYLINKS DAILY SERVICE FROM THE FERRY IS GREAT.
Nice video . As a brit living in outer Netherlands near the german border . It was great to see the well trodden path again .. I will respond deeper in another comment but greetings from a Scots bairn in Ommen Nederland
The 30 minute stop and 15 minute stop are mandatory breaks that the driver has to take, the driver can either do a 45 minute stop every 4 and a half hours, but they can also choose to split the break into a 15 minute one and a 30 minute one. Hope that answers your question.
Back in 1980 or thereabouts I got the train from Copenhagen to Rotterdam, where the train went on the ferry. Not anymore apparently. I slept most of the way....I was very drunk at the time!
Try the coach service from Rotterdam all the way to Gibraltar. Eurolines. If you have the right ticket then you can stay until the next coach wherever possible at all the stops all the way down to Gibraltar. Alas the bright lights of benidorm were enough to cut my journey short.
Great video as always FlixBus use Sloerdijk as their base for Amsterdam, I was rushing last time I arrived as the coach from Düsseldorf was 3 hours late but at least there were plenty of trains to Central. I am taking a Hull to Rotterdam mini cruise in December to visit the Mauritius art muses, in The Hague. It’s very cheap in the low season and you get a bed so much better than a coach.
@12:33 The guage aka Den-huage serves as a secondary city for utrech, its a ultra-modern commercial & office center with a massive transportation hub with Rail & Light rail, Trams, more than 30 local bus lines, & many many intercity bus routes.
DFDS sometimes give you the option of switching between Calais and Dunkirk departures if you arrive early and there is space (stops you waiting on the quayside too long)
Presumably Sloterdijk bus station is part of the NS Sloterdijk train station? Could’ve jumped on any NS trains heading (next stop!) to Centraal, or grab the tram just outside Sloterdijk station, take you into middle of town. No need to use the Metro
Thank you for a very interesting video! i was particularly pleased to see that the coach served Bruges and Ghent. These cities used to be easily reachable from London for 'foot passengers' by using the Dover-Ostend ferry and then a short train ride on a frequent service. If you want to reach Bruges or Ghent by Eurostar, you have to change at Lille or Brussels.
There is a direct Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal now with 6 trains in each direction each day. It takes about 4 hours. There are a further 7 trains each day which involve connecting trains, presumably at Brussels Midi.
Lucky. I was taking this exact coach at 10pm a few months back, to Ghent. I was looking forward to the ferry, but we ended up going on the Channel Tunnel train. Sad times.
"Any coach service which requires a drive-on/drive-off ferry link must be tried." There is one company offering a London route by ferry that had me interested for a while. Mainly because they also offer direct busses form Lisbon, Albufeira and other places on the iberic peninsula to Sofia, Bulgaria. These are as far as I can discover Europe's longest long distance coach routes. However they also have a London-Sofia route taking about 48hrs which also sells tickets to the intermediate halts, in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. A channel crossing by boat to Belgium or Lille for some TGV action maybe worth a try on the Bulgarian busses of union-ivkoni.
It made me smile when the title of your video popped up. I’m due to make exactly the same trip in a couple of weeks. I’ve been to Bruges before with Flixbus , but through the tunnel. I’ve also done the crossing out with DFDS to Paris Bercy Seine. I agree with your thoughts about the station when you made the same trip, far from salubrious . I made the return via the bus and ferry also, but unfortunately if was P&O on the return and no meal voucher.
Very temped to get "Good morning, good morning. Wake up please" as my alarm tone XD
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Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
'Good Morning Good morning Wake Up Please' 🤣 Fantastic video mate! Surprised they give you a food voucher, I was sure there would be a catch like 'here's your voucher, but just to let you know the restaurant is closed'...
I thought the driver's wake up call was hilarious. These long distance coach trips are hard work, but there's always something of an adventure with each one.
So glad you do these overnight trips Scott, it means I don’t have to!
Thanks
My first time here and I really liked the video and your style. Well done. Thank you!
Always wanted to go on this route. Thanks ever so much for sharing your experience of it
I ❤ Flixbus!
I live in Amsterdam and use Fluxbus often for work and family visits to various cities in western Germany, northern France including Lille, and the Belgian cities.
Until 3 years ago, I used trains for this travel, but now PREFER to use Flixbus mainly because it's faster than trains to anywhere in Belgium, it'smore frequent & convenient, it's only slightly less comfortable regarding space. And yes, it's MUCH cheaper than any of the trains.
I'm an older retiree and always pay the few € extra that it costs to book a forward seat behind the driver - there, i sit comfortably with panoramic view, listen to music via the inboard wifi and a journey of a few hours is over in no time!
I actually PREFER IT to economy-class Eurostar (formerly Thalys).
Very enjoyable and watchable. Your camara technique is first class. Glad to subscribe.
Thanks Scott, looks like you found a gem of a trip. That’s a nice touch, the meal voucher as well. I might have to try that journey myself. Looks a comfortable coach too. Thanks for sharing another great adventure.
Tim
The coaches use whichever is convenient or cheapest on the day. There's not a vast difference in timing between the two french ports. Dunkirk is further north, but it takes about an extra half hour at sea. Whereas Calais takes less time at sea, and it's less than 30 mins on the autoroute at coach speed to be passing Dunkirk's ferry exit.
i had a ticket to Dunkirk and when it didn't stop there I was sooo pissed!
@@GodAtum I hope you took the matter up with Flixbus!
Can you smoke on deck seven on the ferry?
@@benowtram831 All current ferries have a designated outdoor smoking area. Sauce: I've used them.
The Dunkirk ferry goes closer to graveline than dunkirk
Good video enjoyed this, thank you for sharing this 😊
Very enjoyable watch :)
The coach looked very comfy! The ferry was beautiful. I want to go to Amsterdam! 😀👋
It's a beautiful city, and well worth an explore. You could go for a weekend break or a full week's holiday and you would find plenty of options for things to do! ♥
The main advantage of 2a is that it's usually directly behind the wheelchair space, so lots of legroom
Another great video Scott. Being a steward myself I think a lot of the areas will be tapped off for cleaning by night stewards. Having less passengers at night, it’s ideal time for deep cleaning or maintenance tasks each night in different areas of the vessel by the night stewards.
Interesting! I did not think of that.
Seen it many times but it still gets me every time, the departures board in Victoria Coach station which says ''departing flights'' in German! Because in German there isn't a single word for departures, there is Abreise for vehicles, Abfahrt for trains, and Abfluege for planes. I guess the person who translated it copied it from an airport departures board.
It's amazing that they have never corrected it.
I once booked with DFDS Dover to Calais. I was very early in Dover and they gave me the option to either wait there for about 90 minutes or take the ferry to Dunkerque in 20 minutes. Needless to say, I took the one in 20 minutes
Yes they have done this for me many times. It's always worth turning up early, if they have space they will let you the earliest they can
Great video! Those Flixbus routes are interesting to say the least. Seat 2A is indeed the best in any coach.
If you take the train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Amsterdam Centraal, it will only be 10 minutes and will cost 2,60 euros. Only if you pay with your bank card or by a pre-bought ov-chipkaart, if you buy a one-way ticket for any train, an additional fixed fee of 1 euro will be added for the paper ticket itself... So, use your regular debit bank card to pay.
Sloterdijk to Centraal takes about 5 minutes on the regular train & they run every 10 minutes or so.
And you can use your debit or credit card now also!
handig idd, je betaald alleen wel 't maximale tarief...
Always enjoy your nighttime journeys, it's a different world how transport moves in the middle of the night.
Bruges and Ghent are beautiful cities. You should definitely explore them one day if you've not done so before.
The railway station in Bruges is absolutely fantastic for the architecture and history.
What a great little adventure!
I don't know how you have so much energy at 4 in the morning 😊
@@craiglathampossible you have Bruges confused with either Gent-Sint-Pieters or Antwerpen-Centraal? Of the major Flemish cities, Bruges is the only one without a prewar railway station. It's perfectly serviceable, but anything but a highlight of the city.
+1 for Ghent. Bruges gets a lot of the publicity but Ghent is an amazing place.
@@liamtahaney713 while postwar, the Brugge station is quite nice, and the wall paintings in the old ticket hall are beautiful. Ghent has a beautiful building, but the platforms are a mess, both the older ones (nice canopies, but very uncomfortable otherwise) as well as the new ones (comfortable, but partially still a building site). I honestly prefer Brugge at the moment.
Hi Scott, due to this video, I've booked to go this route, so thanks man top vid
Just amazed at how much Sloterdijk area has changed since I passed through in , I think, 1976. Before there was a metro, anyway. We went Harwich to Hook of Holland, land sectors by train.
There’s a ‘direct’ coach/ferry/coach service to Krakow you might try. I overcame my dislike of airports after that. Enabling the vicarious experience of sharing your travels is always a pleasure.
Subscribed! A great report. I've used Flixbus a few times back in 2018 and never had any issues. Cheap and cheerful.
Thank you, Scott. This padt August 2023, I took Flix bus from Lisbon to Madrid; then from Frankfurt to Maastricht; until my nightmare ride coming from Leeds to London when a male paasenger revealed he was high on an hallucenegenic drug. Flix buses are great. You should have filmed the interior of the bus including their bathrooms. Now I can take Flix from Amsterdam to London overnight. Thanks for showing us how. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Scott! That was interesting. I used numerous modes of travel in my lifetime, but the longest ferry I ever took was less than half hour. And never an international ferry. So, you show me something completely new. 😁
Love the obscure routes Scott. Found myself stranded in Malaga in the summer after a spontaneous pneumothorax and could not fly nor was i fit to travel the channel tunnel. Luckily i am a subscriber and had watched the over night flixbus service which uses the ferry 🤓. Keep up the great content
Not sure a trip from London to Amsterdam counts as 'obscure' :)
Hi Scott, I have finally watched all of your videos after 3 months of catching up. Your vlogs are really fun, never too long and something interesting always pops up. Last month while on a visit to Glasgow, I added a trip to Paisley to see the gargoyles. Please keep up the good work
Great video once again Scott. I’d highly recommend a look around Utrecht if you ever get the chance. I took a day trip from Amsterdam last year and it was stunning!
Great video Scott thank you we love watching these
Great video as usual. Amsterdam Sloterdijk sounds like a Ryanair destination.
It's not far from central Amsterdam on the train, and is actually closer to the city than "Amsterdam" Schiphol airport. 🤣😂
Isn’t that Eindhoven for Ryanair 🤣
You went for the beef rendang. Good choice and my usual meal on DFDS crossings.
I've been on this bus. I got off in Bruges. Good service. We also went via the channel tunnel
I've stayed at Sloterdijk a couple of times when visiting Amsterdam, most recently in July this year. It's so quick and easy to get from there to Amsterdam Centraal that it makes the cheaper hotel prices very worthwhile. And yes, take the NS trains, not the metro! 😄
That's what I did when I was booked into the XO Hotel Stoterdijk. There were loads of surface trains that take about 10mins to get to Centraal. Good video Scott but I think I'll stick to travelling in the day rather than an overnight coach. Easyjet from Gatwick to Schipol isn't much more expensive if you get the right time.
@@awild10we stayed there as well in July. Was a bit annoyed to find it was non-alcoholic hotel 😂
Nothing wrong with that
10 years ago I had a friend living near Sloterdijk Station, we used to tram it to Dam Sq about 20 minutes
Loved the video, Scott. Never tried this travel option before but always fancied it - thanks for taking us on the journey.
I just rounded out 2 months in Europe coming back from Bruges on Flixbus. The 30-minute stop you mention is a rest break for the driver(s) - their being on the ferry isn't a break, they have things to do that you don't see. Personally, I'd rather be a touch late and have drivers who are fresh than be one of the accidents coaches have.
Hope you enjoyed your time in the Netherlands!
Loved Bruges - went there specifically to see the Adoration of the Lamb
Great post. Thank you Scott
Top content as usual from our Scott 🏴
Oh lordy, that brings back memories. Way back in the 1970s, after backpacking overland (where possible) from Amsterdam to Melbourne, Australia, I returned to Amsterdam from Victoria coach station in London through a shonky but very cheap travel company. Nothing seemed to go to plan, including spending a night under a table in the bar of an ancient ferry from Dover to Zeebrugge in Belgium - I hasten to add that I was completely sober but the boat was tiny and rustic and under the table was the only place I could find to lay down. Had to keep my face to the side and my mouth closed to avoid being used as an ashtray. I can't remember where we landed, but it certainly wasn't Zeebrugge. The coach from wherever it was in Belgium to Amsterdam was comfortable enough (hallelujah!) and I managed to get a couple of hours of much needed sleep. Then I was dumped not at Amsterdam central station as scheduled but about 2 kms east along the Amstel river. Not a taxi to be seen so ended up walking to the station and then took a taxi to the home of a fellow expat resident. Great to see him and assorted droppers-in after so long away, but I was expected to sparkle and I was all sparkled out.
Yeah, their are about 20 trains per hour from Sloterdijk to Central Station, costing €2.60, taking 6 minutes. Wouldn't recommend the Metro on that route. You can use you contactless debit/creditcard to open the gates and pay for the ride.
It’s almost the furthest you can go on the metro. You have to make the full circle. More then half an hour
@@MrJimheeren The original plan was to close the circle, so that you could travel from Sloterdijk to Centraal clockwise in just a few minutes (the metro would run parallel to the tracks that the Eurostar takes to Centraal). But the track never got beyond Isolatorweg station, so there's a gap in the circle. Going counter clockwise, like shown in the video, takes a long time. 17 stops, and some stops are like 200m apart so it really feels like there's not progress at all.
Surface trains have been mentioned and are the best choice if you need to go to Centraal from Sloterdijk. They only take about 6 minutes from Sloterdijk to Centraal, but can be rather busy. If, for whatever reason, the surface trains are not an option for you, take bus 22 instead (it takes about 20 minutes - faster than the metro on this route).
Sloterdijk is next to Teleport Business District, which makes no sense to have as a terminus for international buses. No person going to the business district will take something like Flixbus, and people who do take Flixbus usually would want to go to the city center.
But the bus terminal at Amsterdam Centraal is a bit on the small side. And road traffic into the city center is murder. Hopefully they'll move the international bus station to Amsterdam Zuid station in the future - there's a metro connection from Amsterdam Zuid straight through the city center with stops at all the places you'd want to go as a tourist too (Rokin for the shops and RL district, Europaplein for the RAI Convention Center, Vijzelgracht station is right next to Rijksmuseum etc.) and stops at Centraal (level -2, so one below level below the metro stop shown in this video) too.
It was nice to see you had a 10 minute stop at the Belgian/Dutch border at Hazeldonk. And that is near my home town Breda.
Nice video, thank you!😊
Ah Den Haag along with Scheveningen,two of my favourite places in The Netherlands (Holland).Always catch the trains .
I would enjoy this ferry trip. 💙💙🐟
Thanks for sharing this.
Depending on your destination in Amsterdam city, you can also take Tram 19 from Sloterdijk which will take you to the city center.
Impressive how quickly your channel has grown. And you've gotten better at making videos. Well done fair play 👍
I really enjoy these vlogs. Please do keep them up even if you have to suffer immensely in doing so 😂👏👏👏
Next time you're in the Netherlands, at most stations, you should be able to pay with your contactless credit card directly (tapping in and out like an OV-chipkaart, the Dutch Oyster Card), which is probably cheaper.
Oyster cards are only for London, not for the UK.
@@simonh6371 correct, but seen the huge importance of London in the UK, I'd say most people even outside of London are probably somewhat familiar with the scheme, especially as it has been around for what, 20 years, now? And considering the Netherlands are basically just one big city with some agricultural parks in it...
@@barvdw Most people in the UK hate London so I'd say most are not familiar with it. Yet more Londoncentric arrogance assuming that everyone is interested in London.
@@simonh6371 you don't have to like them, just be aware of what they have. Millions pour into the city daily for work or leisure, many using public transport. Heck, even most foreign tourists know by now not to buy the paper tickets, they're too expensive.
Does 6yo Tonya from Keighley know about the Oyster Card? Probably not, but someone regularly watching anything on the BBC, ITV or Channel 4 has probably heard of it and knows it's used to pay for your public transport rides in London, especially someone even remotely interested in public transport, as many on this channel are. Oyster Card has been a pioneer in the field (especially in Europe, Japan, China and Korea were earlier), and it has influenced a lot of other cities around the globe.
Another great video as always Scott, stay safe and well.
Interesting trip you made joung man
Good vlog thank you as I am doing this journey on Monday
Love your videos mate really love them
Hey, Scott. Filixbus have just announced £3 single fares anywhere in UK! How about you travel the longest possible journey for just £3? There's a challenge for you!
Have they I’ve not heard about this
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Great journey mate
I live in Folkestone...
Always great watching travel vloggers either do Dover ferries or eutotunnell! My neck of the woods. Great video!
Love the music, whoever is editing your videos ia doing a great job, overall very nice content, cheers.
I’m glad you do this so the rest of us don’t have to. Not in a million years would I endure that nightmare of a journey 👍
You should see his latest one. London to Sofia on a bus.. 50 hours of pure torture!!
I just watched this vid and booked my ticket back to The Hague… I’ve got plenty of time so thought why not ;-)
Amazing video, would love to try it someday 👍
Hello, I am curious how the bus driver picks and leaves passengers in the U.K. streets when the driver seat is in the left. Do you have to walk around to the other side?
I do enjoy your trips. It helps to be crazy sometimes. I should know 😅 Happy travels.
thank you Scot love all your videos I find them very interesting
Great informative video. Might attempt this trip next year taking my Brompton. Cheers 👍
Great, Scott!! You go travelling so I don't have to. Nice video as always
Great video , I really enjoyed it thank you Scott 😊😊.
I had to laugh when you took the metro in Amsterdam. The train is much faster. Or you could have taken a local bus, that would have been faster then the metro. The flixbus station is also the entrance to the underground parking garage of the offices I work at. One of my colleagues takes a bus to get from where he lives in the East of Amsterdam to Sloterdijk via Central Station. Not as fast as the train, but much faster then the metro.
Sadly only the Amsterdamers know this
This citylink service is great .and BETTER because it goes Daily. In low and high season Daily . Several times The other service did not have that service just twice a week . When i did it in may this year. It was great. We were amazed that both coaches and the f erry worked so well together wirh one price. 30 euros. Cant complein there.
CITYLINKS DAILY SERVICE FROM THE FERRY IS GREAT.
When you were entering Sloterdijk station, I was beseching you not to catch the metro. 😂
Thanks for sharing this video with us all interesting 😮
did the bus to Paris years ago, £1 for one way, when we disembarked on the ferry I realised why the fare was so cheap. Love watching your videos
Thanks Scott very enjoyable video 👍
Nice video . As a brit living in outer Netherlands near the german border . It was great to see the well trodden path again ..
I will respond deeper in another comment but greetings from a Scots bairn in Ommen Nederland
That beef thing looked like a " dogs dinner " literally 😂😂😂
The 30 minute stop and 15 minute stop are mandatory breaks that the driver has to take, the driver can either do a 45 minute stop every 4 and a half hours, but they can also choose to split the break into a 15 minute one and a 30 minute one. Hope that answers your question.
Back in 1980 or thereabouts I got the train from Copenhagen to Rotterdam, where the train went on the ferry. Not anymore apparently. I slept most of the way....I was very drunk at the time!
Great video as usual Scott.. London Victoria coach station is becoming your second home keep up the good work 👍
Try the coach service from Rotterdam all the way to Gibraltar. Eurolines. If you have the right ticket then you can stay until the next coach wherever possible at all the stops all the way down to Gibraltar. Alas the bright lights of benidorm were enough to cut my journey short.
Great video as always FlixBus use Sloerdijk as their base for Amsterdam, I was rushing last time I arrived as the coach from Düsseldorf was 3 hours late but at least there were plenty of trains to Central. I am taking a Hull to Rotterdam mini cruise in December to visit the Mauritius art muses, in The Hague. It’s very cheap in the low season and you get a bed so much better than a coach.
Epic coach trip to Europe via the English Channel. 😊
Loved it when i used to do the same in the 90's
Interesting trip well done
I'm doing Leeds to Prague on flixbus in August. It does the ferry across and up to Amsterdam. Looking forward to it
This is awesome video buddy from Alan in Lowestoft buddy 😊
Very interesting video
I live near the Hague CS , so funny to see this. Great video, keep on traveling
What was the legroom like on flixbus?
Impressed...Thank You.
@12:33 The guage aka Den-huage serves as a secondary city for utrech, its a ultra-modern commercial & office center with a massive transportation hub with Rail & Light rail, Trams, more than 30 local bus lines, & many many intercity bus routes.
DFDS sometimes give you the option of switching between Calais and Dunkirk departures if you arrive early and there is space (stops you waiting on the quayside too long)
Sounds better than when I got flixbus. We went eurotunnel le shuttle and it was painstakingly slow progress getting in and through customs
Presumably Sloterdijk bus station is part of the NS Sloterdijk train station? Could’ve jumped on any NS trains heading (next stop!) to Centraal, or grab the tram just outside Sloterdijk station, take you into middle of town. No need to use the Metro
Tulips from Amsterdam but in all sincerity i hope you have the most enjoyment on this new journey forcyou to undertake
Thank you for a very interesting video! i was particularly pleased to see that the coach served Bruges and Ghent. These cities used to be easily reachable from London for 'foot passengers' by using the Dover-Ostend ferry and then a short train ride on a frequent service. If you want to reach Bruges or Ghent by Eurostar, you have to change at Lille or Brussels.
There is a direct Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal now with 6 trains in each direction each day. It takes about 4 hours. There are a further 7 trains each day which involve connecting trains, presumably at Brussels Midi.
Lucky. I was taking this exact coach at 10pm a few months back, to Ghent. I was looking forward to the ferry, but we ended up going on the Channel Tunnel train. Sad times.
I was at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station in August, it's an easy tram ride from the city centre - and surface trains too!!
"Any coach service which requires a drive-on/drive-off ferry link must be tried." There is one company offering a London route by ferry that had me interested for a while. Mainly because they also offer direct busses form Lisbon, Albufeira and other places on the iberic peninsula to Sofia, Bulgaria. These are as far as I can discover Europe's longest long distance coach routes. However they also have a London-Sofia route taking about 48hrs which also sells tickets to the intermediate halts, in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. A channel crossing by boat to Belgium or Lille for some TGV action maybe worth a try on the Bulgarian busses of union-ivkoni.
It made me smile when the title of your video popped up. I’m due to make exactly the same trip in a couple of weeks. I’ve been to Bruges before with Flixbus , but through the tunnel. I’ve also done the crossing out with DFDS to Paris Bercy Seine. I agree with your thoughts about the station when you made the same trip, far from salubrious . I made the return via the bus and ferry also, but unfortunately if was P&O on the return and no meal voucher.
Great vid Scott