Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on April 24, 2026
Meet the group at Carlton Square Hotel in Haarlem
Start of Trip: Start time: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 4:00 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner
Getting to the site: Participants that have booked air with Road Scholar and are arriving early to the Netherlands or who have booked their own air have several options to get to the program hotel from Schiphol Airport.
1) Take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (approx. 20 minutes, about 60 Euro).
2) You may organize a private transfer through our partners in Amsterdam by emailing fitgroups@amstour.com. You will need to include how many people are requesting the transfer, their names, full flight information, and how much luggage you will have with you (ex. 1 suitcase each plus hand luggage). Costs for a private transfer are €155 for a sedan or €185 for a minivan. The costs include the parking fee for the vehicle at the airport.
3) You may take public transportation from the airport to Haarlem. We suggest using Google Maps to look up the quickest way available upon your time of arrival. Transportation is a cashless system and you can tap your debit/credit card on the reader to check on and off of the train/bus.
Getting to the site by train or bus: Public transportation is available.
Your trip ends on: Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Amsterdam at Hotel Park Plaza Victoria
End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after breakfast; 12:00 p.m. hotel check-out. Breakfast available depending on transfer time.
Getting to the airport: Take a taxi from the hotel to the airport. This will take about 30 minutes and cost approximately 50 Euro.
Alternatively, you can take the train from the hotel to the airport. Walk from the hotel to the Amsterdam Central Station (about 1200 feet) and board the Intercity or Sprinter train to the airport. The train departs every 10 minutes and costs approximately 10 Euro.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.