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Tipping in Amsterdam

Not mandatory, 10% for good service, and nothing is added for you.

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All of Amsterdam

Tipping is not mandatory in the Netherlands. Nobody chases you for it and nobody is embarrassed by its absence.

Where the service was good, a 10% tip is standard.

Service charges are very rarely added to bills, so a tip sits on top of the printed total rather than replacing a line already there.

  1. I amsterdam: Everything you need to know about day-to-day life in the Netherlands · checked 2026-09-03

The rest of Amsterdam

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Getting out of the airportStation directly beneath the terminal, seventeen minutes to Centraal, eight trains an hour.Ride-hailingLicensed taxis carry blue number plates; the apps use a separate marked pick-up point at Schiphol.Local laws that catch crew outCannabis is not legal, it is tolerated under conditions, and central Amsterdam's street rules are a separate layer again.Staying connectedAn EU or EEA SIM works at home rates; a Gulf, UK or US SIM does not.WeatherMild, grey and wet in small doses rather than downpours. Take a jacket in every month.Eating near the crew hotelsDinner is early, kitchens shut around ten, and the card comes out rather than cash.What to buyCrew allowances into the Netherlands are lower than a passenger's, and the VAT refund is now a digital process.