Netherlands Flight Guide

The Netherlands is a western European nation and is the main portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is bordered to the south by Belgium and Germany to the east. Much of the Netherlands is compose of land reclaimed from the sea. The common name of the Netherlands is Holland. Its capital and largest city is Amsterdam. Other major cities include Rotterdam, S. Gravenhage and Groningen. The official language is Dutch though German is widely spoken.

Netherlands offers a unique brand of tourism. Amsterdam is one of the few places on earth where one can purchase marijuana legally in a Cannabis coffee shop and commercial sex work is legal and taxes levied on the profession; hence the red light district notoriety. There are 20 national parks and hundreds of other nature reserves. Some places to visit include; museums and naughty nightlife of Amsterdam, The Hague, Efteling, Scheveningen beach, Walibi World and the west Frisian Islands.

Summers are cool and winters mild. The coldest months are December, January and February and the warmest June, July and August.

By far the largest international airport in Amsterdam is the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (IATA: AMS). Other major airports are Rotterdam Airport (IATA: RTM), Groningen Airport Eelde (IATA: GRQ), Eindhoven Airport (IATA: EIN) and Maastricht Aachen Airport (IATA: MST). Direct flights from Australia are not available but Singapore Airlines, Qantas, KLM and Austrian Airlines offer indirect flights. Main departure airports are Melbourne Tullamarine, Perth, Sydney Kingsford Smith, Brisbane and Darwin. The average direct flight time from Sydney or Melbourne to Amsterdam in Netherlands in a commercial airliner is 20 hours. Indirect flights will vary depending on the connecting hub.

http://www.holland.com/
http://www.minbuza.nl/en/welcome/Netherlands
http://www.amsterdamhotspots.nl/redlights.html
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