You can cycle from Amsterdam to Amersfoort in about 4 hours. Utrecht to Amersfoort takes about 90 minutes. The long-distance cycle route LF9, from Breda in the south, to the German border at Nieuweschans, at passes through Amersfoort. (There is also a route variant which passes outside the city).
By train
Amersfoort station is a rail junction. One line comes from Amsterdam via Hilversum, another from Utrecht. Beyond Amersfoort, they split. The main line to the east goes to Apeldoorn, Deventer, and on to Enschede. The line north-east to Zwolle is the main line to the north of the country, to Leeuwarden and Groningen. Trains arrive and depart at similar times on both sides of the platform, so you need to be careful about which train you board. There are two suburban stations, Schothorst and Vathorst. The main station is served by...
*from Amsterdam: 2 Intercity trains per hour, in 33 minutes, and 2 slower trains
*from Utrecht: 4 Intercity trains per hour, in 14 minutes
*From Ede-Wageningen station, connecting with trains from Arnhem, every 30 minutes, journey takes 33 minutes.
The Berlin - Amsterdam international trains also stop at Amersfoort, 3 trains per day, and one more from Hannover (with a connection from Berlin).
By bus
Amersfoort is served by regional bus lines, some with limited services. The main bus lines run every 30 minutes: line 80 from Wageningen, and three with parallel rail routes: the 70 from Hilversum, the 101 from Harderwijk and the 102 from Apeldoorn
