We used the bus system to get around Amsterdam since the bus station was near our hotel. You have an option to purchase a ticket from the machine at the station, cost about 9 (Euro) for a bus ticket good for 1.5 hours on any transportation line including light rail or buy a different ticket for longer period of time. You need to know what your destination is and take the corresponding bus your destination. Our bus took us through downtown and to the museum stop which includes the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Moco Museum, and he Stedelijk Museum all at the Museumplein stop. read more