When to book for the cheapest London–Amsterdam flights
LON to AMS one-way fares
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £21 with easyJet from Southendfor travel on 18 Mar 2027, non-stop · seen 1 Nov
- Typical low fare
- £38median of the cheapest fare in each of 50 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Decembermedian daily low £27, 31 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Maymedian daily low £54, 23 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Mondaymedian £35 across 38 Mondays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- easyJet, KLM and British Airways
- Fares last checked
- 6 Novcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
See today's pricesWho flies LON to AMS direct?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet from Gatwick, Luton, Southend and Stansted | £21 | 18 Mar 2027from Southend | £38 | Check 18 Mar |
| KLM from City and Heathrow | £45 | 17 Decfrom Heathrow | £51 | Check 17 Dec |
| British Airways from City and Heathrow | £49 | 22 Decfrom Heathrow | £76 | Check 22 Dec |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 6 Nov. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were Ryanair £38, Norwegian £53, Vueling £64, Air Europa £78, Iberia £81 and Air France £84.
Cheapest months to fly LON to AMS
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (240 travel days in all, checked in the week to 6 Nov). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day to fly LON to AMS
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £35 | £46 | £40 | £40 | £47 | £48 | £48 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Monday is the lowest in this week's data.
Alternative routes to Amsterdam
London to Amsterdam FAQs
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 6 Nov was £21 with easyJet from Southend, for travel on 18 Mar 2027, non-stop (seen on 1 Nov). A typical low fare is £38, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 50 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 7 Nov and 13 Nov, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 6 Nov) was £27 with easyJet from Gatwick, for 11 Nov. The weeks after: 14 Nov–20 Nov £26; 21 Nov–27 Nov £26; 28 Nov–4 Dec £25. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 6 Nov, December was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £27 over 31 travel days. May was the dearest at £54. The cheapest day of the week to fly was Monday: the median of the lowest fare for each Monday departure was £35, across 38 dates. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by easyJet, KLM and British Airways in the week to 6 Nov. Lowest one-way fares seen: easyJet £21 from Southend, KLM £45 from Heathrow and British Airways £49 from Heathrow. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 6 Nov, the lowest one-way fare to Amsterdam was £21 from Southend, then Gatwick £22, Luton £25 and Stansted £30. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
Direct flights take 1h 15m–1h 25m. It's one of the shortest international flights from the UK. Heathrow and London City departures are marginally faster thanks to direct approach paths into Schiphol.
UK passport holders can visit the Netherlands (Schengen Area) visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. ETIAS will apply once live — check gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/netherlands. Passport must be valid for 3 months beyond departure.
Direct train from Schiphol Plaza to Amsterdam Centraal takes 15 minutes and costs €5.90. Trains run every 10 minutes, 24/7. A taxi is roughly €45–55 and takes 25 minutes depending on traffic. The Airport Express bus 397 is €7.50 and terminates at Leidseplein.
Yes — British Airways Club Europe (LHR–AMS) and KLM Business (LHR/LGW–AMS) offer short-haul business. Includes lounge access at Heathrow T5/Schiphol, priority boarding, and blocked middle seats. Not worth it for a 75-minute flight unless you need the lounges.