Schiphol AMS
Cheap flights from Amsterdam go through Schiphol, the airport that serves the city and the wider Netherlands. It is the only airport you need to check for Amsterdam, so every fare here is a real option. Popular routes from Schiphol include Dublin, Malaga, Chisinau, London, Sevilla, Palma de Mallorca, Faro and Olbia. Compare by date rather than by headline price: the calendar on this page shows where the quieter, cheaper days sit, so you can pick a departure that suits both your plans and your budget.
Schiphol at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 66.8 M (2024)
- Elevation
- -3 m
- Opened
- 1916
- Official website
- schiphol.nl
- Population of Amsterdam
- 921 k (2023)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Schiphol sits outside the city centre, and the trip in is easy once you know which option suits you. Trains and buses link the terminal with Amsterdam, taxis wait outside arrivals, and rental desks sit in the terminal for drivers. Give yourself a buffer at both ends: mornings and early evenings are the busiest, and passport checks plus baggage can eat into a tight connection. Landing late? Arrange your ride before you fly rather than at the kerb. On the way out, reach the airport with time to spare, because Schiphol is big and moving between piers on foot takes longer than you expect.