Cheap flights from Cardiff to Amsterdam

November is the cheapest month on this route, so aim for it if your dates are flexible. Late autumn and the quiet stretch after the New Year also beat July and the school holidays. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, usually cost less than Friday evenings and Sunday returns, when weekenders fill the cabin. Book a few weeks ahead for the shoulder months, and earlier for the Christmas run-up. Spring and early summer bring the heaviest demand, so watch the price calendar and be ready to move.

KLM Cityhopper and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are the names you will see most on this route, with German Airways appearing on some departures. These are full-service operations, so the fare you pick decides what comes with it: a hand bag only on the lightest tickets, a checked bag and a seat choice on the higher ones. Aer Lingus and Accesrail turn up in results as well, usually where the journey involves a connection or a rail leg rather than a straight hop to Schiphol. That matters when you compare prices, because a cheap-looking connecting fare can cost more once you add a bag or a night in a hotel. Read the fare rules before you choose between them.

Schiphol is the airport you land at, and it sits outside the city, so plan the last leg rather than assuming you can walk it. Trains run from the airport station into the centre and are the usual way in, with taxis and buses as the alternatives when you land late at night. Allow time between the gate and the baggage hall, and check which part of the terminal you arrive in if someone is meeting you. If your ticket ends with a rail leg, the airport station is where that part begins. On the way home, leave buffer for security and bag drop, since Schiphol gets busy in the morning.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Dutch

Emergency number

112

Driving side

right

Calling code

+31

Internet domain

.nl

Population of Amsterdam

921 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Amsterdam)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm that your departure point is Cardiff Airport itself and not a rail or coach leg sold as part of the ticket.
• Check what the fare includes for bags on the KLM Cityhopper and German Airways departures before you add a suitcase.
• If Aer Lingus or Accesrail shows up in your itinerary, make sure the whole trip sits on one ticket.
• Check your passport and the entry rules for the Netherlands well before you fly.
• Compare November against the other months with fares before you lock in a date.