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Flying to Amsterdam from the UK and Ireland

 

There are quite a few airlines flying from the British Isles directly to Amsterdam Schiphol airport, many of them budget airlines. Let's take a look at airline options for travel between UK and Ireland and Amsterdam:

1. Easyjet (Cheap and reliable - charges extra for checking-in baggage)
Fly from London Luton, London Stansted, London Gatwick, Bristol, Liverpool, Belfast and Edinburgh.

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2. British Airways (Can be good value, but you may want to avoid Heathrow)
Fly from London Heathrow and London Gatwick.

3. KLM (very good UK network, but somewhat pricey)
Fly from London Heathrow, London City, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Norwich, Humberside, Leeds, Durham Tees Valley, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

4. BMI / BMIBaby (Reasonably good)
Fly from London Heathrow, Cardiff, East Midlands and Birmingham.

 

Some of the other carriers:

5. FlyBe
Fly from Exeter and Southampton.

6. Jet2
Fly from Leeds-Bradford.

8. VLM
Fly from London City to Amsterdam (and also London City / Manchester to Rotterdam)

9. Aer Lingus
Fly from Belfast, Cork and Dublin.

10. Aer Arann
Fly from Galway and Waterford.

Note, Dutch carrier Transavia fly from London Stansted to Rotterdam.

Booking Tips

Remember to book as far in advance as possible to get the lowest fares. Travel in mid-week for lower fares and avoid Friday and Sunday evening, as there are many working commuters who travel between UK and Amsterdam at the weekend.

Also watch out for occasional special offer deals - get on the e-mailing list of the airlines to stay informed.

Flights are short and take around 45 minutes if flying from the London area and up to 1 1/2 hours when flying from the regional airports.

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