Day trip to Amsterdam.
From Edinburgh, back by 22:15.
Netherlands·Mon 23 Nov · 7.3 hours in the city
Day Trip Flight Details
Time in the city
7.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
15km
to the centreFrom Amsterdam centre (AMS)
Daylight
8.4 hours
08:14 to 16:41Sunrise 08:14, sunset 16:41
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.
08:30
Leave Edinburgh
1h 40min
12:07
In the city
Lands 11:10, 40min immigration, 17min from the airport
19:28
Leave the city
17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:15
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 21:45
- Leave Edinburgh08:30
- Land in Amsterdam1h 40min11:10
- In the city40min immigration, 17min from the airport12:07
- Leave the city17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:28
- Fly home1h 40min21:45
- Back in Edinburgh22:15
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What a day in Amsterdam costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£148/ all in, per person
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 19 hours ago.
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Getting to Edinburgh
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park: free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source
Train
- From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
Last train leaves before you land.
Coach
Taxi
- From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
Parking nearby
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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