How much is a day trip to Amsterdam from London Southend?

£166.01 per person for the whole day: £112 return flight plus about £54.01 on the ground, with 9.2 hours in Amsterdam. Fare checked 22 October.

Is Amsterdam worth a day trip?

Yes: 9.2 hours in Amsterdam, £166.01 for the whole day, 17 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Amsterdam?

About 9.2 hours in Amsterdam. Landing to take-off is 12.4 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Amsterdam airport into town?

Train 17 min, €6. A day ticket on local transport is GVB day ticket €9.

What does a day in Amsterdam cost, not counting the flight?

About £54.01 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 22 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:43. That allows 17 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 22:00 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 40 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 9.2 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Amsterdam.
From London Southend, back by 22:00.

Netherlands·Fri 6 Nov · 9.2 hours in the city

£166.01

the whole day

9.2 hours

in the city

22:00

back in London Southend

70 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

9.2 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

15km

to the centreFrom Amsterdam centre (AMS)

Daylight

9.4 hours

07:43 to 17:06Sunrise 07:43, sunset 17:06

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:35
Leave London Southend
easyJet, direct
10:32
In the city
Lands 09:35, 40min immigration, 17min from the airport
19:43
Leave the city
17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:00
Back in London Southend
Flies 22:00

Leave London SouthendeasyJet, direct07:35
Land in Amsterdam1h09:35
In the city40min immigration, 17min from the airport10:32
Leave the city17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:43
Fly home1h22:00
Back in London Southend22:00

How we'd do it

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10:5060 min there

10 min walk

12:0030 min there

9 min walk

12:3930 min there

7 min walk

13:1630 min there

11 min walk

13:5720 min there

23 min walk

14:40120 min there

8 min walk

16:4890 min thereCloses 17:00

18:18Free timeuntil 19:23

about 20 min walk

19:43Back to the airport

NS train · 17 min

AirportFlight 22:00

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How we'd do it

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10:5060 min there

10 min walk

12:0030 min there

9 min walk

12:3930 min there

7 min walk

13:1630 min there

11 min walk

13:5720 min there

23 min walk

14:40120 min there

8 min walk

16:4890 min thereCloses 17:00

18:18Free timeuntil 19:23

about 20 min walk

19:43Back to the airport

NS train · 17 min

AirportFlight 22:00

What a day in Amsterdam costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£166.01/ all in, per person

Train to city centre and back£10

Local transport£8

Coffee£3.31 (€3.95)

Lunch£16.35 (€19.50)

Dinner£16.35 (€19.50)

A pintnot checked yet

Food and drink are typical prices in Amsterdam, from 52 menus, checked 22 Oct.

Entry fees, on top (optional)

Rijksmuseum£21.38 (€25)

Van Gogh Museum£21.38 (€25)

Anne Frank House£14.11 (€16.50)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Vondelpark, Begijnhof, Albert Cuypmarkt, GVB ferries from behind Centraal Station to Amsterdam-Noord, BloemenmarktFree

On the ground£54.01

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£112

Google Flights price. Checked 18 Oct, 02:30.

Getting to Southend

There's a train too. See the CO2 numbers

All in, per person£166.01

Estimated cost. Fares last checked 18 Oct, 02:30. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Southend

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Train

From London (Liverpool Street; Southend Airport has its own on-site station)Price not published50-57 min
On the day £13.40. First train 04:30, last train 00:50 Source

Taxi

From London£70-£110 one way~40 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8
Express Pick-up/Drop-off: £8 for up to 10 minutes, paid online by midnight the next day. A no-stopping double-red-line zone applies elsewhere on site. Source
Budget (was Mid Stay)£50
Same-day rate. Source
Standard (was Long Stay)£55
Same-day rate. Source
Premium£70
Same-day rate. Source
Superior (was Short Stay, opposite terminal)£80
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

Premium Evening SpecialNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Diamond Park & Ride£87.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
Diamond Park & Ride (with EV charging)£112.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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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.
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Day trip to Amsterdam.
From London Southend, back by 22:00.