Day trip to Amsterdam.
From London Stansted, back by 19:20.
Netherlands·Mon 5 Oct · 5.8 hours in the city
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Day Trip Flight Details
Time in the city
5.8 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
15km
to the centreFrom Amsterdam centre (AMS)
Daylight
11.4 hours
07:46 to 19:13Sunrise 07:46, sunset 19:13
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.
08:10
Leave London Stansted
1h 5min
11:12
In the city
Lands 10:15, 40min immigration, 17min from the airport
16:58
Leave the city
17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
19:20
Back in London Stansted
Flies 19:15
- Leave London Stansted08:10
- Land in Amsterdam1h 5min10:15
- In the city40min immigration, 17min from the airport11:12
- Leave the city17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration16:58
- Fly home1h 5min19:15
- Back in London Stansted19:20
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What a day in Amsterdam costs
On the ground only. We could not price the flight for this pair, so the day costs more than this.
£51/ on the ground, plus flights
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Getting to Stansted
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-off at the Mid Stay car parkFree
Free shuttle bus to the terminal. Source
Train
- From London (Liverpool Street, Stansted Express)£9.90 each way48 min
Advance single. First train 03:40, last train 23:21 Source
Coach
- National Express from London£10.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Taxi
- From London£90-£130 one way~42 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £55-£85.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-off, Short Stay car parkfrom £13
Up to 30 min £13, up to 1 hr £21. Source
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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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