How much is a day trip to Amsterdam from Manchester?

£137 per person for the whole day: £86 return flight plus about £51 on the ground, with 7.6 hours in Amsterdam. Fare checked 22 October.

Is Amsterdam worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.6 hours in Amsterdam, £137 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 7.6 hours in Amsterdam. Landing to take-off is 10.8 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 £51 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 17:53. 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 20:10 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 7.6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Amsterdam.
From Manchester, back by 20:30.

Netherlands·Fri 1 Jan · 7.6 hours in the city

£137

the whole day

7.6 hours

in the city

20:30

back in Manchester

Time in the city

7.6 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

15km

to the centreFrom Amsterdam centre (AMS)

Daylight

7.8 hours

08:51 to 16:37Sunrise 08:51, sunset 16:37

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:00
Leave Manchester
1h 20min
10:17
In the city
Lands 09:20, 40min immigration, 17min from the airport
17:53
Leave the city
17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
20:30
Back in Manchester
Flies 20:10

Leave Manchester07:00
Land in Amsterdam1h 20min09:20
In the city40min immigration, 17min from the airport10:17
Leave the city17min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration17:53
Fly home1h 20min20:10
Back in Manchester20:30

How we'd do it

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10:3560 min there

10 min walk

11:4530 min there

9 min walk

12:2430 min there

7 min walk

13:0130 min there

11 min walk

13:4220 min there

23 min walk

14:25120 min there

16:25Free timeuntil 17:37

about 16 min walk

17:53Back to the airport

NS train · 17 min

AirportFlight 20:10

Typical weather for this date

9°C

average high

4°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Amsterdam's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Also on in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Light Festival (Edition 15)
26 Nov to 17 Jan · Free to walk the route. Canal cruise from £19 (€22.75)
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How we'd do it

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10:3560 min there

10 min walk

11:4530 min there

9 min walk

12:2430 min there

7 min walk

13:0130 min there

11 min walk

13:4220 min there

23 min walk

14:25120 min there

16:25Free timeuntil 17:37

about 16 min walk

17:53Back to the airport

NS train · 17 min

AirportFlight 20:10

What a day in Amsterdam costs

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

£137/ all in, per person

Train to city centre and back£10

Local transport£8

Lunch£18

Dinner£15

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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£51

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£86

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All in, per person£137

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Getting to Manchester

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Free

Free drop-off areaFree
24/7 shuttle bus to the terminals. Source

Train

From Manchester Piccadilly£2.90 each way13-20 min
Advance single. last train 01:34 Source
From Leeds£6.90 each way83-96 min
Advance single Source
From Liverpool (Lime Street)£3.60 each way46-73 min
Advance single. First train 05:00, last train 00:18 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Manchester less than 90 min before take-off.

Coach

National Express from Manchester / Leeds / Liverpool£5.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source

Taxi

From Manchester city centre£25-£35 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £15-£25.
From Leeds£90-£120 one way~45 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £60-£90.
From Liverpool£75-£100 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £50-£75.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-off, Terminal 2from £5.50
5 min £5.50, 10 min £6.50, up to 30 min £25. Source

More parking

Short StayNo same-day price
From £64 (4-day stay). Source
JetParksNo same-day price
From £54.99 (8-day stay). Source
Mid StayNo same-day price
From £69 (8-day stay). Source
Drop & GoNo same-day price
From £59.99 (8-day stay). Source
Meet & GreetNo same-day price
From £82.99 (8-day stay). Source
Multi StoreyNo same-day price
From £64 (4-day stay). Source

Parking nearby

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

Maple Parking Park & Ride (5.8 mi from airport)£49.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 15-20 min. Source
APH Park & Ride (2.7 mi from airport)£69.95
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 7-15 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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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.
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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