Best way to get away to Amsterdam for a weekend?

Charlie Bravo · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:18

Pedalo or Ryanair to Eindhoven perhaps then the train to AMS.

Wires · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:25

flybe fly to schiphol but late booking normally mean it cost a packet.

If you drive you could get the ferry to france and drive through france and belgium up in to holland but depending on the flight cost with the fuel prices as they are you would not save much considoring the amount of trouble you would have gone through.

Best bet would be to try and go another time if you wait a couple of months you could get a return flight for £100 including baggage.

You could try flying to brussels aswel and get a train up to amsterdam but the train ticket would be pricey.

Also dont always go for a return ticket sometimes you can get a 1 way ticket there and a 1 way ricket back and its cheaper. Or even a 1 way ticket to schiphol and a 1 way ticket home from brussels is sometimes cheaper than a return.

yhack · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:27

Hot air balloon.

oli356 · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:36

Go a day earlier, go home a day later. So much cheaper

Lakeland · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:40

Left it too late tbh, if you book in advance, flights are stupidly cheap! Can you not postpone till a later date?

ants83 · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:50

im going on the 19th for the weekend, flight was £105 booked about 3 weeks ago.

Wires · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:58

I booked a flight from southampton with flybe in december for 29th jan flight including baggage was £95 I would def postpone trip for another month and see the diff in prices.

Ahleckz · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:30

Ask yourself if you need to take luggage with you? Hint - you don't. Carry on will be easily sufficient for a trip of that length, that may bring down the price somewhat.

filmboyforever · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:37

asim18 said:
Hitchhike.

I did this and made in there in a day it was a adventure i tell you left on the thursday got there on the friday afternoon cost me £35 gave the driver some moneys for helping. I loved it.

Moredhel · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:50

It's only a 4 hour drive...

I'm doing it at the end of the year, although I'll be going via Jönköping then Arnhem first, which is a much longer drive.

Wires · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:43

you can get a 6hr ferry to rotterdam from harwich i think then get the train to amsterdam stenaline do the ferry think you can get a ferry for £80 return then you just have to get to the ferry and then amsterdam.