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Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands. The next nearest airport is Rotterdam (RTM), which is about 57 km away. Although you can book a flight to Rotterdam, it's more affordable and with fewer stops to fly to Schipol. Most flights from Cape Town fly to Schipol Airport.
The Connexxion Amsterdam Airport Express bus costs around €11 (about R200,00) for a return journey. Bus 397 leaves from Stop B17 every 8 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to get into the city centre. There’s also the Connexxion Schiphol Hotel Shuttle service that transports passengers to many of the bigger hotels in Amsterdam. If you take a taxi from the airport it will take you around a 30 minute drive. The train station under the airport has trains to Amsterdam Central Station and you can buy tickets from the ticket office in the airport's main hall or from any of the yellow ticket machines. If you’re staying in Amsterdam for a few days, ask about the Amsterdam Travel Ticket.
Direct flights take on average 11h 40m to travel the 15 581 km between Cape Town and Amsterdam.
In normal times, a total of 110 direct flights connect Cape Town to Amsterdam weekly. On average, there are 15 departures per day.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Cape Town to Amsterdam were found on Emirates (R11 009) and SWISS (R11 180). Qatar Airways proposed the cheapest one-way flight at R6 840.
Cape Town and Amsterdam are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are KLM (4 flights per day, Delta (4 flights per day), and XiamenAir (3 flights per day).
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Amsterdam on a Sunday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.
The earliest flight leaves Cape Town at 0:35 and lands in Amsterdam at 11:15.
The last flight leaves Cape Town at 23:35 and lands in Amsterdam at 11:20.
Air France, Delta, KLM, and XiamenAir operate direct flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam.
Only Lufthansa offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to Amsterdam flight route.
The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to Amsterdam flight route.
SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and Amsterdam.
There are direct flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam on a daily basis.
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam are KLM and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R16 582 and an overall rating of 7,8, KLM is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R12 845 and an overall rating of 8,3.
Delta, KLM and XiamenAir have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam. Confirm policies on booking site.
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Amsterdam from Cape Town is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Amsterdam with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Amsterdam from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Cabin crew The only issue was that there was no space for our carry on luggage near our seats We had to put our luggage in a different wing And when I went to collect it, none of the crew knew where they placed our luggage
Cabin crew The only issue was that there was no space for our carry on luggage near our seats We had to put our luggage in a different wing And when I went to collect it, none of the crew knew where they placed our luggage
Food Free wifi could be better. Its a very long flight and not a cheap flight. Free wifi is good to have. After paying $2k on economy free wifi should be part of the flight ticket cost.
For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.
They should improve their time management and how to reschedule flights in order to avoid long stopovers
Cape Town (CPT)South Africa
Amsterdam (AMS)Netherlands