Question by samjad: When to book a flight for Amsterdam from New York?
1. I plan on going in december, so can somebody advise me that is that time of the year alright and that when should i book my flight to get the best deal for december,travelling probably after the 15th?
2. Also if amsterdam would be more expensive to fly to than Frankfurt, Germany. I plan on visiting both the places and i want to go to germany first and then head to Amsterdam, is that alright?
3.Furthermore, once in europe i will be travelling with my girlfriend, so where should we live to get the best accomodation deals in Amsterdam? And the plan is for 4-5 days maybe, so how much budget should we have per person,per day?
4. Also perhaps suggest some sightseeing or other activities for a couple to do in the city too apart from the partying!..
Please keep in my mind that we’re not heavily in to drugs or drinking so just want to spend some quality and fun time together there!…
and i know too many questions in there but just had to ask everything as the internet is giving me conflicting search results so i wanted some hands on experienced advice!
Best answer:
Answer by Willeke
When to book is always a bet, you never know for sure what the prices of plane tickets are going to do. But in the long run, early bought tickets are almost always cheaper than tickets bought a short time before traveling.
Travel between Frankfurt and Amsterdam is easy. I would go for flying into one and out of the other, to avoid doubling up. Most likely the cost will be about the same as the price difference in plane tickets, (or the train being more expensive.)
Here is a link to a site that can give you all info about the train journey you need:
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http:&
With the fast train it takes about 4 hours and is a little over €100 when bought on the day of traveling, but if you are willing to prebook (up to 2 months in advance,) tickets are available from €39.
Staying in hostels, you can count on spending about $ US100 per person per day. But it is very easy to spend more.
You can find hostels by googling on the name of the town and the word hostel, or search the older answers here, as there are a lot of questions about hostels in Amsterdam.)
A good site with a lot of information about Amsterdam is:
http://www.amsterdam.info/
Added:
I do not know how often the other answerer has been in Amsterdam, but I bet it is not often.
Most people in the Netherland have learned English as second language, German and French are coming as 3rd and 4th languages but by not even half as many people, only in the border area with Germany and in the coastal villages where a lot of Germans hold holidays you will find Dutch people who do speak German but no English, and not many of those. The people who have learned German in school but no English are rarer still.
In Amsterdam you are as likely to find people who speak English but no Dutch, working in restaurants or shops.
Central Amsterdam is indeed near the station, but not just a few blocks. If you look at a map of Amsterdam, like this one:
http://www.amsterdam.info/map/ (Zoom out once or twice,) you will see a half circle of canals. All within and just outside this ring is central Amsterdam and either within walking distance from the Central station, or within a few minutes on the tram or bus. Public transport is good and plentiful in Amsterdam, and not expensive. Taxis are expensive and not needed unless you travel with too much luggage, and even then you can go by bus or tram.
A good site to search for plane tickets is http://www.skyscanner.net/
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