Cheap flights from New York to Amsterdam from R13 021

The cheapest month to fly to Amsterdam from New York is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R4 998, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Amsterdam in February, then you should wait until August to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R9 694.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Amsterdam is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as R24 237. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Amsterdam on Friday is R31 634.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Amsterdam is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as R23 470. Flights to Amsterdam are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of R31 634. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Amsterdam from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Amsterdam for around R11 505 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Amsterdam from New York for as low as R9 343 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between New York and Amsterdam have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 183 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, JetBlue have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.