ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → AMS
Madrid to Amsterdam
Best fare, round trip
$161
−21%
below its usual $205
you keep $44
GoodFound
- Depart
- Thu 10 Dec
- Return
- Sun 13 Dec
- Stay
- 3 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Air Europa
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $177 and $224. The drop beats 58% of measured fares on the board, over 10 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
NetherlandsAmsterdamCanals, Vermeers and bicycles with right of way. KLM’s network makes it a deal-alert regular.Best windowApr–May · SepAirportsSchiphol (AMS)Every route into AmsterdamFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in December around $161 and peak in June near $232, 44% dearer, across the 10 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Air Europa nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 3-night trip. At $161 for 1,481 km each way, that works out to about $54 per 1,000 km flown. That is above the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. Across the 4 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Amsterdam, this fare ranks 3rd — 21% above the $133 from Barcelona. For context, the middle fare among the 9 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid is $108. The best time to be in Amsterdam: Apr–May · Sep.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 10 Dec, $161
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 9% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $242 then versus $221 now, across 19 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $136, on 30 Sep.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $255, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1819Tuesday 20 October: $247, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Thursday 22 October: $323, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $397, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $292, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $352, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $257, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Wednesday 28 October: $184, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930Saturday 31 October: $296, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
123Wednesday 4 November: $184, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Friday 6 November: $269, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $255, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Monday 9 November: $223, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $255, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $188, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $215, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1415161718Thursday 19 November: $181, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $215, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.212223Tuesday 24 November: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2526Friday 27 November: $197, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.282930
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.234Saturday 5 December: $240, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.678Wednesday 9 December: $178, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $161, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $170, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.131415Wednesday 16 December: $174, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $238, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $165, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.202122Wednesday 23 December: $229, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 24 December: $237, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $199, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.262728293031
January 2027
123Monday 4 January: $304, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 5 January: $241, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.678910111213141516171819202122Saturday 23 January: $169, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425262728Friday 29 January: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 126 tracked fares
Cheapest in Dec, around $161
21% below the $205 typical fare
$184Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$176Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$161Dec, the cheapest month. Compare December fares.$169Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$221Feb, above the usual price. Compare February fares.$199Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$224Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$204May, around the usual price. Compare May fares.$232Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$177Sep, below the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Amsterdam, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Schiphol (AMS)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,481 km each way
- Typical price
- $205 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Air Europa
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep
Good to know
MAD → AMS, answered.
Is $161 a good price for Madrid to Amsterdam?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $205 round-trip. At $161 you're 21% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Amsterdam?
Across 10 months of cached-fare history, Dec comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Amsterdam are Apr–May · Sep — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book MAD → Amsterdam?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 10 months of cached fares, Dec comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Madrid to Amsterdam?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Air Europa). The outbound leg runs around 2.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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