How much does a trip to Amsterdam cost?

A 3-night Amsterdam trip for 2 adults costs about $3,805 ($3,186 on a tight budget, $4,443 in comfort), with round-trip flights from Los Angeles. Prices checked Oct 12.

Trip cost by length

For 2 adults sharing a room. hotel prices checked Oct 12, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT

StayStretchBalancedComfort
3 nights$3,186$1,593 each$3,805$1,903 each$4,443$2,222 each
5 nights$4,000$2,000 each$4,963$2,481 each$5,957$2,978 each
7 nights$4,814$2,407 each$6,121$3,060 each$7,470$3,735 each

Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we found from the US cities we check (Los Angeles, $879 per person). Stretch, Balanced and Comfort are the same styles our trip plans use.

Where the money goes

A Balanced 3-night trip for 2, 4 days of meals and getting around.

Hotel

$268 a night, a typical well-reviewed hotel, with taxes and fees.

$804

Flights

$879 round trip per person from Los Angeles.

$1,758

Meals

$144 a day per person. 75% of the federal meals & incidentals rate ($192/day).

$1,152

Getting around

$11.40 a day per person on public transit. Taxis and rideshares not included.

$91

Total

$3,805

Is my budget enough for Amsterdam?

  • $1,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $3,186. Plan it ›
  • $1,500 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $3,186. Plan it ›
  • $2,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $3,186. Plan it ›
  • $3,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $3,186. Plan it ›
  • $5,000 covers 7 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $4,814). Plan it ›

A hotel at the typical price

Jan Luyken Amsterdam

$342 a night

For 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees.

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How we worked this out

  • Hotels: live rates for 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees (LiteAPI live rates, all-in (incl. fees paid at the hotel as one seller reports them), 2 adults). Stretch is a cheaper well-reviewed room (rated 7.5+), Balanced the typical one, Comfort the best-rated 4★ hotel. Weekend rates; weeknights are often lower.
  • Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we’ve seen from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Atlanta. From your city it can be more or less.
  • Meals and getting around: per person per day, for nights + 1 days, the same way our plans count them. Meals: US State Department foreign per diem, Amsterdam (effective 2025-08-01).
  • Not included: activities, entry tickets, travel insurance, and anything we name as missing above.

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