SightseeingCanal ring walk (Jordaan)
Nine Streets, houseboats and hidden courtyards.
90 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
Amsterdam 🇳🇱 · Saturday 10 October
9h 25m
Time on the ground
In the city from 09:15 until you head back at 18:40 — after passport control, transfers, 90 min at the airport and a 20 min safety buffer.
- Flying
- 2h 30m
- Airports & transfers
- 2h 45m
- Yours to use
- 9h 25m
- Flights indicative fare£130
- Transport estimate£17
- Food estimate£28
- Activities estimate£34
Estimated total£209
DayGo score
9/10
Time there, travel, pace and buffer combined.
- Departs
- 06:25 LHR
- Arrives
- 08:35 AMS
- Return departs
- 20:45 AMS
- Return arrives
- 21:05 LHR
- Total journey
- 3h
- Time at destination
- 9h 25m
How extreme are you?
Saturday 10 October
Your day
2h 05m unplanned
- Flight
- Transport
- Activity
- Food
- Free time
London Heathrow → Amsterdam
British Airways · 70 min · lands 08:35 local
Flight2h 10mAmsterdam Schiphol → City Centre
NS Intercity · 15 min · Schiphol Plaza, platforms 1–2
Transport15 minBreakfast
Somewhere nearby · ~£8
Food40 min· ~£8· 5 min walkCanal ring walk (Jordaan)
Sightseeing · 90 min · free
Activity1h 30m· Free· 10 min walkLunch
Somewhere nearby · ~£20
Food1h· ~£20· 5 min walkRijksmuseum
Culture · 120 min · £20
Activity2h· ~£20· 20 min walkAnne Frank House
History · 75 min · £14
Activity1h 15m· ~£14· 15 min walkCoffee & explore
Unplanned time — wander, or add another stop
Free time2h 05mCity Centre → Amsterdam Schiphol
NS Intercity · 15 min · from Amsterdam Centraal
Transport15 minAmsterdam → London Heathrow
British Airways · 80 min · lands 21:05 UK
Flight20 minHome
Same day. Told you.
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Flights
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Things to do · 2h 05m left to fill
Activities that fit
SightseeingCultureRijksmuseum
Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Night Watch. Book ahead.
120 min
💷 ~£20
20 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–17:00
HistoryAnne Frank House
Tickets release six weeks ahead — set an alarm.
75 min
💷 ~£14
15 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–22:00
AdventureRent a bike & ride to Vondelpark
Do it properly. Ring your bell.
90 min
💷 ~£12
5 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–18:00
FoodAlbert Cuyp Market stroopwafels
Hot, fresh and enormous.
45 min
💷 ~£5
15 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–17:00, closed Sun
ShoppingDe 9 Straatjes shopping
Nine canal-side streets of independent boutiques and vintage.
150 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 11:00–18:00
Won't fit today
ShoppingKalverstraat & Magna Plaza
High-street brands plus a mall inside a former post office.
90 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–19:00
EducationalNEMO Science Museum
Five floors of hands-on experiments and a free rooftop.
150 min
💷 ~£18
15 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–17:30
Won't fit today
EducationalNational Maritime Museum
Board a replica VOC ship and learn how the Dutch Golden Age was built.
105 min
💷 ~£17
20 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–17:00
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