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$378 Find Cheap Flights from Amsterdam to San Diego

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Cheap Flights from Amsterdam to San Diego (AMS-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Amsterdam to San Diego that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Amsterdam to San Diego

Sat, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 9
American Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 10:36 pmAMS-SAN
20h 41m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:12 pm - 3:00 pmSAN-AMS
16h 48m2 stops
$671American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Thu, Jan 8
American Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 2:50 pmAMS-SAN
16h 30m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 9:55 pmSAN-AMS
18h 45m1 stop
$676American Airlines
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Sun, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 9
KLM Logo
9:50 am - 12:00 pmAMS-SAN
11h 10mnonstop
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1:55 pm - 9:15 amSAN-AMS
10h 20mnonstop
$682KLM
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Wed, Aug 20 - Mon, Sep 1
Delta Logo
9:40 am - 6:39 pmAMS-SAN
17h 59m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 6:00 amSAN-AMS
14h 45m1 stop
$686Delta
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Wed, Aug 20 - Mon, Sep 1
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 3:23 pmAMS-SAN
15h 23m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:25 am - 8:00 amSAN-AMS
16h 35m1 stop
$687Delta
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Sun, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 24
British Airways Logo
6:15 pm - 2:50 pmAMS-SAN
29h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 9:05 amSAN-AMS
28h 15m1 stop
$780British Airways
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Sun, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 24
British Airways Logo
6:15 pm - 2:50 pmAMS-SAN
29h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 9:50 pmSAN-AMS
17h 00m1 stop
$783British Airways
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Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 10
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 5:29 pmAMS-SAN
18h 29m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:20 amSAN-AMS
17h 20m2 stops
$817United Airlines
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Sun, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 24
KLM Logo
9:50 am - 12:00 pmAMS-SAN
11h 10mnonstop
KLM Logo
5:02 pm - 2:25 pmSAN-AMS
12h 23m1 stop
$825KLM
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Thu, Jul 31 - Thu, Aug 7
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 10:44 pmAMS-SAN
19h 44m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 9:20 amSAN-AMS
18h 00m2 stops
$926United Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from Amsterdam to San Diego

 
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AMS

Book a timeslot for security at AMS via their website or app to save time. It's free and available for most flights.

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Take the Route 992 bus from SAN to Downtown San Diego. It runs every 15 minutes and is cost-effective.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Amsterdam to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Amsterdam to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Amsterdam to San Diego?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Amsterdam to San Diego clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Diego on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Amsterdam, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Amsterdam to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Amsterdam to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Amsterdam to San Diego is February, where tickets cost $765 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,089 and $1,028 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Amsterdam to San Diego?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $834, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Amsterdam to San Diego?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Amsterdam to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Amsterdam to San Diego, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMay
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$378
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Amsterdam to San Diego

When to book flights from Amsterdam to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Amsterdam to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Amsterdam to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Amsterdam to San Diego was $378 for a one-way ticket and $671 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Amsterdam and San Diego?

    A passport is required to fly from Amsterdam to San Diego.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    KLM, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Amsterdam to San Diego flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Amsterdam to San Diego flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Amsterdam and San Diego.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Amsterdam to San Diego on on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Amsterdam to San Diego, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Amsterdam to San Diego are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $907 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,015 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Amsterdam to San Diego.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Amsterdam is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Diego with an airline and back to Amsterdam with another airline. Booking your flights between Amsterdam and SAN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Amsterdam to San Diego?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Diego from Amsterdam up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Amsterdam to San Diego

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,560 or less one-way and $1,016 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Amsterdam to San Diego?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Amsterdam Schiphol to San Diego.
Find which airlines fly direct from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to San Diego Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Amsterdam Schiphol to San Diego

Tuesday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

Thursday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

Sunday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

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Direct returns

San Diego to Amsterdam Schiphol

Tuesday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

Thursday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

Sunday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Amsterdam to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Amsterdam to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Amsterdam to San Diego? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7964 reviews
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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My disconnecting flight was missed due to a large delay at my originating airport. I missed an entire day and evening of my vacation abroad because of Delta, not being able to get me on different flights that lined up with my original times. A 12 hour travel day turned into 24 grueling hours.

2.0 MediocreUrsula, Jun 2025AMS - DBV
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My disconnecting flight was missed due to a large delay at my originating airport. I missed an entire day and evening of my vacation abroad because of Delta, not being able to get me on different flights that lined up with my original times. A 12 hour travel day turned into 24 grueling hours.

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

Fine except the person next to me took up her seat had raised the arm divide so she spilled into my seat. because of her size. Fortunately no one was in the seat on my right so I could use part of it.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

Boarding in Amsterdam is always chaotic. KLM/ Delta has not streamlined or made it efficient as it was boarding in Detroit . The food was mediocre The crew was unfriendly and more focused on getting things done quickly rather than service with a smile .

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

Its good expeince but in enternteiment please be like you tube the music i like or movie

I needed to make changes to my flights. When I called customer service, they assisted me with care professionalism.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Better synchronizing the boarding processes. The audio announcements, the personnel and the digital signage were not saying the same thing. All confusion.

The first class seats were unusable, mine at the end of the flight, my husband's in the middle of the flight, and the one next to me was unusable either, they had to move the person to another seat.

Last minute gate change. Didn’t put our TSA global on our trip even though we asked multiple times to confirm. Did not help with food when could not eat what was served.

Our luggage didn’t arrive with us, that puts a damper on the whole trip.

The cabin was bit colder than I like but the crew members looked after us very well. They did even offer hot water bottle and hot chocolate. I cannot rate the crew enough excellent is not good enough. They really were wonderful.

Boarding is always a challenge as folks in al groups crowd around for no reason, but crew handled it well. I once again applaud the LHR ground baggage staff as they got our bags from a flight at Terminal 5A to a flight in Terminal 5C within 40 minutes...amazing!

This flight from London to Chicago was actually on an AA airline. I did book through BA but the flight was AA. Great flight, hectic in Chicago, I wouldn't choose to fly through Chicago again, but that's not the airlines fault. The flight itself was great.

Push back is not working when I complaint a male staff he told me that most of the seats are like that so we can’t do anything

Seats were way too small. I got claustrophobic waiting for trash from meal to be taken away. I couldn't move to even close my tray until trash was taken.

Was 3 hrs delayed and my poor friend I met in Barcelona was waiting at airport for 3 hrs. Dallas airport was awful

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