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Fall Flights for Netherlands cycling tour
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Hi.
I am planning a bicycling tour of the Netherlands for the fall of 2009. The idea is to rent a bike in Amsterdam and then circle around the region from town to town in a big loop. Anyway, I am trying to find cheap flights Sept. and on…though keeping the travel dates as close to early september would be best since weather will be a major issue if I leave much later.

I’m open to flying into Paris (and spending a few days there) or London and taking a train or other cheap airline to get to Amsterdam but I’m not really finding any great deals. Is it too early to look?

-I’m flying out of Phx, AZ
-spending about two weeks in total
-traveling with 3-4 others

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Also, thanks in advance!

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It’s not too early to shop, but I wouldn’t buy unless it’s at or near historic low price level. You can find this with Farecompare.com (well, I think you still can — I’ve not poked around there much since they changed their format). Off the top of my head, I’d say you’ll probably see fares currently $950 and up, historically might have dipped to $650 latest shoulder-season, so under $700 to AMS would (probably) be my bookable price-point. You can also sign up for sale alerts there. Be sure to try Bookingbuddy and consolidators listed in our new user thread at top of this forum.