If you want to find out how long it will take you to fly from the US to Amsterdam, you need to take into consideration the following details before booking a flight:
- The distance between the airport of departure and the Amsterdam airport
- The type of airlines that operate in the route
- The number of flying hours of the airline, including the waiting time (if present)
- Details of connecting flights and direct flights
- Time zones and time difference
- Details about the flights to the nearby airports
Major Airlines operating on the route
When selecting the airline of choice, you will discover that some airlines fly non-stop while some have 2 stops before arriving at the destination.
Let us look at some of the airlines with operating flights from different cities.
- American Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (visit website)
- United Airlines
- US Airways
The time it takes to fly from the US to Amsterdam
Since the duration of the flight depends on various factors, we are going to look at a few examples to show the difference in flight time.
New York to Amsterdam via Casablanca
A flight from John F Kennedy International Airport on a Royal Air Maroc flight, to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport through Mohamed V Airport in Morocco will take approximately 13 hours and 35 minutes.The flight time from JFK to Casablanca is about 6 hours 45 minutes. The waiting time at Casablanca is about 3 hours 15 minutes, and the flight time from Casablanca to Amsterdam is 3 hours 35 minutes.
Flight time for New York to Amsterdam via Atlanta
The flight duration to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport from L Guardia Airport through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, on Delta Airlines, will take approximately 14 hours.The flight from LGA to Atlanta will take about 2 hours 47 minutes. The waiting time at Atlanta will be about 2 hours 59 minutes, and the flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam will take approximately 8 hours 15 minutes.
Other examples of flight times from the US to Amsterdam
A direct flight from JFK to AMS onboard KLM or Delta Airlines will take you approximately 7 hours 24 minutes.