✈ AMS → JFK
7H 43M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Amsterdam to New York
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to New York?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to New York (JFK) takes about 7 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,634 miles (5,848 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 43m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,634 mi
5,848 km · great-circle
Avg speed
758 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.