✈ AMS → JFK

7H 43M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
7h 43m
Distance
3,634 mi
Or
5,848 km
Jet lag
6h

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.

✈ Flight 866 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1000 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 240 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.