✈ AMS → SFO
11H 13M FROM AMSTERDAM TO SAN FRANCISCO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Amsterdam to San Francisco
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 11 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,459 miles (8,786 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,459 mi
8,786 km · great-circle
Avg speed
784 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
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.