✈ SFO → AMS
11H 13M, 5,459 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from San Francisco to Amsterdam
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Amsterdam?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Amsterdam (AMS) 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
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Time difference
+9h
9 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~9d
Eastward — worse
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.