✈ LAX → AMS

11H 25M FROM LOS ANGELES TO AMSTERDAM. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 25m
Distance
5,565 mi
Or
8,956 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Amsterdam

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Amsterdam → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Amsterdam?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 11 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,565 miles (8,956 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 25m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,565 mi

8,956 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles 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.

✈ Flight 1325 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1531 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 367 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.