✈ SEA → AMS
10H 5M FROM SEATTLE TO AMSTERDAM. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from Seattle to Amsterdam
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe
How long is the flight from Seattle to Amsterdam?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 10 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,872 miles (7,840 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,872 mi
7,840 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle 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.