✈ YVR → AMS
VANCOUVER → AMSTERDAM: 9H 56M, 4,789 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Vancouver to Amsterdam
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Amsterdam?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 9 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,789 miles (7,707 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,789 mi
7,707 km · great-circle
Avg speed
777 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
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.