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Amsterdam (AMS) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
371 km
231 mi · 201 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
85 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (50 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,460,366
2024 · +5.4%
Flights / week
214
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
1,787,229 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to LHRAMSLHR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
258°
Heading from LHR
73°
Halfway point
51.92, 2.13
Great-circle km
370 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 137,311 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul137.3KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024101,842
Feb 2024102,327
Mar 2024112,578
Apr 2024123,133
May 2024123,611
Jun 2024126,361
Jul 2024137,311
Aug 2024135,242
Sep 2024120,661
Oct 2024123,735
Nov 2024123,127
Dec 2024130,438
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 1,000 flights
05001KJanFebMar1KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024958
Feb 2024964
Mar 20241,000
Apr 2024888
May 2024895
Jun 2024874
Jul 2024935
Aug 2024926
Sep 2024886
Oct 2024927
Nov 2024933
Dec 2024934

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 370 km.

AMS Amsterdam → LHR London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LHR London → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
AMS371365314355336292

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397
AMS → JFK5,863 km 905,043

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802
LHR → LIS1,564 km 1,121,519

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and London (LHR) are 371 km (231 miles, 201 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.