How long is the flight from AMS to LIN?

About 1 h 45 min gate to gate, estimated from the distance. Real times depend on winds and the routing.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on AMS–LIN worth?

AMS → LIN: EU261 €250 (any airline). LIN → AMS: EU261 €250 (any airline). For arriving 3 hours or more late, unless extraordinary circumstances apply.

How much CO2 does a flight from AMS to LIN emit?

About 105 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (62 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Amsterdam (AMS) – Milan (LIN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 832 km; 517 mi · 449 nm
Flight time: 1 h 45 min; Estimate from distance
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 105 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (62 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 630,291; 2024 · +13.1%
Flights / week: 99; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 79%; 795,368 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

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

The way there

Heading from AMS: 155°
Heading from LIN: 338°
Halfway point: 48.90, 7.17
Great-circle km: 831 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 60,117 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Jan 2024	44,895
Feb 2024	45,638
Mar 2024	53,575
Apr 2024	49,486
May 2024	52,589
Jun 2024	53,522
Jul 2024	58,354
Aug 2024	49,977
Sep 2024	52,802
Oct 2024	54,339
Nov 2024	60,117
Dec 2024	54,997

Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 521 flights

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Month	Flights
Jan 2024	412
Feb 2024	402
Mar 2024	425
Apr 2024	396
May 2024	414
Jun 2024	426
Jul 2024	436
Aug 2024	388
Sep 2024	417
Oct 2024	424
Nov 2024	476
Dec 2024	521

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 831 km.

AMS Amsterdam → LIN Milan

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

LIN Milan → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€250 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 Milan

	MXP	LIN	BGY
AMS	797	832	822

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

More routes from AMS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
AMS → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	1,241 km	1,559,616
AMS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	371 km	1,460,366
AMS → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	752 km	1,297,434
AMS → MAD	Madrid, Spain	1,459 km	1,228,527
AMS → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	635 km	1,159,300
AMS → CDG	Paris, France	399 km	1,125,321
AMS → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	488 km	1,083,040
AMS → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,847 km	1,044,889
AMS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,175 km	991,087
AMS → AGP	Málaga, Spain	1,883 km	912,397

More routes from LIN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LIN → FCO	Rome, Italy	470 km	1,054,322
LIN → CTA	Catania, Italy	1,009 km	915,113
LIN → CDG	Paris, France	645 km	758,793
LIN → CAG	Cagliari, Italy	688 km	630,571
LIN → PMO	Palermo, Italy	867 km	584,949
LIN → BRI	Bari, Italy	773 km	533,932
LIN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	512 km	494,005
LIN → NAP	Naples, Italy	650 km	482,874
LIN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	982 km	476,974
LIN → ORY	Paris, France	639 km	423,451

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Milan (LIN) are 832 km (517 miles, 449 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.