Amsterdam (AMS) – London (LTN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
355 km
221 mi · 192 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
81 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (48 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
568,697
2024 · +0.2%
Flights / week
75
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
664,284 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 LTNAMSLTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
264°
Heading from LTN
80°
Halfway point
52.12, 2.19
Great-circle km
354 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: March 2024: 51,578 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMar51.6KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202438,741
Feb 202443,647
Mar 202451,578
Apr 202450,776
May 202450,956
Jun 202447,329
Jul 202447,769
Aug 202447,761
Sep 202445,509
Oct 202445,780
Nov 202447,443
Dec 202451,408
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 378 flights
0200400JanFebMar378AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024300
Feb 2024331
Mar 2024378
Apr 2024332
May 2024354
Jun 2024318
Jul 2024298
Aug 2024310
Sep 2024330
Oct 2024328
Nov 2024289
Dec 2024323

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 354 km.

AMS Amsterdam → LTN 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.

LTN 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

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 → LHR371 km 1,460,366
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

More routes from LTN

Route Distance Passengers / year
LTN → OTP2,113 km 520,286
LTN → WAW1,460 km 459,108
LTN → BUD1,496 km 453,274
LTN → DUB435 km 402,160
LTN → LIS1,607 km 393,900
LTN → AGP1,720 km 362,371
LTN → PMI1,391 km 358,898
LTN → CDG380 km 344,298
LTN → ALC1,511 km 335,169
LTN → GVA785 km 314,373

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and London (LTN) are 355 km (221 miles, 192 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.