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AMS Amsterdam ⇄ BCN Barcelona

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (Spain): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,241 km771 mi670 nautical miles
AMS → BCN2 h 30 minestimated block time
BCN → AMS2 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hBarcelona vs Amsterdam, today
Great-circle route from Amsterdam (AMS) to Barcelona (BCN)AMSAmsterdamBCNBarcelona
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

AMS → BCN

2 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 190° (S).

Leave Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 12:30 local.

BCN → AMS

2 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 9° (N).

Leave Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 12:25 local.

The two directions differ by 3 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,241 km · 771 mi · 670 nmi
Initial heading190° (S) from AMS; 9° (N) from BCN
Farthest from the equator52.3°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

AMSEurope/Amsterdam — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
BCNEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceBarcelona is on the same clock as Amsterdam today.

Jet lag, flying AMS → BCN. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

AMS Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam, Netherlands · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona, Spain · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m

More routes from AMS and BCN

LHRAMS London – Amsterdam 370 km230 mi · 1 h 25 min AMSFCO Amsterdam – Rome 1,297 km806 mi · 2 h 30 min JFKAMS New York – Amsterdam 5,848 km3,634 mi · 7 h 10 min AMSNBO Amsterdam – Nairobi 6,677 km4,149 mi · 8 h 25 min SEAAMS Seattle – Amsterdam 7,840 km4,872 mi · 9 h 40 min AMSSIN Amsterdam – Singapore 10,514 km6,533 mi · 12 h 20 min BCNPMI Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca 202 km125 mi · 1 h 15 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min BCNFCO Barcelona – Rome 848 km527 mi · 1 h 55 min LGWBCN London – Barcelona 1,109 km689 mi · 2 h 20 min LHRBCN London – Barcelona 1,148 km713 mi · 2 h 20 min JFKBCN New York – Barcelona 6,150 km3,822 mi · 7 h 25 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRMAD London – Madrid 1,244 km773 mi · 2 h 30 min IAHMEX Houston – Mexico City 1,232 km765 mi · 2 h 30 min FRAPMI Frankfurt – Palma de Mallorca 1,251 km777 mi · 2 h 30 min PVGHKG Shanghai – Hong Kong 1,255 km780 mi · 2 h 35 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).