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AMS Amsterdam ⇄ FCO Rome

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) and Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italy): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,297 km806 mi700 nautical miles
AMS → FCO2 h 30 minestimated block time
FCO → AMS2 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hRome vs Amsterdam, today
Great-circle route from Amsterdam (AMS) to Rome (FCO)AMSAmsterdamFCORome
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 → FCO

2 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 151° (SSE).

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

FCO → AMS

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 337° (NNW).

Leave Rome Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

The two directions differ by 8 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 distance1,297 km · 806 mi · 700 nmi
Initial heading151° (SSE) from AMS; 337° (NNW) from FCO
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
FCOEurope/Rome — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceRome is on the same clock as Amsterdam today.

Jet lag, flying AMS → FCO. 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 FCO Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportRome, Italy · longest runway 12,801 ft3,902 m

More routes from AMS and FCO

LHRAMS London – Amsterdam 370 km230 mi · 1 h 25 min AMSBCN Amsterdam – Barcelona 1,241 km771 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 FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min BCNFCO Barcelona – Rome 848 km527 mi · 1 h 55 min FCOATH Rome – Athens 1,085 km674 mi · 2 h 10 min MADFCO Madrid – Rome 1,331 km827 mi · 2 h 25 min LHRFCO London – Rome 1,444 km897 mi · 2 h 35 min EZEFCO Buenos Aires – Rome 11,156 km6,932 mi · 13 h 20 min

Routes of a similar length

DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 min YVRSFO Vancouver – San Francisco 1,289 km801 mi · 2 h 30 min IAHCUN Houston – Cancún 1,307 km812 mi · 2 h 30 min MEXCUN Mexico City – Cancún 1,285 km798 mi · 2 h 25 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).