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AMS Amsterdam ⇄ MAD Madrid

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spain): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,459 km906 mi788 nautical miles
AMS → MAD2 h 45 minestimated block time
MAD → AMS2 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMadrid vs Amsterdam, today
Great-circle route from Amsterdam (AMS) to Madrid (MAD)AMSAmsterdamMADMadrid
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 → MAD

2 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 209° (SSW).

Leave Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Madrid Sat 7 Nov, 12:45 local.

MAD → AMS

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 23° (NNE).

Leave Madrid Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

The two directions differ by 9 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 distance1,459 km · 906 mi · 788 nmi
Initial heading209° (SSW) from AMS; 23° (NNE) from MAD
Farthest from the equator52.3°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip7% 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
MADEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMadrid is on the same clock as Amsterdam today.

Jet lag, flying AMS → MAD. 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 MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid, Spain · longest runway 14,271 ft4,350 m

More routes from AMS and MAD

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 MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min CDGMAD Paris – Madrid 1,062 km660 mi · 2 h 20 min MADLPA Madrid – Gran Canaria 1,766 km1,097 mi · 3 h 10 min MADCUN Madrid – Cancún 7,960 km4,946 mi · 11 h MEXMAD Mexico City – Madrid 9,065 km5,633 mi · 10 h 30 min SCLMAD Santiago – Madrid 10,719 km6,661 mi · 12 h 50 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRARN London – Stockholm 1,463 km909 mi · 2 h 40 min ICNTPE Seoul – Taipei 1,464 km909 mi · 2 h 45 min LHRWAW London – Warsaw 1,469 km913 mi · 2 h 35 min CDGLIS Paris – Lisbon 1,470 km913 mi · 2 h 50 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).