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AMS Amsterdam ⇄ SIN Singapore

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) and Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance10,514 km6,533 mi5,677 nautical miles
AMS → SIN12 h 20 minestimated block time
SIN → AMS13 h 45 minestimated block time
Clock change+7 hSingapore vs Amsterdam, today
Great-circle route from Amsterdam (AMS) to Singapore (SIN)AMSAmsterdamSINSingapore
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 → SIN

12 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 82° (E).

Leave Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Singapore Sun 8 Nov, 05:20 local +1 day.

SIN → AMS

13 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 323° (NW).

Leave Singapore Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 16:45 local.

AMS-bound flights are the slower direction by about 90 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance10,514 km · 6,533 mi · 5,677 nmi
Initial heading82° (E) from AMS; 323° (NW) from SIN
Farthest from the equator52.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip53% 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
SINAsia/Singapore — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceSingapore is 7 hours ahead of Amsterdam today; +7 h in January and +6 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying AMS → SIN. Your body clock has to move 7 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 7 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

AMS Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam, Netherlands · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m SIN Singapore Changi AirportSingapore, Singapore · longest runway 13,123 ft4,000 m

More routes from AMS and SIN

LHRAMS London – Amsterdam 370 km230 mi · 1 h 25 min AMSBCN Amsterdam – Barcelona 1,241 km771 mi · 2 h 30 min AMSATH Amsterdam – Athens 2,182 km1,356 mi · 3 h 20 min DTWAMS Detroit – Amsterdam 6,324 km3,929 mi · 7 h 45 min ATLAMS Atlanta – Amsterdam 7,066 km4,390 mi · 8 h 30 min LAXAMS Los Angeles – Amsterdam 8,956 km5,565 mi · 10 h 45 min SINKUL Singapore – Kuala Lumpur 297 km185 mi · 1 h 25 min SINDPS Singapore – Bali (Denpasar) 1,672 km1,039 mi · 2 h 55 min SINBOM Singapore – Mumbai 3,922 km2,437 mi · 5 h 35 min SYDSIN Sydney – Singapore 6,293 km3,911 mi · 8 h 30 min LHRSIN London – Singapore 10,883 km6,762 mi · 12 h 40 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

SFOAKL San Francisco – Auckland 10,510 km6,530 mi · 13 h 25 min ORDICN Chicago – Seoul 10,519 km6,536 mi · 13 h 30 min LAXAKL Los Angeles – Auckland 10,487 km6,516 mi · 13 h 20 min SYDDEL Sydney – Delhi 10,435 km6,484 mi · 13 h 20 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).