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CDG Paris ⇄ AMS Amsterdam

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance399 km248 mi215 nautical miles
CDG → AMS1 h 30 minestimated block time
AMS → CDG1 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hAmsterdam vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Amsterdam (AMS)CDGParisAMSAmsterdam
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

CDG → AMS

1 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 22° (NNE).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

AMS → CDG

1 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 204° (SSW).

Leave Amsterdam Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

The two directions differ by 2 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 distance399 km · 248 mi · 215 nmi
Initial heading22° (NNE) from CDG; 204° (SSW) from AMS
Farthest from the equator52.3°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

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

Jet lag, flying CDG → AMS. 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

CDG Charles de Gaulle International AirportParis, France · longest runway 13,829 ft4,215 m AMS Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam, Netherlands · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

More routes from CDG and AMS

LHRCDG London – Paris 348 km216 mi · 1 h 25 min CDGCMN Paris – Casablanca 1,931 km1,200 mi · 3 h 20 min BOSCDG Boston – Paris 5,535 km3,439 mi · 6 h 50 min ORDCDG Chicago – Paris 6,665 km4,141 mi · 8 h 05 min MEXCDG Mexico City – Paris 9,199 km5,716 mi · 10 h 45 min CDGSIN Paris – Singapore 10,724 km6,664 mi · 12 h 30 min 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

Routes of a similar length

HELARN Helsinki – Stockholm 398 km247 mi · 1 h 30 min HNDITM Tokyo – Osaka 404 km251 mi · 1 h 35 min PHXLAS Phoenix – Las Vegas 411 km256 mi · 1 h 35 min OSLARN Oslo – Stockholm 385 km239 mi · 1 h 30 min

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