Schiphol Airport Amsterdam Terminal Tour, Entry and Exit, How to Transfer and Complete Transit Guide
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2021
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport, is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located 9 kilometres southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland. In this video, I will give you the complete transit guide for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with complete details and in depth walk through. I will show you the detailed map of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the transit routes for Schengen and non Schengen travelers. And as always, I will take you through my experience of transiting at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam. So if you have a connecting flight in Amsterdam, Netherlands, this video will guide you through and give you some valuable tips. Just follow the instructions in this video, and you will easily find your way at the Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.
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There should be one of these for all airports in the world. Thank you for the video
Thank you so much :) Glad to help :)
Wow! I wish you would write and narrate all travel videos. Concise and thorough with visual accompaniment. THANK YOU, FROM USA!
Thank you very much ❤️
This is fantastic!! Thank you so much.
I'm going to Germany in a few weeks from Cape Town South Africa, but I have a 2hr stop in Schiphol and I was very worried.
Then I will come back home through Schiphol too
Happy to hear that :) Yes, you have nothing to worry about, its an easy airport to navigate :) Have a great flight :)
Thanks! Much appreciated!
thanks for the video!!
Thanks for the informative video@everyone
I once arived at a shengen gate, but the 'trunk' was broken, so a bus brought us all the way to the other side of the airport (in the non-shengen part). We came in through a side door in a hall, I guess next to gate H. But because we went to the non-shengen part, we had to stand in a long queue for passport control (there were no quick gates for EU/EEA-inhabitants). Also we had to walk all the way back to where our gate was for our bagage.
Ouch, that was some detour.... hope that doesn't happen to often.
thank you!
Dankjewel 🙏👍
Thanks 👍🏻❤️
Thabnk you i will going soon
Have a nice flight :)
Thank you very much this has been so helpful!
I'm flying next month from Frankfurt to Amsterdam and then to Mexico City.
Do you perhaps know if I'll need some paper to "enter" the Netherlands, or do I even need it? Because I'm just connecting at AMS.
I'm just scared what if they deny my entry to the Netherlands if I don't have some kind of paper or something.
Does everyone have to go to F2?
And is 1h35mins enough to catch my connection to Mexico City?
Cheers!
If you are only doing a transit, you don't need any paper. Since you are going to Mexico, you will have to go through the passport control. The F2 is for pre-screening of the documents required for your final destination. So this will be different for every country. So for Mexico, I don't know, there might not be any pre-screening at all, but I don't know this. Your transit time of 1 hour 35 minutes should be enough time. If there are a long queue in front of the passport control, they will let people with short time to boarding jump the queue. But if no delays you will have plenty of time.
Hi Justin, Thanks for the informative video. I have a 9.5 hour layover from the USA, going to Paris and then finally to Morocco, travelling business class. I wanted to leave the airport and spend some time in Amsterdam. Do you recommend this given all the long queues that I've been hearing about at Schiphol or should I skip Schiphol at this time, go directly to Paris and just save Amsterdam for another time?
Hi :) Hmm im not qualified to give you any advice on that at the moment, but im still getting reports that there are still long queues for check in, security and passport control. People are being told to not show up before max 4 hours before departure. In your case, you don't have to check in, no luggage, you only have to go through the security and passport control. So it might be doable :) But it could not forgive my self if I recommend you to visit Amsterdam and the result of that was you missed your flight :)
Hi there when you get to gate F2 you give them klm document which one is that and did they give to you that at your first destination or did you have to print it yourself? thanks
They will give it to you at the gate F2 for you to fill out.
Thank you for this very informative video, Justin! I will be travelling from South Africa to the US and I have a connecting flight at AMS. Will I enter and exit through the non-schengen terminal?
Yes, you will transit inside the Non-Schengen :)
Hey! Thank you for the video. I've been having the doubt about where do I'll have my passport control. I'm traveling to Stockholm with a 2 hour stop at Schiphol airport next week. Now I know it's gonna be in Amsterdam. I wanted to be sure because Covid restrictions in Sweden are different when entering from EU country. Do you think the 2 hours will be enough? Thanks again :)
Yes, 2 hour will be enough for sure :)
Great video. Coming from Berlin, we are flying on to Lima with a stop in AMS. I understand that I have to go through passport control and security check between the Schengen Area and the Non-Schengen Area.
But I have another question:
What about the transfer gates T1 to T9 (e.g. at 3:58 and 4:44 in your video)? Do I have to go through specific counter there, or are they just numbered and it doesn't matter which one I use?
Yes, going from Non-Schengen to Schengen, you need to go through Security and Passport control.
Going from Schengen to Non-Schengen you need to go through Passport control.
I have never used or paid any attention to the T1-T9, I'm not 100% sure what that mean, but it might be transfer desk. If you have your boarding pass for the final destination, you just go to your departure gate.
Hi there! I loved your video, but I still have some questions.
I’m flying from Oslo to Dublin with a transfer trough Schiphol. The transfer is 2,5hrs, but with all the issues the airport is having, I’m a little nervous that it won’t be enough time. Do you think that’s enough time? And I won’t have to go trough security then, only passport control, right? Thanks in advance :)
Hi Michelle and thank you :) Yes, 2,5 hr will be enough time :) And you are correct, you will only go through the passport control and not the security control. If you for some reason should be late, just tell the ground staff and they will let you bypass the queue :)
Hello, just a quick question please.
If arriving at the Non-Schengen side and will be also leaving on the Non-Schengen side(within a few hours), what sign do I follow after getting off the plane? Do I follow the sign for my Gate number or the sign that says Transit T2-T-9?
Thank you very much for this video!
Hi, you just follow All Gates/ Transit T2-T9, that will take you to the security control. After security control you turn left or right depending on your gate. Gate B, C, D, E you turn left, Gate F, G, H you turn right. But you will end up in the Non Schengen area of the airport, and you just follow the sign to your gate. Schiphol Airport is an easy airport to do transit :)
Hi, excellent video, thanks for explaining, I have a question, in a month I will travel to Helsinki from madrid spain and I only have 1 hour to take the next flight, do you think that if I reach? or do I have to go through a security checkpoint?
I think 1 hour will be enough, and you don't have to go through security control since you're inside Schengen area.
Hi, that’s so helpful, thank you! Just to check: if I arrive from a Non-Schengen country and have to transit through Schiphol to go to another Non-Schengen country, I don’t have to go through passport control? Thank you!
Thats correct, no passport control. Only security control.
@@JustinThailand Your video is a light for those who haven't been at the Schipol airport. I'm traveling from US to UK and my connection flight is there!!! 😁 Thank you so much!! ❤
@@JustinThailand❤❤❤Thx for the info
Very helpfulness information. We will travel from Detriot to Munich with a stop in Amsterdam. We only have 1.5 hrs between flights, do you think that will be enough? Now Im worried!
You not have to worry :) 1,5 hrs is enough time to do transit in Schiphol :) If long queue at the passport control, and you running late, just inform the staff, and they will let you bypass the queue :)
Great video. We would appreciate advice. We'll be traveling Delta from US, layover in Amsterdam, connecting on KLM to Croatia with my elderly mother in October. We have a 3.5 hr layover. Will we have enough time and are we required to go through passport control and security, or just security? The return will be in reverse. Thanks,
Well, normally, arriving from the outside of Schengen, and departing from the inside of Schengen, you will have to go through the security and passport control. But rumours has it, coming from US you don't have to go through the security control. In reverse, leaving Schengen, you only have to go through the passport control, but again, regarding the US, there might be a security check at the gate. But anyway, you have a lot of time to do the transfer :)
Thank you so much for the information and the responses to all the comments!! I'm travelling from Munich, Germany to Lima, Peru (I'm Peruvian), and my transit will be on Schipol (one hour and 20 minutes layover). Do you think it is enough time? Since I'm travelling from Schengen area to Non Schengen area I'm really nervious about the time 🥲 I'm even buying a business class seat to be the first one out of the plane and run to my next flight. Please any recommendation?? Thank you so much in advance!!!
Hi, and thank you :) Yes, if no delays, 1 hour 20 minutes is enough time for transit. You will only have to go through the passport control. If crowded, and you for some reason running out of time, just inform the ground staff (they are wearing colourful vests) at the passport control, and they will let you pass the queue :) But you have enough time, and don't have to run. As you disembark the plane, just look for the screen, find your gate, and follow the signs :) It will take you to the passport control. Schiphol Airport is easy to do transit :) Have a nice flight :)
Hello Justin, i have a question about my flight. I live in Germany and will travel from Bremen to Los Angeles. My transit will be in Schiphol. Can i use the automatic passport control or is this not usable for the flight to the USA. Is there any other control needed (Esta check, security check)?
Thanks for help.
Hi :) Yes, if the automatic passport is open, you can use the automatic passport control. No, you don't have to go through any security control going from Schengen to Non Schengen. Some country might have some covid documents check, but im not sure about this for USA.
I am so anxious because of the delays in Schipol, but this video gave me some reassurance! I'm traveling from New York to Bangkok, stopping at Chopin and Schipol (JFK-WAW-AMS-BKK, same ticket). If I understood correctly, I'd land from WAW to AMS on the Schengen side, and I just need to pass through passport control to go to the non-Schengen side. Is that correct? I would not need to collect my check-in luggage from the WAW-AMS segment to check them in again for the AMS-BKK leg of the flight, right? Is there a separate passport control lane for business class travelers? I have 2 hours and 45 minutes of ground time in AMS. Would that be enough? Thanks in advance for your response, Justin!
Hi :) I do belive your flight will be like this : During Check In at New York, tell them to check your luggage and issue Boarding Pass to the final destination, Bangkok. So on your first flight to WAW, I do think you will do the transit in the Non-Schengen area of the airport. Look for the signs for Transit Non-Scengen. Arriving in AMS you will do the same, transiting in the Non Schengen area. That means that you don't have to go through any passport control, but you will have to go through the security control in AMS, in WAW I don't know. There are fast track lanes for business class travelers at AMS. 2 hours 45 minutes will normally be enough time for transit. The latest report I got from AMS, is there that there is almost no queues inside the airport. Hoped it helped a little :) Have a nice flight and do come back and tell how it turned out.
@@JustinThailand Thank you!
Hi!Thank you for the video! Im traveling from Bulgaria to Canada with transit in Amsterdam. So first I will arrive from Bulgaria at the schengen area then should go to the automatic passport control to the non-schengen area and then search for my gate to Canada, did I understand right?
Yes, you understand correct :) If the automatic passport control is closed, you just use the manual/normal passportcontrol :)
Hey Justin , thanks for the video. This is very useful. I am traveling to Doha from Iceland and transit in Schiphol. Do I need to go through passport control? And do I need a print out of my vaccination certificate and the declaration form when going through? Thanks!!
Hi :) Yes, if Iceland still beeing a member of Schengen you will have to go through the passport controll. You dont need any documents beside the passport going throug the passport controll. All documents regarding entry will be checked during your check in, but the there might be a pre-screening of documents at the gate in Schiphol.
@@JustinThailand thankss!!
hello justin! Thank you for your video. Very² usefull, if i am travelling to Miami USA from Bali Indonesia and transit in schiphol with indonesian passport. Do i need to go through all passport controll then go through security check and going to non schengen area?
Hi Justin. Thank you for this video. I am planning my family summer trip in June next year . Will be traveling from glasgow and transit in Schipol for 55 minutes layover then to Malaysia. Do you think that’s enough time for us to catch up the next flight? 😅 too risky don’t you think ?
Well.... it can be risky, but it is definitely doable, but you are vulnerable to delays and queues. But, my longest transit walk in Schiphol was done under 40 minutes, and that was walking out to the far gates inside Schengen area of the airport. So, I think, and hope, you will be ok :) Have a great travel, do come back and tell how it turned out :)
Hi, did you make it with no problems?
I am travelling from Stuttgart to Atlanta with a 1h 55 minute layover in Amsterdam, does one have to go through security and passport control or just passport control? And if so have you heard if it's busy there at the moment or are there just long queues for check in/security when starting ones journey from Amsterdam?
Yes, correct. You only have to go through passport control. The reports im getting these days, is that its not busy inside the airport, but like you said, its busy on the outside for those checking in at Schiphol. And if you running late just tell the staff at the passport control and they will let you by-pass the queue, if any. But with 1 hr 55 minute you will have plenty of time. Have a nice flight, and do come back and tell us how it went :)
Thanks for the reply!
Thank you Justin for the video, I still confused, we arriving from Madrid/Spain (European community member) going to Los Angeles/USA, we traveling with KLM, you know which gates will be, do we have to pass immigration, I ask because we have 1hr 10 minutes from gate to gate.
Hi, when arriving inside the Schengen (EU) and traveling to a country outside Schengen, you will have to go through the Passport Control. I don't know the exact gate, but it will be either gate D, E, F, G or H. 1 hr 10 minutes will normally enough time. And there will be some airport staff at the passport control, so if you are running out of time, just tell them and they will let you through.
@@JustinThailand Thank you Justin.
Hi Justin! You may not see this before my flight but I am flying from UK - Amsterdam - Germany tomorrow, just a 2 hour layover, will I need any specific documents or proof to get to the schengen area to go to Germany?
Hi Leahly :) No, i dont think so. If nothing changed lately, i belive your passport will be enough to enter Schengen. And 2 hour layover will be enough time :) Do come back and tell how it turned out. Have a nice flight :) ✈️
Thanks for the video. I'm travelling to France from Colombia arriving first to AMS. I'll have a 10 hours wait for the next flight to France. Will I be allowed to go out of the airport to take a walk in the city and then come back to the airport without any problem? What will they ask me in order to let me get into the departure gate?
I am not sure about that. You can find some more info here consular.mfaservices.nl
@@JustinThailandDepends on the nationality. A Frenchman came freely enter any other Schengen country, for Columnbians I don't know; might need a visa.
Hi! I'm travelling from Belfast (outside schengen area) to Barcelona, Spain!! and I only have 1 hour. Thank you for your information!!
I have a 1 hour layover coming up I'd love to hear about your experience
Hi Justin, thanks for this great video. Next week I will go to USA from Düsseldorf with a connection at Amsterdam. I will have 1 hour 10 mins in between. Do you think it will be enough? Thank you !! :)
Hi :) Yes, normally 1 hour 10 minutes will be enough :) Have a nice flight :)
@@JustinThailand Thank you very much :) I am not EU citizen, so I will have to wait in the line for passport control. Will I still be able to transfer in time??? Thank you very much Justin:)
Thanks for sharing! Very informative .. I am travelling to Amsterdam next month and I am wondering if UScitizens can use automated immigration control eGates when they exit the Netherlands to non-EU country (like flying back to the US). Thanks.
Hi Marvin and thank you :) I am not 100% sure about this, but I do think the signs says that only EU/EEA is eligible to use the automated passport control, but this might have changed without me noticing it.
@@JustinThailand Thanks!
Yes please, flying in July and nervous because I only have an hour 😬 EU country to US
1 hour is normally enough. You only have to go through the passport control. If there is a long queue, then contact the ground staff there, and tell them you´re running late for your flight. They will then let you through and bypass the queue, but they will check you ticket to see if you actually are running late :) If no delays, you will have enough time to reach your gate in time :) Have a nice flight :)
Hello there, thank you for your explanation. Under your experience at Schiphol airport, do you believe an hour it is enough to take the next flight? I bought a ticket with KLM and I will travel from Santiago, Chile to Copenhagen, Denmark in June but the next flight will leave in an hour as I mentioned before (arriving at 08:40 am at Schiphol and the next flight is at 09:40 am). I'm scared of losing the flight and having some issues due to the passport control. I'll look forward to your answer.
Hi :) Normally 1 hour is enough i f no delays. If crowded in the passportcontroll, and you running late, contact the groundstaff there and they will let you jump the qeue :)
@@JustinThailand Thank you, fella! I was checking Flight Radar and most of the flights are coming from Buenos Aires (the flight I talked about comes from there, but KLM has routes from Santiago to Buenos Aires and viceversa) arrive around 8:20 am but not later than 8:30 in the morning unless something unexpected happens. Thanks a lot for your comment, it made me feel more confortable. Kind regards from Chile! :)
Thank you Justin for the detailed video! I have a question for you:
If I’m going from Amsterdam to Copenhagen (as an EU citizen, Swedish) how much time should I have at the airport before the flight departs?
Do you mean time at transit, or at the first check-in ? If you mean transit, airlines will normally has a minimum time of transit of 40-45 minutes. This is due to the gate closing from 10-20 minutes before departure. If you did mean at the first check-in, it depends on the day, time and more. But... if you have baggage to check in, they normally want to you check that in from 40 - 60 minutes prior to your departure. I would check the airlines website. I am not sure I gave you any good answer right now, so feel free to ask more questions, and I will do my best to answer :)
@@JustinThailand Thank you Justin!
I am flying by myself for the first time, so I’m quite confused.
When I am going home from Amsterdam to Copenhagen airport, how much do I need at the airport to go through all the different procedures? Let say I take the train and arrive at the airport at 10.15 AM; will it be enough with 2 hours to go through everything for a flight that departs at 12.15 PM?
That specific flight is a KLM plane, and they told me I needed 3,5 hours at the airport, but it surely seems like too much? I only have hand luggage, and given that I’m flying within the Schengen, I believe 2 hours should be sufficient. Just pure speculation on my part though, I have no experience.
I hope my question wasn’t too messy.
Ok, first I have to say it's been many years since I travelled from Amsterdam, so I can't give you any guarantees regarding the Schiphol. But in general, yes, 2 hour should be sufficient time for check in. And, if you travel with only hand luggage, and get the opportunity to check in online, and receive the boarding pass online, you can go straight to the security control and straight to your gate. But there have been some problems at the Schiphol post-covid, and there was endless queues there, but I do think they have sorted that out. So in your case, travelling inside the Schengen, I do think 2 hour should be enough, but as I said, I can't give any guarantees, because it sometimes change during the day, time and more..... But do check if you can check in online, and receive a boarding pass online, that is a huge timesaver, then there is only security control to go through. There is no passport control since you travelling inside the Schengen, but do bring your passport since that is the valid id-documentation. Do come back and tell how your trip turned out. Have a nice travel :)
Hi Justin! I have travelled to schilphol many times, howevwr i have never transited there. Im planning a trip from lisbon to budapest and i would have 1h 30 min layover only. The carrier would be klm by the way. Do you think thats a reasonable time to do so or should i look for dofferent connection? Thanks in advance
Hi, 1 hour 30 minutes should be enough time.
Oh!!! I ran to gate F2 and was so confused because there was no door to the gate. They said to go to F8.
Hi, thank you for the video. I'm actually booking a flight from Finland to San Francisco myself, and I would have a 1-hour layover at Schiphol Airport. Would I have enough time to make the transfer?
Yes, if no delays, or extra safety measures at the gate, 1 hour is enough time. Since you travelling from the Inside to the Outside of Schengen, you only have to go through the passport control. And, if you are running late, just inform the ground staff and they will let you pass the queue :)
hello justin! Thank you for your video. Very² usefull, if i am travelling to Miami USA from Bali Indonesia and transit in schiphol with indonesian passport. Do i need to go through all passport controll then go through security check and going to non schengen area?
Hi :) No, you don't have to go through the passport control since you are doing your transit in the Non-Schengen area of the airport. But there might be a security control.
Hello, thanks for the information. I'll be flying from Málaga to AMS and then from AMS to Munich. Do you think that 1 hour layover is enough? I think that it's a really short time. Thanks.
Hi, if there is no delays, 1 hour will be enough time for sure :) You will do the transit inside the Schengen Area, and don't have to pass through security or passport control.
@@JustinThailand THANKS!!
Which is gate for the transit from AMS to chopin airport warsaw
I’m flying to Istanbul but will have a 1 hour and 10 min layover in AMS. Will I have to do security check or passport check if I’m not going to stay in Amsterdam or will I just go to my gate? I never flown out of the country like this so it’s very new to me I don’t know if that will be enough time since boarding usually closes 15 mins before so I land to AMS at 10:30 and supposed to fly out to IST at 11:40
It depends on where you come from. Short said, If you are doing the transit in Non Schengen area, there is no passport control. If you have to pass the Schengen area there will be passport control. From Non-Schengen to Schengen there will normally be security and passport control. From Schengen to Non-Schengen there will be only passport control. Hope this helped :) Have a nice flight :)
Hi Justin! I am travelling from Glasgow to Ibiza and I am transferring in Schipol with 1h35 layover. Any advice for making it through the airport quickly and easily? I am a very nervous flyer and so would appreciate any advice you have :)
Hi Sophie :) You will arrive at the Non-Schengen and will have to go through the passport control for Schengen area. If its crowded, just contact the ground staff there if you running late. They will let you pass the queue, but have your boarding pass ready for inspection, because they will check it. That said, my absolute longest transitwalk in Schiphol was under 40 minutes, and I was walking at a normal pace. So 1h35 should normally be enough time to reach the gate in time. And reports im getting from Schiphol these days is, it isn't crowded inside the airport. The big queues we've been hearing about, is on the outside of Schiphol Airport. I can't give you any guarantees, but I don't think you will have any problems reaching your gate :) Have a nice flight, and have a nice stay at Ibiza :) Do come back and tell how it went in Schiphol :) If any question, do ask, and I will try my best to answer :)
Did you make your flight in good time? Also was it just passport control you went through? I have a 1hr 20 connecting time from Newcastle then onto Norway x
Hey do you need transit visa for layover at schipol airport?
Hi Justin! I have a question.
I am a UK Citizen. I am traveling from Montreal Canada with my Canadian baby, to visit Glasgow, UK in October.
My transit is at Schipol (1hr 50 mins). Can you please tell me if this is enough time to walk with baby?
Also, do I need to go through security and passport control? Any other advice or things to be aware of? I am so so nervous about carrying my luggage, and my baby and any delays happening :(
Both Montreal Canada to Schiphol and Schiphol to Glasgow flights are with KLM.
Normally that will be enough time. And since you are doing the transit inside the Non-Schengen area, you don't have to go through the passport control, only the security control. And the latest reports I got from Schiphol is that there is almost no queue at the security control. So, 1 hour 50 min should be more than enough. My longest transit walk was done under 40 minutes, and that includes passport control. So, If no delay, you will have plenty of time to enjoy your transit :) Have a nice trip :)
thanks for the video. I am traveling to Suriname . My ticket plan is Doha , Amsterdam then Suriname . Do you think I need Transit Visa for Schengen Terminal or I will only change planes in Non Schengen area .
You don't need transit visa as long as you stay inside the airport.
Hey, thank you for sucha wonderful video i have a ques i m travelling from canada to Amsterdam to delhi and my layover is 8 hrs do i need transit visa for Amsterdam?
Yes, if you leave the transit area, you will probably need a visa. You can check here : www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands
Hey mate flying from uk to montreal (canada) and have a 4 hour layover in amsterdam just wondering do different halls/terminals have different flight information screens etc and how will i know which one to go into
Schiphol is an easy airport to do transit. You will probably arrive at the Concourse D, and travel from the Non-Schengen area, that is the concourse E, F and G. You will find all the information on the screens that are placed throughout the airport.
Dear Sir,
Your video is excellent, for passengers travelling schilop Airport. Can explain me that a passengers landed gate F and transit to gate D53 please.
Ok, so your arrival is at F, that mean you arrived from outside the Schengen area. The Gate D, is a mix of inside and outside Schengen area divided by levels. So the transit depends on were you are travelling too. If you transit is to a Scengen country, you will have to go through the passport control, if not a Schengen country, you will only have to go through the security control.
Thank you for this! I'm sending this to my gf who loves outside of Schengen and never travelled internationally before. 🙂
However I do have some questions:
3:55 Don't you mean "Transit and all gates"? Arrivals hall is the other way... That would be confusing.
4:40 Were you simulating a move to the right as if a non-Schengen national?
5:00 What actual transit were you doing here?
Hi :)
1. Yes, I mean Transit and All gates, but..... as you come up the airbridge, the first signs you'll see will say " Arrival and All gates", and eventually the roads will split and then you will follow the signs Transit and All gates. I see that can be confusing since Im saying Arrival and showing the sign Transit. Sorry about that :)
2. At that day, there were some confused ground staff, so they told us to go the "All Passport" lane since that was less crowded, but they took us out of the lane eventually because it moved to slow :)
3. This transit was from Schengen to Non-Schengen area
I really appreciate your feedbacks on this, so I can address them properly. So if you have more question, or you see some more confusing elements in the video, just tell me, and will try to explain. Thank you for helping me and other travellers :) And all the best for your gf´s upcoming travel :)
Hi Justin … I’m traveling from Kenya to Frankfurt with a 2hour layover in AMS …which area will I arrive at? N will it be confusing for me? Kindly advise
You'll arrive at non-Schengen and will need to pass a passport and security filter into the Schengen-area. Just follow the gate signs, you'll be fine. Two hours is perfectly doable 👍
Hey Justin i have a flight to Mineeapolis USA on aug3 in schipol airport my lay over time is 2 hour 40 minutes this time will be sufficient to catch other flight?
Yes, that will be sufficient :) You didn't say where you arrived from, but if its inside the Non-Schengen area, you will only have to go through security control. If you arrive inside Schengen, you only have to pass through the passport control. So, 2 hour 40 minutes will be sufficient :) Have a nice flight on aug 3 :)
Thank you for your helpful video, Justin. Wanted to ask if there are delays at Schipol airport due to shortage of security staff. I am traveling from US to India via Amsterdam with 2 kids and senior citizen parents and so wanted to know of 2 1/2 hrs will be enough to transit. Thank you in advance.
Hi Ushma :) I am getting reports back from Schiphol that there is no problems inside the airport. The queue and congestion is outside the airport and for passenger doing a check in. That said, there have been some delays due to this. Since you arrive at the Non-Schengen area, and depart from the Non-Schengen area, you will only have to pass through the security control. 2 1/2 hrs should more then enough time for transit. The latest report I got from the security control was almost no queue at all. So enjoy your trip and have a great flight to India. Do come back and tell how it was, always great to hear from you after your travel :) Have safe flight :) If you have more question just ask, and I will try to do my best to answer :)
@@JustinThailand Thank you so much for putting my mind at peace. Appreciate for your response, Justin. Will definitely share my experience after returning back. Thanks again !
We are in the same situation, airport customer service told me that we wont have to go through security again since its a transfer, and only passport control. How true is this?
@@ameyab101 Hmmmmm ok, on all my trips from Bangkok I have to go through security control. If you do a transit inside the Schengen area, then you won't have to go through the security control.
@@ushmaandharia873 I am travelling alone with a toddler to india from USA and just 1hr transit in Amsterdam. Please tell me how your experience was. Do you think one hour will be enough. Appreciate your response
Hello Justin. Thanks for this video, it's informative and helps me a lot. I have a question about my trip in September. I will depart from Dubai, and transfer to London through AMS. Both flights are from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and it will offer an interline baggage service, so I don't need to recheck baggage. I don't have a Schengen visa and there's only a 1h 25min layover. Do you think this trip arrangement is possible? Thanks!
If no delays, 1 hour 25 minutes will be more than enough. You will also do the transit in the Non-Schengen area of the airport, that mean you don't have to go through the passport control. So its absolutely doable :)
@@JustinThailand Thanks you for your valuable information. Have a good day!😄😄
A good day to you too :)
Hello,
I will sleep at the yotelair hotel on schiphol. This is after security ( transitzone 2) and it is in the non schengen zone. The next day i have to go back to the schengenzone because there is my flight to spain. I have a dutch Passport.
They told me that i only have to go through the Passport control and not anymore throught security.
What is your opinion?
I agree, if its located in the Lounge/Transit zone 2 , you will only have to pass through the passpaort control to entrer Schengen area :)
Hi. I will be transferring at Schiphol during November, my flight is from the US and I'm going to Madrid. I have exactly an hour to transfer do you know if this is enough time?
Yes, normally 1 hour will be enough. I can't give any guarantees, but my longest transit walk so far took 40 minutes. But remember, if there is a long queue in the passport control, look for the ground staff and they will let you jump the queue if you are running out of time.
Hey Justin! My boyfriend is taking a flight from Croatia to Lima, Perú making transit in Schiphol for 2 hours.
Do you think that he's going to make it? He's afraid to get lost and we are very nervous.
Hi Nicole :) Yes, he will make it :) 2 hours is enough :) Schiphol Airport is very easy to do transit, so he will not get lost :) He only have to go through the passport control. Look on the screen/monitors and find the gate, and start walking :) He will probably do the transit in under 30 minutes :)
Hey justin thanks for this video is there any way to know the gate no there my flight land ? I have read many articles where it mentioned if i go through passport control or any shengen area i will need a transit visa as i am non eu member
The gate arrivals tend to change all the time, but you can check Flightradar24, and then find your flight number. This will show you previous arrival gates. No, you dont need any transitvisa as long as you stay inside the airport and doing a transit. But you will need a schengen visa if you are entering the Schengen area.
Hello. I come from Belgrade, Serbia outside of Schengen, I am in transit in Amsterdam and I am finally going to Atlanta. Do I have to go through security and passport control and covid check?
You will have to go through security, but i dont think you have to go through passport control. There might be a pre screening of tour travel documents if your destination country has strict covid regulations.
Hi Justin Nice video! Just wanted to ask Im quite anxious. Im filipino and my flight is Dammam to UK transiting Amsterdam. Just wanted to ask if I'd be required to get a transit visa. Sorry about the repeat question , I'd just feel better with the answer of an expert. God speed!
As long as you stay inside the airport when doing your transit, then you will not need any transit visa for Netherland.
Hello! I am travelling from Sweden (Gothenburg) to Barcelona with a 45 minute layover in Amsterdam Schipol, I am a bit anxious if I am going to make it, what do you think? And also how is it with check in bagage, do i have to check in my bagage twice or is it enough if i check in my bagage in Sweden only and the flight will do the rest?
You don't have to be anxious :) If no delays, 45 minutes will be enough time to do the transit :) And, you will do the transit inside the Schengen-area of the airport, that mean; No passport control and security control :) So you will most likely do the transit in under 15 minutes :)
About the baggage, normally they will check your baggage to you final destination, to make sure, just ask during check-in in Sweden. Have a nice flight :)
Anybody knows how long it takes from F Gates to B Gates 🤔🤔?? Is an hour enough to make it ??
hii, thank u for making this video! I have a question about my transit. I'm flying from the USA to Dubai and I have a stop in Amsterdam. Will I only be in the non-schengen part of the airport? And do I need to go through passport control or security? I don't need a transit visa right?
Correct, you will only do the transit in the non-schengen area. You don't have to go through passport control, but there will be security control. You don't need visa for transit as long as you stay inside the airport.
@@JustinThailand Thank you so much! Is there any chance you know something about transit visas in the UK? I have a connection in Manchester and I'm not sure if I need a transit visa.
Normally, you don't need transit visa, as long as you stay inside the airport. But I'm not sure about Manchester and UK. You can find some info here : www.gov.uk/transit-visa/visitor-in-transit-visa
Im coming from Manchester, with a 1hr 05mins transfer time, my original booking was 2 hours, this worries me. How long does it take to walk from eu terminal to Thailand terminal?
Well, walking from the EU to Non EU means you only have to go through the passport control. But, if there are queues at the passport control, and you are running late, just tell the ground staff, and they will help you. Normally, if no queue at the passport control, 1hr 5 min should be enough time to do the transit.
Hello justin,
Thanks for the helpful information that you mentioned in the video! I’m a bit anxious about my flight to germany. I am from indonesia, so my flight will be start from indonesia-amsterdam (transit) - germany. So i’ll be out from the schengen gate to the schengen gate, correct? And i only have 55 minutes transit time, will there be enough time? Do i need to go to the passport control? Thanks :)
Yes, you will have to go through the passport control. If you are running late, tell the ground staff and they will let you pass the queue. If no delays, normally 55 minutes will be enough time.
@@JustinThailand thank you! What’s actually the minimum of time i need for transit in amsterdam to catch up my next flight ontime? I’ll have round trip ticket from DPS-AMS (55 minutes)-HAM and HAM-AMS ( 1 hour, 14 minutes)-DPS. Will this be safe?
Not easy to give minimum transit time, because its depending on arrival and departuregate, busy at passportcontrol and delays. Airlines operate with 40 minutes as a minimum. My longest transit was done in 42 minutes, and includes security, passport control and the walk to gates far away.
@@JustinThailand so i’ll make it in time with 55 minutes - 1 hour, awesome! Thank you so much!
Hello! Are there any place I can get covid test in transit area or I need booking for covid test ? Thanks.
I am not sure about that. But normally, if required, you will have to obtain a covid test before your first flight, and not during a transit, but im not sure since this vary a lot. Can you give some more details ?
Hello..
I am Indonesian citizen and my flight is from Jakarta (CGK) Indonesia to Istanbul (IST) Turkey and it has 2 stops
1 at Singapore (as it is ASEAN country I do not need a visa)
1 at Schipol
And btw, do I need a transit/transfer Visa in Schipol?
No, You will not need a visa in Schiphol since Turkey is outside Schengen. You will only have to go through the security checkpoint, and from there go to your designated departure gate.
hello! I am flying helsinki-amsterdam and onto america. my transfer time is 50 minutes to an american flight. do you think i will make it? I am super nervous. i am landing to amsterdam around 8am march 8th, will it be crowded then? i only bring hand baggage so i do not have to worry about that.
If no delays or other issues, you should be fine :) You only have to go through the passport control. If there are queue at the passport control, and you running late, contact the ground staff there, and tell them you are late. They will then check your boarding pass and if you are late for your flight, they will let you pass the queue.
Hi am arriving from a transit flight from Austria to Amsterdam with Austria airlines then transfer to fly to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific but i have checked in baggage, will i need to go through immigration checks and be subjected to quarantine rules to collect the bags and check them in again?
No, normally they will check in your luggage to your final destination. When you check-in in Austra tell them do that.
Hello Sir,
I am travelling from UK - Amsterdam - New York. Like everyone else , Ive never done this before and slightly apprehensive with the queue's etc reported online. From what i can i see in your replies and video, we wont have to leave the airport and come back in? is that correct? i have 3 hours layover so hoping is the above is correct and i will have plenty of time :)
Many thanks,
Ben
Hi Ben :) Yes, that it is absolutely correct, you don't have to leave the airport. So you will have plenty of time :) That is if its not 2 separate plane tickets.
@@JustinThailand Hi Justin, so the whole trip was booked with Delta Airlines , so I am assuming it’s all the same ticket.
@@benkirkpatrick5322 yes then is under 1 ticket, :) Enjoy your flight, and do come back and tell how your transit was :)
I will arrive from Canada, going to Goa airport (Genoa) in Italy.Will i arrive in the Shengen area?
No, you will arrive at the Non-Schengen Area, and have to go through the passport control before entering the Schengen area.
I'm traveling from Panama city to London UK, connecting in Schipol, is 1 hour 5 min enough to make the connection?? I get anxious and I'm nervous about not making it to my next flight.
Hi, normally if no delays, 1 hour 5 minutes will be enough. Since you not entering the Schengen area, you don't have to go through the passport control, only security control.
Hi if I am arriving from Warsaw on LOT and transferring to depart to Chicago on United. Is 1.5 hr enough time layover to complete this transfer , thank you
If no delays, 1,5 hr should be plenty of time to reach your gate. If you are running late, you will be able to shortcut the queue, just contact the ground staff at the passport control.
I am looking at flying from manchester (UK) to berlin in october and the klm flight i am looking at has a layover of 40 minutes at schiphol. Is 40 minutes going to be enough time to get from one side of the airport to the other to catch the connecting flight?
Sorry for late answer, 40 minutes is tight, but definitely doable. If you already did the flight, how did it go ? if you haven't, best of luck, but the airline is responsible for get on the flight, if not they will book on the next flight.
@JustinThailand thank you for your reply I havent flown yet. I have recently booked it for October 2024
Hey! I have a question. I am traveling from the USA and I have a transfer flight to Spain. The company gave me 1 hour and 10 minutes. Do you think that will be enough to go from the non-schegen area to the schegen area?
Yes, normally that will be enough time. If you running late, just tell the ground staff at the passport control and they will let you bypass the queue. Have your boarding card ready cause they will check :)
Thank you very much! However, I think it's even less time because the boarding gate closes 20 minutes earlier. Are you sure that will be enough??
I am never sure, because there are too many factors that can occur. But normally if no delays, 1 hour 10 min is enough :) my longest transit was under 40 minutes. But as i said, if you are late, at the passport control tell the groundstaff and they will let you through the queue :)
Hi! I am travelling Dubai-Amsterdam-Edinburgh. Do I still need to pass through passport control? Thanks.
No, i dont think so. You will have to go through the passportcontrol at the final destination, Edinburgh.
Hi. Is one hour enough to transit at Schipol airport if i travel from Zurich to Arlanda Sweden?
Yes, you will arrive and depart inside the Schengen area, that means; no security and passport control :)
Hi Justin. Thanks for the informative video. I am travelling from the UK to Schipol and have a connecting flight to Norway. My connecting time is 1 hour 20 minutes. I am flying KLM on both flights that day.I am very nervous that I won't catch my connecting flight as Schipol in the media gas been portrayed as a chaotic mess with long wait times.
Am I right in that it is passport control only that I have to go through? I will be arriving non schengen and going into Schengen. KLM are saying no security checks for UK visitors connecting, but I an receiving conflicting info. Thank you in advance.
Hi Claire and thank you :) The mess has mostly been outside of the airport, for passengers entering the airport. The latest reports I been getting, is there hardly any queue at all. But this can change during busy times. If you are running late, just tell the staff at the passport control, they will check your boarding pass and let you through if you are running late.
About the security control, I am not sure now. If KLM tell you don't have to go through the security control, then they should be right about that. But I thought everyone arriving in the Non Schengen had to go through the security control, but might not apply for UK then. So Im not sure now :) But, as you said, you will have to pass through the passportcontrol. 1 hour and 20 minutes should be enough time for transit. My longest transit walk was in 40 minutes, and that includes security control, passport control and I had to walk to the far end of the airport for my connecting flight :) So you will be ok :)
@@JustinThailand Thank you. I think whilst the UK leaving Brexit is recent, they are saying no security for UK passengers. I googled do UK transit passengers need to go through security? and a page from Schipol came up headed Consequence of UK passengers leaving Brexit - and it said no security checks are required. I travel in 3 weeks so I'll let you know whether this is correct. Thank you for your reply and advice.
Ok, looking forward to hear from you again :) Happy travel :)
@@clairewatkins5098 did you make it Claire? I’m travelling from Newcastle to amsterdam and on to Prague, my transfer is only 45 minutes! I’m bricking it
@@grantlalala Hi Grant. You will be ok. Even though the flight to Amsterdam says 1 hour 20 the flight only takes an hour so you have extra time! You will only have to go through passport control. It takes about 10 minutes (walking fast) to get to the gate you need. Passport queues may be up to 30 minutes long, but if you have 30 minutes left before your flight there are plenty of staff around asking and they will move you to the front of the queue. The shortest window I've had was 1 hour 5 and it felt like I was waiting around ages in the gate before I boarded. KLM aren't quick at getting people on the plane. My last 3 flights I haven't boarded until about 10 minutes before the flight is due to depart. My advice is to sit in an aisle seat near the front to get off quick, walk fast to your gate. You will be ok as the ticket wouldn't be sold if the connection isn't doable. If worse comes to worse and you miss it (very slim chance) KLM will put you on the next flight as it's their responsibility. Enjoy Prague. It's an awesome place. I went there in 1998 !
Hey, i am flying from Vienna to Amsterdam (50 min Delay) then to LA - do you think 50 min is enough ? I am a bit nervous
Normally, if no delays, 50 minutes will be enough. You only have to go through the passport control. If you running late, just contact the ground staff at the passport control, and if you are late, they will let you pass the queue. Since you are travelling to US, there might be a security control at the gate just before boarding.
Hi,
I m traveling from UAE to Mexico and have a Layover for 8 Hours in Amsterdam. I will not have to undergo any passport control and will not require transit visa right?
That is correct as far as I have understand it. Have a great travel :)
hi good day justin! thanks for this video. I'm arriving in AMS thru Saudia and transferring to EasyJet going to Gatwick UK. My booking said I need to do a self-transfer at AMS (collect and recheck baggage). Would you know how will that go about exactly? Will I need a schengen/transit visa with that? I have 2hrs layover in AMS. A reply will be greatly appreciated. thank you!!!
Ohhhh wow. This is a difficult one. I honestly don't know. I have never done that my self, and therefor I can't give you any good advice on this one. That said, I would definitely try to check the luggage to your final destination, then you can use a Self Transfer Kiosk in the transit area. But I don't know about this. I always recommend to have a travel under 1 ticket, that makes everything a lot easier.
Hey justin can you help me in this situation(if i dont have transit visa) what options do we have ? Like will they ask us to go back from where we came or we have options like we can leave our bags and can take our next flight without facing this transit visa hassle
Where are you travelling to ?
Hi I landed from Toronto and my next flight's gate is just besides the one from where I deboarded, do I need to go through security again. I am transferring from non schengen to non schengen
I think so, but im not 100% sure anymore :) On my trips so far i had to go through security control .
Hi, I'm arriving from Newcastle for a departure to Beijing but transfer is only 50 mins, do you think that's enough time?
Yes, normally, if no delays, 50 minutes will be enough. You only have to go through the passport control, and if if you are running late, just tell the ground staff there, and they will let you bypass the queue :) Have a nice flight :)
Hey Justin, thank you for this video! I will be traveling with my cats from USA to India with a 4hr layover at Amsterdam. Do you have any advice for me? Will I need to obtain an EU passport for my cats? Any suggestions are welcome!
Hi, as long as you only doing transit, and dont leave the airport you will not need any EU visa.
@@JustinThailand thank you so much for taking the time to reply :) This helped a lot
Hi great video excellent content 👌 i will be traveling from the UK to Prague via schiphol i still have a EU passport not a British passport could still use the egates thanks for any response 👍 😊
Yes, I think you can :)
I am landing to gate D from Manchester UK and flying to Belgrade from gate E. What checks will I have to go through? Traveling with 2 kids and have 1h25m only. Thanks
Well, im not 100% sure anymore regarding UK. But if you arrive in the Non Schengen area, tjere will be no passport control, bit there might be security check. 1h25m should be enough time :) Habe a nice travel :)
Helloo i will be traveling to panama from kenya bt transit through amsterdam .which gate will i use ?
Have no idea :) This changes from flight to flight. But you will do the transit outside the Schengen area, so It will be at gate D, E, F, G or H :)
Hello, I have a question about passport control. I'll be going from Italy to USA as an American citizen. Can I use the automatic control or do I have to go through the manual line?
You will have to use the manual line. The automated control is for EU/EEA citizen.
@@JustinThailand actually, the automated control is allowed for certain countries (britain, america, canada, japan) only on departures. The person is leaving from italy to the usa so they would be allowed to go through the automated gates
I'm extremely anxious about this. I arrive Schipol from Newcastle and have 1 hr 40 minutes (assuming first flight lands on time) to locate and get to my outgoing flight to JFK New York. Any help, advice, guidance gratefully received.
PS I will be travelling light - hand luggage only
Any idea which terminals I'll likely arrive at / depart from ?
Will I have to pass through passport control and security ?
Thank you
Hi Russel. I can never be 100% sure, but there is a big chance that you will arrive at the Gate D, and there is a big possibility that your plane will leave from Gate E. But, this can often change, but there is a high possibility for Gate D and E. So, you will have to go through the Security control, but you don't have to go through the Passport control. My longest transit walk was 42 minutes, and that included going through the Passport Control and to gates far out. So, under normal circumstances, you will have no problem reaching your gate in time. The latest report I´ve been getting is that there haven t been any long queues inside the airport. So if I was to make a guess, i think you will be able to do the transit in 20-30 minutes, maybe shorter. If there are many planes arriving at the same time, there might be some congestion at the security control, but the queue moves normally very fast. If you running late, contact the staff and tell them you're running out of time, and they will normally let you jump the queue. Hope this helped a little :) Have a nice travel, and do come back and tell me how it turned out :)
Thank you!
All went to plan, thanks. No security control, just a 20 minute walk, stress free.
Hey again, Is there security between the B and D gates?
Is 1 hour enough?
So far I have only seen security control when arriving in the Non-Schengen. So if you are travelling inside Schengen, or from Schengen to Non-Schengen I have not done any security control. Yes, if no delays 1 hour is enough. 1 hour can sometimes be tight if its long distance flight because of the early boarding and closing of the gate.
@@JustinThailand Hi again, thank you for the answer!
Im traveling from denmark to portugal (Around 5 hours total)
I was just worried about security and passport control from the b to the d gate, since i only have an hour running, but if no checks. I should be fine if i just walk a bit faster.
I'll make sure to comment when i make it!!
Ahhh ok, for Denmark - Portugal there is no passport and security control :)
I'll be traveling from the USA to the UK with a layover here. Which one can I expect? First time international flyer here and nervous
Hi, sorry for late answer. Schiphol is an easy airport to do transit. So don't worry :) There are a lot of sign throughout the airport telling you where to go.
Hi Justin, the video is very helpful. I have a query next week I m flying to Sweden Gothenburg from Mumbai to Amsterdam and connecting flight to Gothenburg. At Amsterdam I will have to go through all the process like check in, boarding pass, security check. Have Shengen Visa... Will appreciate your help
During check in at Mumbai, tell them to check you and your luggage to the final destination. When transiting in Schiphol you will have to go through the securiity control and then the passport control.
@@JustinThailand thank you so much😊
@@JustinThailand Thank you so much as I had to go through the same procedure... Bless you.. 😊😊.. I was not stuck anywhere at Amsterdam airport 😊😊
Flying Transavia Corfu to Schipol then KLM City hopper to Cork in Ireland is it easy to to transit Airport for the gates and we have 3 hours between flights any useful tips please 🙂👍
Yes, its easy to do transit in Schiphol. It can some distances to walk, but easy. 3 hours is plenty of time :) Have a nice flight :)
Thank you 🙂👍👍
hello, I have a question. Im traveling from the US to Sweden and I have a layover in AMS of 2hours and 30 minutes. will that be enough time? im not sure if i have to recheck my luggage or not
If your travel is under 1 ticket, you dont have to recheck your luggage. And yes, 2 hour 30 minutes will be more then enough :)
@@JustinThailand yes, it will be under one ticket. All through delta. Thank you for the reply :)
Hi would I require an ATV if transiting from the UK to lagos. Im a dual national?
You don't need any transit visa for doing a transit in Schiphol. Depending on where you going, they might check your passport and visa requirements for your final destination before you boarding the plane. For your transit, you will arrive at the Non-Schengen Area of the airport, and will have to go through the security and passport control since you are entering the Schengen Area of the airport. Entering Schengen means you need a valid visa for Schengen or your arrival country. Since you are a dual national you probably have a valid visa already.
Hi, im travelling from ireland to Bangkok and have a 7 hour wait in schipol before my flight to Thailand . My question is can I leave the airport and go to Amsterdam for a couple of hours?? Any help is greatly appreciated . Regards
Hi, i don't know when your flight is, but as of now, I would NOT leave the airport under no circumstances. There are chaos in Schiphol Airport these days. We are talking about over 5 hours to get in to the airport. The authorities are working hard to solve the problem. They are short on staff and personell at the check in, security and more. So please be carefully before you decide to leave the airport.
@@JustinThailand hi thank you for your reply. My flight is August 15th . Maybe things will get better. Many thanks again
Yes, I agree, it will probably be better :) Have a nice flight to Bangkok, do come back and tell how your flight and transit experience turned out.
Hello greetings, i would be Mumbai to Houston connecting klm 868 and klm 661 layover is 85 minutes( 0825 to 0950 hrs) in Amsterdam . Which gates to expect ? And what checks passport or security ? Time consumed.
The arrival and departure gates changes all the time, for example; today the arrival from Mumbai is at gate E3 and the departure gate for Houston is D10. So is not easy to tell the gate. You can check here : www.schiphol.nl/en/departures/?datetime=2023-06-14&query=mum
since you are doing your transit outside the Schengen area, there will be no passport control, but there might be security control. 85 minutes is enough time :) you will probably do the transit in under 30 minute :) Have a nice flight :)
Hi, I will be travelling to India from Canada via Amsterdam, I have a layover of 2.30 hrs, is it sufficient considering current situation ,also will i need to go through security check again?
Yes, you will have to go through security control, but not passport control. Regarding the chaos these days, i have no information regarding this since i havent travelled through Schiphol this and last month. I dont think you will experience any problems doing the transit, the main problem, according to media has been during check in and security control. 2.30 hrs should normally be plenty of time :) Have a nice trip :)
@@JustinThailand Thanks a lot Justin :)
@swapnil How was your flight?
@@ameyab101 it was hassle free
@@swapnilsrivastav8148 thanks Swapnil!
Why is the D area in both colors? I’ll be flying from Athens to US and I hope to avoid extra lines.
The D is used for both schengen and non-schengen, but you dont have to worry sbout that. You will be directed to the correct side of rhe Schengen based on your arrival flight :) So no worries :)