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Amsterdam to Barcelona: distance, flight time and the route it really takes

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat is 1,241 km of great circle — 771 mi — and an estimated 2h 03m in the air. Both ends are in Europe.

Great circle
1,241 km
771 mi
Estimated in the air
2h 03m
block time
Furthest from equator
52.3°N
at 0% along
One lap of Earth
3.1%
of 40,075 km

Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 238th longest.

The Amsterdam to Barcelona route drawn as a great circle arc on a globe

What the aircraft actually flies over

From Amsterdam the path crosses Netherlands, then Belgium, then France, then Spain.

The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 52.3°N, 0% of the way along.

Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.

The heading barely moves: south out of Amsterdam, south into Barcelona. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.

From

AMS

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam, Netherlands · Europe

52.3°N, 4.8°E

To

BCN

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat

Barcelona, Spain · Europe

41.3°N, 2.1°E

Amsterdam to Barcelona, asked and answered

How far is Amsterdam to Barcelona?
Amsterdam to Barcelona (AMS to BCN) is 1,241 km, or 771 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona?
About 2h 03m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
What route does a Amsterdam to Barcelona flight take?
The great circle passes over Netherlands, then Belgium, then France, then Spain. It reaches 52.3°N at its furthest from the equator.

Where these numbers come from

Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.

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