Johannesburg to Amsterdam Distance

The total distance from Johannesburg to Amsterdam is 9,022 km or 5,606 mi. A direct flight from Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 11 hours and 10 minutes. Flights with a layover will start from around 13 hours 20 minutes.

Johannesburg to Amsterdam direct flights

Book KLM Johannesburg to Amsterdam direct flights to minimise your overall travel time. Although KLM may not be as luxurious as some of the leading middle eastern airlines, KLM is a well respected, safe and a highly regarded airline. You can book KLM with confidence.

Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam Airport

The airport in Amsterdam is called Schiphol Airport (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM). Schiphol is a major international flight hub. The airport is conveniently located only 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) southwest of Amsterdam city centre.

In 2018 more than 70 million people travelled through Schiphol airport! This secured its place on the list of “the worlds busiest airports”. Schiphol was the 11th busiest airport in 2018.

Schiphol Airport is the hub for KLM and its regional brand, KLM Cityhopper. Schiphol is also the hub for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands.

Schiphol serves as a European hub for Jet Airways and a base for EasyJet and Vueling.

How to book flights online from Johannesburg to Amsterdam

Are you new to online flight booking? That’s no problem. It’s actually super easy, safe and pretty quick to book your flights online. Best of all, you will probably get a much better deal by booking your flights yourself. So let’s get to it. Follow these steps to book your flights online:

1. Scroll up to the top of this page where you will find the flight booking tool.
2. Select if you want to book a one-way flight or a return flight. Let’s assume you are booking return flights (which means you want to fly from Joburg to Amsterdam and back to Joburg).
3. Where it says “Enter departure city” you should type in “Johannesburg”.
4. Where it says “Enter arrival city”, you guessed it… type in “Amsterdam”
5. Now you must choose when you want to fly. Where it says “Depart date”, enter the date you want to depart Johannesburg. Keep in mind that due to the length of the flight from Joburg to Amsterdam, you will probably arrive in Amsterdam the next day.
6. Although you probably won’t want to return from Amsterdam, you now need to select your return date. Enter your return date where it says “Return date”
7. Is it just you going? Or are you going with your child, boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, mistress or maybe your toyboy? No judgement here… Select how many travellers you are booking for. By default, it is set to 1 Traveller. Just to be clear, this refers to the number of people you are buying tickets for.
8. Now all that is left is to smash that “Search” button. We then check flight ticket prices with a bunch of leading airlines. This only takes a few seconds. But basically, we are searching for the cheapest flights for you to Amsterdam.
9. This is where the fun starts! You will be presented with several flights with several airlines. By default, this list of flights is sorted “Cheapest flights first”. You can also choose to sort the list by “Total travel time” (if time is more important than cost).
10. Next to each flight option, there is a “View” button. You can click on that to see more details about the flight.
11. You may also see a blue button that says “Cheaper flights around your dates”. This means we have found some cheaper flights around the time you want to travel. If you click on that button, we will show you the dates of the cheaper flights.
12. So, getting back to the list of flights…. Click “View” on the flights that you would like to book. Confirm the flights work for you in terms of departure time, arrival time, total journey time and price. Once you are happy, click “Book this flight”.
13. In the next step, you will now need to enter details about who’s travelling. This is all really self-explanatory. Just take your time and read the prompts. Once you have filled in all the required information click “Continue”
14. The next section is called “Customise your trip”. Here you can choose to add so optional protection to your trip like Comprehensive Travel Insurance, Cancellation Protection, Visa Denied Service, Delayed and Lost Baggage Protection etc. All of these things are entirely optional. Decide if you want any of these services, tick the ones you do want. Then smash that “Continue” button.
15. This is the last step! Payment… Yep, you are gonna have to pay for those flights. We offer a lot of ways to pay for your flights. We recommend paying by debit card, cheque card or credit card. Enter your card details and click “Book now”
16. Your payment will be processed and the details of your booking plus a confirmation number will be displayed on the next page.
17. You should receive a confirmation email within a few minutes which will contain your flight booking information and reference number.
18. Now pack your bags and get ready to fly!
19. If you have made a booking and you have any issues or you want to modify or update your booking you can phone +27 21 468 4300. Please note this number is only for people who have an existing booking.

So what are you waiting for, book those flights from Johannesburg to Amsterdam now!