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
This is after the Passport control, so if you jump over, I don't think anything gonna happen, but it will definitely look a little bit odd to do that 😂😂😂
@@JustinThailand Apparently those walls were built to funnel all passengers down a single line so security officers can "randomly" select people for an additional security screening. How do they catch people climbing over?
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 :)
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, I'm going to Aberdeen in Scotland from Bologna Italy with KLM transfer Amsterdam, and it only takes 1 hour 1:10 minutes for the transfer, is it possible? and where should I go to which gates? I will only have hand luggage. thank you for your answer.
I'm doing a flight from Billind in Denmark changing here to fly back to Aberdeen in 3 weeks time and from what I've read if you walk slowly the time is 40 mins. I have 45 minutes to get through security and passport control but I'm gonna do whats suggested and if time is tight ask for help at these check points to ensure I reach my gate in time. My guess is they won't sell a flight with a short lay over time if it's impossible to get connecting flight
Yup, that's how you do it :) And, at the passport control, there is a Short Lane if you are running late, but they will check your boarding pass to see that you actually are late for your flight :)
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.
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 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
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
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 👍
Hi. can you tell me if i go from Billund(dk) to Manchester (uk) and same way back. Will it be possible just to go directly form arrival gate to the departure gate?.
Im sorry, but im not 100% sure about that anymore :) Normally, not being a member of Schengen Treaty, means you will have to go through the Passport control, but im not sure about this for UK.
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.
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 :)
1 hour 50 is enough to go from Gate B20 arrivent from Bordeaux to Gate F9 for a connections with Klm to Singapore? It is my first travel with transfert😢
Yes, that will be enough. If long queue at the passport control, just look for the ground staff and tell them you are late. But 1 hour 50 minutes is more then enough :) Have a nice flight :)
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!
@@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!! ❤
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?
hello!! im french and im a minor(17). im soon going to take a flight from lyon to osaka but problem is that i have only a 55min stopover at this amsterdam airport. in your video, (2:31), it is written that 16+ people can pass through the automatic passport control. do you think, if, as a minor, i do this passport procedure instead of doing the queue, i will have the time to catch my flight? from other videos that i saw, lyon can lend to AMS via gate B and tokyo (idk about osaka, i just assume osaka is in the same gate as tokyo) in gate F? im really stressed i wont make it, especially for my first time alone in the plane. thank you for your answer it would mean the world to me😭!!
Normally, 55 minutes is enough time to make the transit :) When arriving the passport control, if you are running late, there is a fast track lane for passenger with a short transit. Just look for the ground staff, but they will check your boarding pass to see if you are actually running late :)
Apologies, what is the process of flying from a non-schengen to another non-schengen with a transfer at schiphol? Flying from the UK to Japan with a transfer at schiphol. Also, the arrival gate of the UK->AMS (KL1072) flight is A08, which doesn't seem to be listed. My connection time is short (1hour) so I am worried about delay. Thank you.
The process for Non- to Non is only security control, but rumours has it coming from UK, there might not be security control, but I can't verify that. Do come back and tell about your experience. Uk flight tend to arrive at the Concourse D, and for the US and Asia they normally use the E or F concourse, but this is subject to change all the time. But, if no delays, 1 hour is normally enough time to do transit.
@@JustinThailand Thank you. I have also found out that "A" gates are bus terminals where the planes do not arrive at a standard gate, but a bus will take you from the plane to an "A" gate. Gate A08 is in-fact at D concourse. I will update when I can in november so sharing information is correct.
Hello we are flying from Spain with a 1 hour and 15 minute layover and flying to the United States will we have to go through security and border/ passport control will this be enough time and how do I identify ground control to get assistance if we need to get fast tracked through passport control
You only have to go through the passport control, but since you are travelling to the US, there might be an extra security check at the gate. If you running late, you can look for the ground staff near the passport control. They are very noticeable.
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.
Hi, if we arrive from a non-Schengen area and transit in Amsterdam before departing to Prague, we will go through passport control in Amsterdam, right? Will our first day of entry into the Schengen Area be counted from the day we arrived in Amsterdam or when we arrive in Prague the next day?
Yes you will have to go through the passport control in Schiphol, Amsterdam. This will be your port of entry to Schengen. After this passport control, you will not go through any passport control during your stay in Schengen. Your last question, I can't give you a certain answer, because im not 100% sure, but I do think the counting will start when you enter the Schengen area since this is the port of entry, and you will get the passport stamped here.
@ Thank you for your answer. I have another question. If I arrive on January 5th at 6 PM, can I wait at a café before going through passport control so that my passport is stamped the next day (e.g., at 1 AM)? I have limited visa validity and cannot afford to lose a day just for transiting at Amsterdam Airport.
As mentioned, I am not 100% sure about this, but I do think you are correct. I also think you will get the extra day, if you wait for the midnight. When you arrive, if you have the time, you can also go over to the passport control and ask the ground staff there, or if no queue you might be able to ask the immigration officer directly.
If you have purchased your travel under 1 ticket, you normally dont have to recheck your luggage. But, some travel agencies will sell separate tickets in one purchase, you will then have to recheck your luggage. In some cases/ countrys you will have to have a vida to do that, so plan ahead and check your tickets before buying.
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 am coming from Pakistan to Uk with a stopover at Amsterdam airport. Do I need a transit visa for the connecting flight. I would appreciate if you could help me sort this out.
Were you asked for a transit visa? I am taking Bimingham > amsterdam > Dubai > Islamabad flight and return islamabad > damam > Amsterdam > UK The information on transit visa is really confusing.
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 you arrive inside Schengen and depart from Schengen, there is no security control. Coming from outside of Schengen and entering Schengen there will probably be a security control.
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 mister, i am flying from munich to schiphol next week and then to lima. I have a german passport. So when i arrive at the schengen area. i will go to the non schengen area and use the automatically passport control to get in. After this where does the security control happens? I will have only 1 hour 20 minutes time, is this enough? I fly the first time alone. And i have fear that i get lost/miss my flight.
When you travel from Schengen to Non-Schengen there is no security control, only passportcontrol :) Have a nice travel, you will be fine, Schiphol is an easy airport to do transit :)
@@JustinThailand thanks for the fast reply. I just saw this on the KLM Homepage. Do you have to go through security again for connecting flights? That depends! lf you travel to a non- Schengen country, you'll need to go through additional security and passport checks. If you stay within the Schengen region, no additional checks are needed. So thats means from germany to ams transfer to lima i need security check in schiphol?
This might have changed since last I travelled through Schiphol, but when I travelled, you only had to go through the security going from Non-shcengen to Schengen. I never had to go through the security check going from Shchengen to Non-Schengen. But if you arrive at Non-scehgen, and going to another Non-schengen country, you will also have to go through the security control. I will be making an update video on Schiphol Airport in October/November, so I will definitely check this out. When is your travel ?
Ahh ok :) No, what you see is what you get. What you see in this video is the map of Schiphol Airport, and it's divided by Schengen and Non-Schengen, and the concourses running from A to G. There are zones inside the airport called Lounge 1, 2, 3 and 4, but it's not that relevant for transit, that's just to divide the different areas of the airport into zones. Hope this helped :)
:) again, Im not sure what you are asking me :) You can move freely between the concourses, but when enter/exit the Schengen border, you will have to go through the passport control. Yes, 2 hour is enough time to do transit.
Hi! I’m traveling from Norway and have 1,20 hours layover to non-Schengen (Thailand) is it enough time for me to get to the next flight? Do I have to go to the passport control, customs and security check? Thank you so much 😊
Ok, so..... Normally, if no delays, 1 hour 20 minutes will be enough. You will have to go through the passport control. You don't have to go through any custom or security control :) I will also answer your next question down below :)
Yes, normally EU is quick. Non Eu Passport have to through the ALL PASSPORTS lane, this can sometimes be slow. But here is a good tip to you and your mom; If you are running late, when you arrive at the Passport control, look for the Staff, I think they have yellow sweaters, tell them that you are running late, they will check your boarding pass, and if you are late, they will guide you through and bypass the queue :) But, if you're not late, they will not do so :) Have a nice trip to Thailand :)
hi! still a bit confused, maybe you can help me. i'm traveling from são paulo to stockholm via schiphol. will i go through security or just passport control? i have an european passport, so more worried about the delays on security lines
@@JustinThailand thanks for the quick reply! I'm just assuming I'm gonna miss my connection at this point, only 2 hours to do it.. my second flight is July 7th, the day they start reducing the airport capacity. hoping for the best!
Normally, 2 hours is more than enough, but i know they have some difficulties down there at the moment, but i hope and think you will be ok, fingers crossed 🤞 do come back and tell how it turned out.
@@JustinThailand hello! Everything turned out ok! only 3 people in the queue for security and no queue at the e-gates! I don't know if something changed or I was just very lucky!
So happy to hear that :) And im getting several feedback saying the same thing, So as of now, its look like the challenge its for those checking in at Schiphol Airport, and not transit.
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 :)
Hello we are flying from dubai to helsinki and we have transit in Amsterdam for 1hour and 30mins. Will it be enough for 2 to get clear with the passport control and rp card checking. Thank you.
Yes, normally that will be enough. My longest transit walk was done in 42 minutes. If queue and you running out of time at the passport control, just look for the ground staff, and if you are late, they will let you bypass the queue.
So I’m arriving from the USA, through Amsterdam then on to Zurich Switzerland. I’m Confused! Will I have to go through immigration/customs AND security? I’m Worried because I only Have one hour layover.. (doing all Carry- on so I won’t have to collect luggage) can someone tell me what steps will be once I debark? Thanks so much!
Hi. I am not 100% sure anymore when coming from US. You will have to go through the passport control, but security control I am not sure. If coming from e.g. Asia you will normally go through the security control. But someone coming from the US told me they didn't have to go through the security control. But, 1 hour should be enough for transfer, even if. you have to go through the security control. I would appreciate if you come back after your transit and gave a feedback on this, would help me another travelers :) Have a nice flight :)
Yes, under normal circumstances, and no delays, 70 min is enough :) If youre running late, tell the groundstaff at passport control, they will check yoir boarding pass and let you bypass the queue if you are late :)
Hi Justin I am travelling with KLM from Malta to IAD (Dulles International, Washington DC) do I need to go through passport control and also where do I do my connecting flight from
Hi :) Yes, you will probably have to go through the passport control since you arrive inside the Schengen, and leave the Schengen area for departure US. Your arrival will be at the concourse B,C or D, and you will probably leave from concourse E or F :) But I can't be sure as this change all the time. Schiphol Airport is an easy airport to navigate.
Yes, you are in transit, and will use the passport control inside the departure-area. As you disembark the plane, you will see monitors along your way showing your departure gate. From there, just follow the signs, and you will automatically come to the passport area for enter the Non-Schengen area. If you are delayed, and running out of time, just tell the staff at the passport control, and they will let you pass the queue :) But they will check your boarding pass to see if its true or not ;) But if you have 2 hours for transit, you will be fine :) Have a nice flight :)
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 :)
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.
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 can't give you a guarantee answer on this one since I haven't been looking for this, but normally airport provide wheelchairs to use in the airport. Just ask during check in. If you need wheelchair and assistance, you can book this through the airlines website.
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.
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
If the transit is inside the Schengen, that mean if you arrive inside Schengen and departure from inside Schengen, there will be no passport or security checks. But if you arrive from the outside Schengen, and departure from inside Schengen, there will be passport and security.
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 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.
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
Hello, I'll be flying from London - Amsterdam (Transfer) - Mexico under KLM. I'll be transferring aircraft but still under KLM. Do I need a Transit Visa? I have a Myanmar Passport.
No, if you only do a transit, inside the airport, you will not need a transit visa. You will have to go through the pass port control when you leave the Schengen area.
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 :)
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 :)
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 :)
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, 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 :)
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 🙂👍
I am due to take a flight from Birmingham to Islamabad, Pakistan via Amsterdam and Dubai in August. The transit visa is really confusing as I am getting mixed information. Is a transit visa required to travel from Birmingham > Amsterdam (2 h55m layover) > Dubai > Islamabad. I am travelling from non-EU to non EU country.
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 :)
I will be there next sunday fron Brussel to schidpol area schengen geat B Or C dont know yet then . I will go to Bangkok by KLM the time for transfer 1.25 hour this i worry and frist will see passport control or security but the geat i will is F .please can you tell me information to gate and passport control and security thank you so much.
Hola Justin. Aprovechando tu experiencia quisiera tus comentarios sobre mi próximo viaje. Vuelo desde México a Atenas con escala de 5 hrs., en Amsterdam. Mi plan es visitar la ciudad 2 hrs., y regresar al aeropuerto. Pero al ser la primera visita a este aeropuerto y no hablar Holandes y miy poco Inglés tengo inquietud de salir de aeropuerto. Tendras videos específicos de entrada y salida de este aeropuerto...? Saludos desde México.
Hola :) Well, Unfortunately I don't have any videos of exit and entry of the airport. And I have never done that myself, so I am afraid I don't have any good advice for you :)
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!!
I will be travelling from New Delhi (India) to Toronto (Canada) via Amsterdam. both of my flights are of KLM. will I have to go thorugh immigration???? Do you have any idea about the gate I'll be in??
No, you will do the transit in the Non-Schengen area. So you will only have to go through the security control. the gates changes often, but your gates will be probably be at the E or F.
Hi i do have the same inquiry i am travelling from bahrain to YVr with the transit in amsterdam still unsure if they will allow me to stay there for 8hrs layover without a problem
@@jox0974 hey the layover was v good I was in the non eu (non-schengen ) area and there was only one check point for canadian travelers in which they checked if we had arrive can and iur vaccine proofs(it was not an immigrantion check). On the airport you'll find v v comfortable seats some are inclined seats and I sleapt there for 4 hours. It was an amazing experience. If you're coming from a non eu country and going to a non eu country there is no immigration check, your airline might ask for an additional check to see the vaccine docs. Happy Journey
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.
Hi Justin. I first time travel from Poland to Atlanta in Usa by KLM. And I have a transfer in Amsterdam. I worried about 50 mins layout that I have. Will it be enough. Do I need to go through a security check and passport control again and how long will it takes?
Hi :) There will only be passport control in Amsterdam since you are leaving the Schengen-area. No security check in Amsterdam. 50 minutes is normally enough time. There might be an extra security-check at the gate, US has sometimes extra checks at the gate.
@@JustinThailand Thank you! And what if I missed that connection flight? If I travel by single airline will they wait for me if they know I am in the Airport and can't arrive on time?
Normally, they will do their best to let you reach your flight, but sometimes they will have to leave without the passenger for different reasons as slot times, and more. But, if that happen to you, find the servicedesk, and they will provide you with transport and accommodations. And they will rebook you for next or another flight.
@JustinThailand Sorry for bothering you today, but I'm really stressed and afraid to be stuck in the airport if I don't make it. It is my first flight and I am worried about being left in the airport abroad alone. And if first flight delay less than an hour or 30 minutes will they rebook it anyway?
You will probably reach your gate in time, but I understand your worries :) If you miss your flight, the airline will normally rebook you automatically, and then send you an sms or/and email. But anyways, you will have no problem finding a servicedesk, if not, just ask some airport staff, there are a lot airport staff throughout the airport. At the servicedesk, you just give them your boarding card, and they will find the first available flight to Atlanta for you. They will most often check their own flights, then they will check the alliance they are a member of. If they give you a new flight the next day, just ask them for hotel and transport. Sometimes you will get a voucher for hotel and taxi/bus, but sometimes you will have to pay by yourself, and then claim for refund through their websites. Normally an easy prosess. But you not have to worry, missed connection is normal for all airliners, and this is mostly taken good care of. So don't worry. When you arrive at Schiphol Airport, and you arrive at the passport control, if its crowded, and you running out of time, just look for the ground staff, If I don't remember wrong now, they have yellow shirts on, make contact and tell them you are running late, they will then check your boarding card, and let you pass the queue if you are late :) Most probably will you be ok :) And you are not bothering me, just ask, and if you have more question, or something happens, just ask, and I will do what I can to help :) Have nice flight :)
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?
Hello :) thanks for the video, it is really helpful since I have a transfer at this airport in a few weeks. Just one question, i have to go from Schengen to non-Schengen part of the airport, is there after the pass control another security control I have to go through? Thank you :)
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?
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.
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 :)
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.
Please I want to go from Copenhagen to Amsterdam and then Amsterdam to Canada What is the gate number and what will be the directions at the airport It is the first time and I travel alone
Gate number changes all the time, but you will land at the Concourse B, C or D. From you arrival gate, you just follow the signs for "All transit". If you are going to Canada, you flight will most likely leave from the Concourse D, E, F or G. But don't worry, Schiphol is big, but easy to navigate. As you come out from your plane, just look for the monitors showing the flights. Find your flight, and look for which concourse you plane is leaving from. If it is e.g. Concourse F, you just follow the sign for gates F. Its easy. When you halfway, you will have to go through the passport control.
This video is not about "between gates". This video is if you arrive and doing a transit at the Non-Schengen area, then you will have to go through the security control before you enter the departure area. After entering the departure area you are can go freely between all the gates inside the Non-Schengen Area. If you still think im wrong, I will have to ask you to prove it/ or provide a link that show me wrong, if not I will delete this message, because information have to be correct. Hope you understand.
Flying from UK to Ams and then into Bangkok is 1 hr 5 minutes plenty of time? I only have carry on luggage only worried about lengthy security checks / passport control as I am a a UK citizen so can't use the automated I believe
My longest transit was 40 minutes, so if no delays you should be ok :) Im not sure about Uk citizen, it depends if you arrive inside or outside of the Schengen area of the airport. If inside the Schengen you will have to go through the passport control, but if you arrive outside the Scengen area of the airport, you should only go through the security control. Please do come back and tell how it went :) Have a nice travel :)
@@JustinThailand my departure into Amsterdam was late so it cut my time down to 50 minutes, however I was still perfectly fine I got to my gate within about 8 minutes and didn't have to go through any checks at all just right to the gate
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 :)
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! 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.
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
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 :)
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 ?
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.
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, if you have a transit from Schengen to Non Schengen, there is no security control, only passport control. If you arrive at the Non Schengen area, you will have to go through the security control regardless of transit inside or outside Schengen.
That is a strange answer from KLM, especially since arrivals from Schengen area arrives at the Gate B, C or D, and I haven't seen any security control there yet. I have on my trips only seen security controls when arriving from the Non-Schengen area. So for me, when traveling inside the Schengen area, security control have been non-existing. For me traveling from Norway to Thailand, I never have to go through any security control, only passport control. If you talk to KLM again, ask them about where this security control is located.
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 :)
I have a connection in Schiphol next month. This is very helpful information. Thank you so much!
Thank you :) Have a nice travel :)
This is great video!!! Thank you indeed, From Brazil.
Thank you :)
If you traveling from nigeria to paris and then schiphol would they check passport?@@JustinThailand
Thank you. Your video is very helpful.
Thank you :)
2:55 What happens if you try climbing over that glass barrier on the left?
This is after the Passport control, so if you jump over, I don't think anything gonna happen, but it will definitely look a little bit odd to do that 😂😂😂
@@JustinThailand Apparently those walls were built to funnel all passengers down a single line so security officers can "randomly" select people for an additional security screening. How do they catch people climbing over?
Thanks! Much appreciated!
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 :)
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, I'm going to Aberdeen in Scotland from Bologna Italy with KLM transfer Amsterdam, and it only takes 1 hour 1:10 minutes for the transfer, is it possible? and where should I go to which gates? I will only have hand luggage.
thank you for your answer.
I'm doing a flight from Billind in Denmark changing here to fly back to Aberdeen in 3 weeks time and from what I've read if you walk slowly the time is 40 mins. I have 45 minutes to get through security and passport control but I'm gonna do whats suggested and if time is tight ask for help at these check points to ensure I reach my gate in time. My guess is they won't sell a flight with a short lay over time if it's impossible to get connecting flight
1 hour 10 minutes, if no delays, is enough time to reach your gate.
Yup, that's how you do it :) And, at the passport control, there is a Short Lane if you are running late, but they will check your boarding pass to see that you actually are late for your flight :)
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, if I'm flying with a stopover in Amsterdam, do I have to check in my luggage again? 🤔
Normally you don't have to that, but It depending on your ticket.
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 :)
Thanks for the informative video@everyone
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, do you think a 45 min stop over time will be enough time from coming from the UK going to France?
Sorry for late answer, but yes, normally 45 minutes will be enough, but I can't give you any guarantees :)
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.
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 👍
thanks for the video!!
What happens if I'm doing transit but with a luggage . Need to spent the night at the Mercure
Your luggage is normally checked to your final destination.
Hi. can you tell me if i go from Billund(dk) to Manchester (uk) and same way back. Will it be possible just to go directly form arrival gate to the departure gate?.
Im sorry, but im not 100% sure about that anymore :) Normally, not being a member of Schengen Treaty, means you will have to go through the Passport control, but im not sure about this for UK.
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.
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 :)
1 hour 50 is enough to go from Gate B20 arrivent from Bordeaux to Gate F9 for a connections with Klm to Singapore? It is my first travel with transfert😢
Yes, that will be enough. If long queue at the passport control, just look for the ground staff and tell them you are late. But 1 hour 50 minutes is more then enough :) Have a nice flight :)
@@JustinThailand thanhk you🙂
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
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 :)
hello!! im french and im a minor(17). im soon going to take a flight from lyon to osaka but problem is that i have only a 55min stopover at this amsterdam airport. in your video, (2:31), it is written that 16+ people can pass through the automatic passport control. do you think, if, as a minor, i do this passport procedure instead of doing the queue, i will have the time to catch my flight? from other videos that i saw, lyon can lend to AMS via gate B and tokyo (idk about osaka, i just assume osaka is in the same gate as tokyo) in gate F? im really stressed i wont make it, especially for my first time alone in the plane. thank you for your answer it would mean the world to me😭!!
Normally, 55 minutes is enough time to make the transit :) When arriving the passport control, if you are running late, there is a fast track lane for passenger with a short transit. Just look for the ground staff, but they will check your boarding pass to see if you are actually running late :)
@JustinThailand thank you so much for your answer 😭!! i was scared control would take too much time
Thabnk you i will going soon
Have a nice flight :)
Apologies, what is the process of flying from a non-schengen to another non-schengen with a transfer at schiphol? Flying from the UK to Japan with a transfer at schiphol.
Also, the arrival gate of the UK->AMS (KL1072) flight is A08, which doesn't seem to be listed. My connection time is short (1hour) so I am worried about delay. Thank you.
The process for Non- to Non is only security control, but rumours has it coming from UK, there might not be security control, but I can't verify that. Do come back and tell about your experience. Uk flight tend to arrive at the Concourse D, and for the US and Asia they normally use the E or F concourse, but this is subject to change all the time.
But, if no delays, 1 hour is normally enough time to do transit.
@@JustinThailand Thank you. I have also found out that "A" gates are bus terminals where the planes do not arrive at a standard gate, but a bus will take you from the plane to an "A" gate. Gate A08 is in-fact at D concourse. I will update when I can in november so sharing information is correct.
Thank you :) Looking forward to hear how your trip was :)
Hello we are flying from Spain with a 1 hour and 15 minute layover and flying to the United States will we have to go through security and border/ passport control will this be enough time and how do I identify ground control to get assistance if we need to get fast tracked through passport control
You only have to go through the passport control, but since you are travelling to the US, there might be an extra security check at the gate. If you running late, you can look for the ground staff near the passport control. They are very noticeable.
Thanks for the information
So 1 hour and 15 minutes layover should be enough time to make the transfer
@@darrincarter5074 If no delays, or other issues, 1 hour 15 minutes will be plenty of time :) Have a nice trip :)
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
What about non Schengen to non Schengen? Still have to go thru passport and security?
No, there might be security, but no passport
Hi, if we arrive from a non-Schengen area and transit in Amsterdam before departing to Prague, we will go through passport control in Amsterdam, right? Will our first day of entry into the Schengen Area be counted from the day we arrived in Amsterdam or when we arrive in Prague the next day?
Yes you will have to go through the passport control in Schiphol, Amsterdam. This will be your port of entry to Schengen. After this passport control, you will not go through any passport control during your stay in Schengen. Your last question, I can't give you a certain answer, because im not 100% sure, but I do think the counting will start when you enter the Schengen area since this is the port of entry, and you will get the passport stamped here.
@ Thank you for your answer. I have another question. If I arrive on January 5th at 6 PM, can I wait at a café before going through passport control so that my passport is stamped the next day (e.g., at 1 AM)? I have limited visa validity and cannot afford to lose a day just for transiting at Amsterdam Airport.
As mentioned, I am not 100% sure about this, but I do think you are correct. I also think you will get the extra day, if you wait for the midnight. When you arrive, if you have the time, you can also go over to the passport control and ask the ground staff there, or if no queue you might be able to ask the immigration officer directly.
@ thank you very much for your information.
What about having to recheck bags?
If you have purchased your travel under 1 ticket, you normally dont have to recheck your luggage. But, some travel agencies will sell separate tickets in one purchase, you will then have to recheck your luggage. In some cases/ countrys you will have to have a vida to do that, so plan ahead and check your tickets before buying.
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 :)
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 :)
If you're going to the US with a layover at schiphol Airport, do you need a transit visa ?
You don't need any visa as long as you stay inside the airport.
@@JustinThailand thank you
Hi, I am coming from Pakistan to Uk with a stopover at Amsterdam airport. Do I need a transit visa for the connecting flight. I would appreciate if you could help me sort this out.
Hi, no, you don't need a transit visa, as long as you stay inside the airport. Have a nice flight :)
Were you asked for a transit visa?
I am taking Bimingham > amsterdam > Dubai > Islamabad flight and return islamabad > damam > Amsterdam > UK
The information on transit visa is really confusing.
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,
Flying from Dublin to Helsinki via Schiphol. With a short layover time in Schiphol- will I have to go through secuirty checks?
If you arrive inside Schengen and depart from Schengen, there is no security control. Coming from outside of Schengen and entering Schengen there will probably be a security control.
Hi, I am traveling from dublin to serbia via schiphol. Do I need to pass through passport control?
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 mister, i am flying from munich to schiphol next week and then to lima. I have a german passport. So when i arrive at the schengen area. i will go to the non schengen area and use the automatically passport control to get in. After this where does the security control happens? I will have only 1 hour 20 minutes time, is this enough? I fly the first time alone. And i have fear that i get lost/miss my flight.
When you travel from Schengen to Non-Schengen there is no security control, only passportcontrol :) Have a nice travel, you will be fine, Schiphol is an easy airport to do transit :)
@@JustinThailand thanks for the fast reply. I just saw this on the KLM Homepage.
Do you have to go through security again for connecting flights?
That depends! lf you travel to a non- Schengen country, you'll need to go through additional security and passport checks. If you stay within the Schengen region, no additional checks are needed.
So thats means from germany to ams transfer to lima i need security check in schiphol?
This might have changed since last I travelled through Schiphol, but when I travelled, you only had to go through the security going from Non-shcengen to Schengen. I never had to go through the security check going from Shchengen to Non-Schengen. But if you arrive at Non-scehgen, and going to another Non-schengen country, you will also have to go through the security control. I will be making an update video on Schiphol Airport in October/November, so I will definitely check this out. When is your travel ?
@@JustinThailand Okay i understand, i will travel next week on saturday. I will tell you then if they had security check.
Yes, thank you and have good travel :)
what about terminal 1/2/3 in the airport?
Im not sure what you mean, what do you want to know ?
@@JustinThailand do they have different terminals in the airport?
Ahh ok :) No, what you see is what you get. What you see in this video is the map of Schiphol Airport, and it's divided by Schengen and Non-Schengen, and the concourses running from A to G. There are zones inside the airport called Lounge 1, 2, 3 and 4, but it's not that relevant for transit, that's just to divide the different areas of the airport into zones. Hope this helped :)
@@JustinThailand as long as i go to my date (D84/C24 etc), it should be correct right?
is 2 hour layover too short?
:) again, Im not sure what you are asking me :) You can move freely between the concourses, but when enter/exit the Schengen border, you will have to go through the passport control.
Yes, 2 hour is enough time to do transit.
Hi! I’m traveling from Norway and have 1,20 hours layover to non-Schengen (Thailand) is it enough time for me to get to the next flight? Do I have to go to the passport control, customs and security check? Thank you so much 😊
I have an EU passport will it be quick? But my mom has non-EU passport will 1.20 hours enough
Ok, so..... Normally, if no delays, 1 hour 20 minutes will be enough. You will have to go through the passport control. You don't have to go through any custom or security control :) I will also answer your next question down below :)
Yes, normally EU is quick. Non Eu Passport have to through the ALL PASSPORTS lane, this can sometimes be slow. But here is a good tip to you and your mom; If you are running late, when you arrive at the Passport control, look for the Staff, I think they have yellow sweaters, tell them that you are running late, they will check your boarding pass, and if you are late, they will guide you through and bypass the queue :) But, if you're not late, they will not do so :) Have a nice trip to Thailand :)
@@JustinThailand thank you so much for your answer 😊
hi! still a bit confused, maybe you can help me. i'm traveling from são paulo to stockholm via schiphol. will i go through security or just passport control? i have an european passport, so more worried about the delays on security lines
Hi, yes, you will have to go through Security and Passport control since you are entering the Schengen-area.
@@JustinThailand thanks for the quick reply! I'm just assuming I'm gonna miss my connection at this point, only 2 hours to do it.. my second flight is July 7th, the day they start reducing the airport capacity. hoping for the best!
Normally, 2 hours is more than enough, but i know they have some difficulties down there at the moment, but i hope and think you will be ok, fingers crossed 🤞 do come back and tell how it turned out.
@@JustinThailand hello! Everything turned out ok! only 3 people in the queue for security and no queue at the e-gates! I don't know if something changed or I was just very lucky!
So happy to hear that :) And im getting several feedback saying the same thing, So as of now, its look like the challenge its for those checking in at Schiphol Airport, and not transit.
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 :)
Hello we are flying from dubai to helsinki and we have transit in Amsterdam for 1hour and 30mins. Will it be enough for 2 to get clear with the passport control and rp card checking. Thank you.
Yes, normally that will be enough. My longest transit walk was done in 42 minutes. If queue and you running out of time at the passport control, just look for the ground staff, and if you are late, they will let you bypass the queue.
@@JustinThailand thankyou so much🖤
So I’m arriving from the USA, through Amsterdam then on to Zurich Switzerland. I’m Confused! Will I have to go through immigration/customs AND security? I’m Worried because I only
Have one hour layover.. (doing all Carry- on so I won’t have to collect luggage) can someone tell me what steps will be once I debark? Thanks so much!
Hi. I am not 100% sure anymore when coming from US. You will have to go through the passport control, but security control I am not sure. If coming from e.g. Asia you will normally go through the security control. But someone coming from the US told me they didn't have to go through the security control. But, 1 hour should be enough for transfer, even if. you have to go through the security control. I would appreciate if you come back after your transit and gave a feedback on this, would help me another travelers :) Have a nice flight :)
@@JustinThailand thank you for your response and I certainly will let you know afterwards!
This is confusing to me , coming from Minneapolis MN, USA, and flying to Gothenburg, Sweden, wondering if 70 min is enough time ? Thanks
Yes, under normal circumstances, and no delays, 70 min is enough :) If youre running late, tell the groundstaff at passport control, they will check yoir boarding pass and let you bypass the queue if you are late :)
Hi Justin I am travelling with KLM from Malta to IAD (Dulles International, Washington DC) do I need to go through passport control and also where do I do my connecting flight from
Hi :) Yes, you will probably have to go through the passport control since you arrive inside the Schengen, and leave the Schengen area for departure US. Your arrival will be at the concourse B,C or D, and you will probably leave from concourse E or F :) But I can't be sure as this change all the time. Schiphol Airport is an easy airport to navigate.
@@JustinThailand thank you as now heading from Gozo on Ferry to Malta Airport keeping my fingers crossed leaves on time here as I have 2 hr turn round
@@JustinThailand I also saw a video that had 2 different passport controls obviously but the video showed one for transfers as well is that the case
Yes, you are in transit, and will use the passport control inside the departure-area. As you disembark the plane, you will see monitors along your way showing your departure gate. From there, just follow the signs, and you will automatically come to the passport area for enter the Non-Schengen area. If you are delayed, and running out of time, just tell the staff at the passport control, and they will let you pass the queue :) But they will check your boarding pass to see if its true or not ;) But if you have 2 hours for transit, you will be fine :) Have a nice flight :)
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.
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 :)
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.
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 :)
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.
Does the airport provide wheelchairs for use in the airport?
I can't give you a guarantee answer on this one since I haven't been looking for this, but normally airport provide wheelchairs to use in the airport. Just ask during check in. If you need wheelchair and assistance, you can book this through the airlines website.
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.
Is there smoking zone on amsterdam airport?
I am not 100% sure, but I think there are, but these things seems to change without any notice, so I can't be 100% sure.
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
@@JustinThailand Isn't the USA part of the one-stop security agreement with the EU?
If I’m going from Dublin to Vienna through Amsterdam would 55 minutes in Amsterdam be enough as there would be no passport or security checks?
If the transit is inside the Schengen, that mean if you arrive inside Schengen and departure from inside Schengen, there will be no passport or security checks. But if you arrive from the outside Schengen, and departure from inside Schengen, there will be passport and security.
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 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 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.
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.
Hello, I'll be flying from London - Amsterdam (Transfer) - Mexico under KLM. I'll be transferring aircraft but still under KLM. Do I need a Transit Visa? I have a Myanmar Passport.
No, if you only do a transit, inside the airport, you will not need a transit visa. You will have to go through the pass port control when you leave the Schengen area.
@@JustinThailand thank you, Justin!
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 :)
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 ??
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, 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!
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 🙂👍👍
I am due to take a flight from Birmingham to Islamabad, Pakistan via Amsterdam and Dubai in August. The transit visa is really confusing as I am getting mixed information. Is a transit visa required to travel from Birmingham > Amsterdam (2 h55m layover) > Dubai > Islamabad. I am travelling from non-EU to non EU country.
No, i don't think so. As long as you stay inside the airport, visa is normally not needed.
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!
I will be there next sunday fron Brussel to schidpol area schengen geat B Or C dont know yet then . I will go to Bangkok by KLM the time for transfer 1.25 hour this i worry and frist will see passport control or security but the geat i will is F .please can you tell me information to gate and passport control and security thank you so much.
You only have to go through the passport control. If no delays 1 hour and 25 minutes will be enough.
Thank you so much❤
Hola Justin.
Aprovechando tu experiencia quisiera tus comentarios sobre mi próximo viaje.
Vuelo desde México a Atenas con escala de 5 hrs., en Amsterdam. Mi plan es visitar la ciudad 2 hrs., y regresar al aeropuerto.
Pero al ser la primera visita a este aeropuerto y no hablar Holandes y miy poco Inglés tengo inquietud de salir de aeropuerto.
Tendras videos específicos de entrada y salida de este aeropuerto...?
Saludos desde México.
Hola :) Well, Unfortunately I don't have any videos of exit and entry of the airport. And I have never done that myself, so I am afraid I don't have any good advice for you :)
@JustinThailand Gracias por tu atención.
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 will be travelling from New Delhi (India) to Toronto (Canada) via Amsterdam. both of my flights are of KLM. will I have to go thorugh immigration???? Do you have any idea about the gate I'll be in??
No, you will do the transit in the Non-Schengen area. So you will only have to go through the security control. the gates changes often, but your gates will be probably be at the E or F.
Hi i do have the same inquiry i am travelling from bahrain to YVr with the transit in amsterdam still unsure if they will allow me to stay there for 8hrs layover without a problem
@@jox0974 hey the layover was v good I was in the non eu (non-schengen ) area and there was only one check point for canadian travelers in which they checked if we had arrive can and iur vaccine proofs(it was not an immigrantion check). On the airport you'll find v v comfortable seats some are inclined seats and I sleapt there for 4 hours. It was an amazing experience. If you're coming from a non eu country and going to a non eu country there is no immigration check, your airline might ask for an additional check to see the vaccine docs. Happy Journey
@@hooman8009 thanks bro. Helps alot
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.
Hi Justin. I first time travel from Poland to Atlanta in Usa by KLM. And I have a transfer in Amsterdam. I worried about 50 mins layout that I have. Will it be enough. Do I need to go through a security check and passport control again and how long will it takes?
Hi :) There will only be passport control in Amsterdam since you are leaving the Schengen-area. No security check in Amsterdam. 50 minutes is normally enough time. There might be an extra security-check at the gate, US has sometimes extra checks at the gate.
@@JustinThailand Thank you! And what if I missed that connection flight? If I travel by single airline will they wait for me if they know I am in the Airport and can't arrive on time?
Normally, they will do their best to let you reach your flight, but sometimes they will have to leave without the passenger for different reasons as slot times, and more. But, if that happen to you, find the servicedesk, and they will provide you with transport and accommodations. And they will rebook you for next or another flight.
@JustinThailand Sorry for bothering you today, but I'm really stressed and afraid to be stuck in the airport if I don't make it. It is my first flight and I am worried about being left in the airport abroad alone. And if first flight delay less than an hour or 30 minutes will they rebook it anyway?
You will probably reach your gate in time, but I understand your worries :) If you miss your flight, the airline will normally rebook you automatically, and then send you an sms or/and email. But anyways, you will have no problem finding a servicedesk, if not, just ask some airport staff, there are a lot airport staff throughout the airport. At the servicedesk, you just give them your boarding card, and they will find the first available flight to Atlanta for you. They will most often check their own flights, then they will check the alliance they are a member of. If they give you a new flight the next day, just ask them for hotel and transport. Sometimes you will get a voucher for hotel and taxi/bus, but sometimes you will have to pay by yourself, and then claim for refund through their websites. Normally an easy prosess. But you not have to worry, missed connection is normal for all airliners, and this is mostly taken good care of. So don't worry. When you arrive at Schiphol Airport, and you arrive at the passport control, if its crowded, and you running out of time, just look for the ground staff, If I don't remember wrong now, they have yellow shirts on, make contact and tell them you are running late, they will then check your boarding card, and let you pass the queue if you are late :) Most probably will you be ok :) And you are not bothering me, just ask, and if you have more question, or something happens, just ask, and I will do what I can to help :) Have nice flight :)
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 :) thanks for the video, it is really helpful since I have a transfer at this airport in a few weeks. Just one question, i have to go from Schengen to non-Schengen part of the airport, is there after the pass control another security control I have to go through? Thank you :)
No, going from Schengen to Non-Scengen there is no security control, only passport control.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
Please I want to go from Copenhagen to Amsterdam and then Amsterdam to Canada What is the gate number and what will be the directions at the airport It is the first time and I travel alone
Gate number changes all the time, but you will land at the Concourse B, C or D. From you arrival gate, you just follow the signs for "All transit". If you are going to Canada, you flight will most likely leave from the Concourse D, E, F or G. But don't worry, Schiphol is big, but easy to navigate. As you come out from your plane, just look for the monitors showing the flights. Find your flight, and look for which concourse you plane is leaving from. If it is e.g. Concourse F, you just follow the sign for gates F. Its easy. When you halfway, you will have to go through the passport control.
There is NO security between E & F gates as indicated in the video at 4:18. Please correct this mistake!
This video is not about "between gates". This video is if you arrive and doing a transit at the Non-Schengen area, then you will have to go through the security control before you enter the departure area. After entering the departure area you are can go freely between all the gates inside the Non-Schengen Area. If you still think im wrong, I will have to ask you to prove it/ or provide a link that show me wrong, if not I will delete this message, because information have to be correct. Hope you understand.
Flying from UK to Ams and then into Bangkok is 1 hr 5 minutes plenty of time? I only have carry on luggage only worried about lengthy security checks / passport control as I am a a UK citizen so can't use the automated I believe
My longest transit was 40 minutes, so if no delays you should be ok :) Im not sure about Uk citizen, it depends if you arrive inside or outside of the Schengen area of the airport. If inside the Schengen you will have to go through the passport control, but if you arrive outside the Scengen area of the airport, you should only go through the security control. Please do come back and tell how it went :) Have a nice travel :)
@@JustinThailand sounds good then, as far as I am aware I should arrive in the non schengen area as the UK isn't in the schengen group
@@JustinThailand my departure into Amsterdam was late so it cut my time down to 50 minutes, however I was still perfectly fine I got to my gate within about 8 minutes and didn't have to go through any checks at all just right to the gate
Oh ok :) No security control too ?
Thanks 👍🏻❤️
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 :)
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! 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.
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 ?
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 :)
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 ?
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.
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, do the transit people to non schengen countries have their own security check or do they have to take the normal one?
Hi, if you have a transit from Schengen to Non Schengen, there is no security control, only passport control. If you arrive at the Non Schengen area, you will have to go through the security control regardless of transit inside or outside Schengen.
@@JustinThailand Okay, only KLM says that if we fly to non-Schengen countries from Europe, we have to go through the security check😶🙄
That is a strange answer from KLM, especially since arrivals from Schengen area arrives at the Gate B, C or D, and I haven't seen any security control there yet. I have on my trips only seen security controls when arriving from the Non-Schengen area. So for me, when traveling inside the Schengen area, security control have been non-existing. For me traveling from Norway to Thailand, I never have to go through any security control, only passport control. If you talk to KLM again, ask them about where this security control is located.
@@JustinThailand Okay, thanks👍