Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
AMS to CER: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Cherbourg (Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport)
327 mi
527 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
See live AMS→CER fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- CER — Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport · Cherbourg, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 mi away
Near CER
- ACI · Alderney Airport34 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport45 mi away
- GCI · Guernsey Airport53 mi away
- GFR · Granville Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AMS from CER?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Cherbourg (CER) is 327 miles (527 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to CER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to CER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AMS–CER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.