Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) Airport Transfer | Schengen to Non-Schengen Connection 

The new A-pier that is under construction is even further away than B-pier. Worst case scenario is a >2km hike 🏃. A people mover would definitely be convenient, but it's not going to happen, unfortunately. There are automated (!) wheelchairs though 😅

There is space reserved for a people mover on the terminal roof, but with the one terminal concept, do you really need one? The terminal isn’t that big, the distances on the piers/concourses are long. The people mover will get there if the new Terminal is being built I think. But this airport has to diminish the arrivals/departures from 500,000 to about 450,000 because of the government’s environmental goals. Such a silly and damaging rule. They don’t measure the exhaust fumes or noise levels from planes, they just reduce the number of flights without regarding the fact that newer planes have less exhaust fumes and make less noise. It’s completely nuts. And there is a newly built satellite airport nearby that is ready to open for about 4 years now to take over the holiday charters and low cost carriers. But it doesn’t get a permit to be operational because of political disagreement between left wing and right wing coalition parties of the last three governments. It is ridiculous and shameful.

It is increasing becoming more and more common in airports around the world to not make anymore announcements.

So CDG transfers are a bit of a mixed bag. Yes, there is an international transit area, but it’s a bit complex to go through because the type of security or passport control you take depends on which gates you arrive at. Unlike AMS, if you arrive to CDG from a Schengen flight, you do not immediately arrive to the gates area, you are diverted to a hall with two options, 1. Connecting flights and 2. Baggage claim. And as far as transiting CDG with your furry friend, yes, you need to head to baggage claim and reclaim all your luggage and your furry friend and re checkin at the baggage drop off counter for your airline.

If you already have your boarding pass, you can directly go to your gate

Agents don’t randomly check IDs, that’s prohibited in our country. They only check if your behavior is out of the ordinary. And cleaning is done two ways, one when the whole toilet is closed with a steel roller blind, for that to happen, they have to evacuate all people to do so and second when the toilet stays open and they only clean the unoccupied sanitary items. But there are always another toilets close by which you can use. But reading the tone of your comment, I can relate to the agents and the cleaning crew. It’s better for everyone if you stay away from this airport.

Assuming you don't have any checked baggage and coming from a secure country, then there would be no need to go through passport control and immigration to connect.

You’ll only need to go through passport control and depending on your nationality, there are automated passport control kiosks

That should be fine. 50 minutes is above the minimum connection time.

It may actually be faster since you are doing a non-Schengen to non-Schengen connection. And since you are coming from the UK, security at AMS should not be needed again and you shouldn’t have to pass passport control

Correct, should not need to clear security again

No need to go to the transit counters unless you don't have a boarding pass for your next flight.

You can use the automated passport controls, it’ll be faster than the manned ones

Yes, that should be fine, especially if you travel outside of peak times which is late morning to early afternoon.

Yes that should be fine. Make sure to use the e-gates for passport control, if you’re eligible.

Yes, since you are exiting the Schengen area

That should actually be simpler because you shouldn’t need to go through security nor passport control. So you’ll just walk directly to your next departures gate.

Good to know. Thanks again for the helpful video.

That’s actually easier. When you get off your plane you can go straight to the next gate. No security, no passport control

Speed walking is key :) As you can see, don't underestimate the distance required from some gates to another

Are you coming from a non-Schengen country? If so, at least you don't have to hike all the way from the B-pier. I think you'll be fine, just remember worst thing that can happen is you miss the flight and they put you on the next one. You'll have time to enjoy and explore Schiphol or even Amsterdam, that's not so bad 😄

@@lacarantona You’ll automatically be booked onto the next available flight. You’ll receive a notification about your new flight details. It doesn't matter if it's because of a delayed flight or crowds at security. But it's important that you booked as one trip, not seperate flights. For your peace of mind, familiarise with the airport layout to know which pier is where and the locations of the staffed transfer desks in case you need your ongoing boarding pass. Self service transfer machines are abundant throughout the airport. If you do miss the connection, you might even enjoy your extra time. And remember when interacting with Dutch staff: they are not trying to be rude, they just have a direct communication style.

Ja isto idem iz Zagreba u Calgary ovuda, ali imam 2 sata lufta. Da li je tvoj put već odrađen kojim slučajem?

@@doriancroatia2054 Otkazali su mi let zbog snijega dan prije polaska pa su me preusmjerili preko Pariza. Mislim da je dva sata sasvim dovoljno jer je sve na jednom mjestu. Pariz je konfuzan.

Same. Arriving from Brussels to go to LA on April 8. My connection time is only 75 minutes. Overthinking too…

@@carlypona3857 theoretically it should be enough time...

Hey how was it going? Did you make it?

Going through security will likely be required at AMS when you transit. You should not need to go through Schengen immigration.

Since you have a UK passport, you can got though the e-gates

Most likely, no.

That depends on your nationality and the type of transit you are doing at Schiphol - whether Schengen or non-Schengen.

When you transfer at Schiphol, you will never have to leave the airport. The whole transfer process is handled airside.

You’ll only have to do that if you have checked baggage and your baggage is not checked to your final destination.

No, you shouldn't need to go through another round of security checks at AMS.

@@OnTimeReports perfect thank you :)

Hi, did you need the visa? I am in similar situation so you answer would be nice

@@KLMIR-zm1mh hi I didn’t travel again…so I can’t say 😮‍💨

No more than 10 minutes.