Seeing flights with a 1 hr or 1hr and 50 min layover time between arrival in Amsterdam and departure to Brussels.
I'm worried this will not be enough time.
Alternatives are to fly to Atlanta and then on to Brussels
Thanks
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
24178 posts
It is tight. But if it is one ticket, they will have to take care of you. A few years ago we have a similar time line. We were about 20 mins late in Amsterdam because of rain and a small delay getting to our gate. The immigration was fairly quick with some lines but they had several lines for those with short connection but we still miss our connection. Try to sit near the exit so you can be one of the first off of the plane.
Posted by
Wengen
4083 posts
Another alternative is not to fly to Brussels but to Amsterdam, and take the train to Brussels. There is a train every hour that does not require advance reservation, so you can be on your way to Brussels whenever you are ready to be on your way to Brussels.
There are also lots of direct flights from NY to Brussels...
Posted by
493 posts
I'm surprised that there are any flights on this route, but it seems KLM have a small number each day - at over $200 for 40 minutes!!!
Never mind that connection time, check the journey time, if it's more than 60 minutes it's not a direct flight and will take longer than the train! Unless of course it is a train, on a random search I find Delta is offering tickets from Atlanta with connection times of 1'12 and 1'47 at Schiphol airport with onward train to Brussels (which has a fake airport code of ZYR). And the train ride is about 63 minutes direct into central Brussels.
edit: just realised that Atlanta was alternate route so I rechecked from NYC and guess what, Delta and KLM are offering Brussels with train from AMS......
Posted by
Bainbridge Island, WA
413 posts
Thank you for the replies to this post - I didn't even think about the possibility of a train between AMS and cities in Belgium. That opens up more possibilities! The people on this forum are so helpful!
Posted by
493 posts
just try a flight search with ZYR as the destination and see what happens, various airlines have code shares on this route. And if the flight arrives too late for the train you still have connection rights.