LYVR Launch LYVR
AMS Amsterdam layover guide

A layover at AMS.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Lounges, security and customs waits, and what a connection at AMS actually involves. LYVR plans the whole layover, with real walk times on the indoor map.

Updated October 2026 · Sources

11lounges at AMS, with what gets you in
7open to Priority Pass or DragonPass members
—no security wait feed yet; walk times still work
EES queuescustoms and border queues in the app
AMSConnections

Connecting
at AMS.

It depends on where you're coming from and going. Connections between two Schengen-area flights stay airside with no passport check. Arriving from outside Schengen for a Schengen connection, you clear the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) check at AMS; leaving Schengen, you clear the exit check before your gate.

Wait times

The lines at AMS, before you're in them.

Open the Airports tab in LYVR and pick AMS.

Border · EES queues

Customs and border

LYVR shows the current queue for the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks, for both arrival and departure. LYVR only shows the checks your connection actually crosses.

In your plan

Counted in your time to spare

Every checkpoint on your connection becomes a step in the layover plan, so the time to spare already allows for the lines.

Lounges

11 lounges at AMS.

1 open with a credit card, 7 with Priority Pass or DragonPass, 2 with airline elite status. Rules and hours change, so check with the lounge before you go.

Between Concourses E and F (level 2)

The Centurion Lounge

Credit cards
Amex Platinum CardAmex Business Platinum CardAmex Centurion Card
Departure Hall 1, airside; follow signs to 'Lounge 26'

Aspire Lounge (No.41)

06:00 - 21:00

Memberships
Priority PassDragonPass
Departure Hall 2, airside, Panorama Deck (3rd floor); follow signs for 'Lounge 41'

Aspire Lounge (No.26)

06:00 - 21:00

Memberships
Priority PassDragonPass
Non-Schengen area, Gates D/E/F/G past passport control

Aspire Lounge 41 (Non-Schengen)

Memberships
Priority Pass
Day pass / waitlist →
Terminal 1

Aspire Lounge (No.26) T1

Memberships
Priority PassDragonPass
Terminal 2

Aspire Lounge (No.41) T2

Memberships
Priority PassDragonPass
At AMS

KLM Crown Lounge (Schengen)

Airline status
Air France Gold and upSkyTeam Elite Plus
At AMS

OneWorld Lounge (non-Schengen)

Airline status
oneworld Sapphire (long-haul international flights)
At AMS

Regus Lounge

Memberships
DragonPass
At AMS

Star Aliance Lounge (Schengen)

Entry by premium-cabin ticket or a paid day pass.

Food, spas and rest

Restaurants, spas and sleep at AMS.

Priority Pass venues that aren't lounges. LYVR's Explore tab adds every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate, with walk times.

VenueTypeWhereHours
XpresSpaSpaDeparture Hall 2, airside, near gate D8Daily 7am-9pm
Plan it in LYVR

Your AMS layover, planned to the minute.

Save your flights and LYVR finds the connection at AMS on its own, then times every part of it.

Time to spare

Every minute, accounted for.

Deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, the checkpoints your connection passes and when the doors close. What's left is yours to plan.

A LYVR layover plan: deplane, re-clear security with a live wait, free time with Ask AI, the train between terminals, then board
Lounge access

Lounges you can actually get into.

Add your cards and memberships once. Every lounge at AMS shows whether you're in.

A LYVR lounge list with The Centurion Lounge marked eligible with Platinum Card
Turn-by-turn, indoors

Directions that know which floor you're on.

Around walls, up escalators, onto the train between terminals and through security on the way.

Turn-by-turn directions inside a terminal: stay on the train, get off at the next terminal
Long layovers

Time to see Amsterdam?

Getting out, the ride each way, security on the way back and a cushion, checked against your passport. Then a day, planned.

Leaving the airport on a layover: hours in the city, rated worth it
Layover questions

AMS, answered.

Do I have to go through security again on a connection at AMS?

It depends on where you're coming from and going. Connections between two Schengen-area flights stay airside with no passport check. Arriving from outside Schengen for a Schengen connection, you clear the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) check at AMS; leaving Schengen, you clear the exit check before your gate.

Can I check the security wait time at AMS?

LYVR doesn't have a security wait feed for AMS yet. It still times your walk between gates and through the terminal, so you can see how much of the layover is really free.

How long is the customs or passport line at AMS?

LYVR shows the current queue for the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks, for both arrival and departure.

Which lounges at AMS can I use on a layover?

LYVR lists 11 lounges at AMS, 6 of them on Priority Pass. Which ones you can get into depends on your ticket, airline status, credit card or a lounge membership. Each lounge on this page lists what gets you in, and LYVR checks it against your own profile.

Which credit cards get me into a lounge at AMS?

Amex Platinum Card: The Centurion Lounge; Amex Business Platinum Card: The Centurion Lounge; Amex Centurion Card: The Centurion Lounge. Card benefits change, so check your card's terms before you go.

Does airline status get me into a lounge at AMS?

Yes, at 2 lounges: KLM Crown Lounge (Schengen) (Air France Gold and up, SkyTeam Elite Plus); OneWorld Lounge (non-Schengen) (oneworld Sapphire (long-haul international flights)). Status entry needs a same-day departing flight on that airline or its alliance, and some tiers only count on international flights.

How much time do I need for a layover at AMS?

It depends on your terminals, whether you re-clear security or customs, and how far the gates are apart. LYVR adds up deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, any checkpoints your connection passes and the boarding door time, then shows exactly how much time you have to spare.

Is a 1 hour layover enough at AMS?

Between two Schengen-area flights, often yes, since there's no passport check. Coming from or going to a country outside Schengen, you pass a border check (and register in the EU's Entry/Exit System on a first entry), which can take 30 minutes or more at busy times, so 1.5 to 2 hours is safer. LYVR works out your exact time to spare for your own two gates.

What is there to do on a layover at AMS?

With an hour or two, eat near your gate and walk the terminal. With more, AMS's 11 lounges (6 on Priority Pass) have quiet seats, food and often showers, and there are spas you can use with Priority Pass. LYVR's Explore tab lists every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate with the walk time, so you only see what fits in your layover.

Can I leave the airport on a layover at AMS?

Arriving from another Schengen country, yes, with enough time. From outside Schengen, only if you're allowed to enter the Schengen area, since leaving AMS means going through immigration, and you'd want about 6 hours: the passport line both ways, the trip into Amsterdam and back, and security on the way in. LYVR checks the ride each way, the time you'd have in the city and your passport's entry rule.

Got a layover
at AMS?

Free, in your browser. LYVR finds the layover, times every walk and fills the gap.

Plan my layover →

Sources

Lounges from Priority Pass's and DragonPass's directories, the card networks' lounge lists (American Express, Capital One, Chase, Mastercard), each operator's own booking or waitlist page, and the Wikivoyage article on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (CC BY-SA). Who gets in is worked out with the same rules the LYVR app uses for your saved cards, memberships and airline status. Wait times come from public EES queue reports. Terminal times are LYVR's curated estimates. Compiled October 2026; details change, so confirm with the airport, airline or lounge before you travel. LYVR isn't affiliated with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.