In a few weeks will be flying into AMS via Delta and connecting to KLM flight to Nairobi, with a 2.5 hour layover. Have read about the chaos at Schipol and questioning is my layover long enough to make connections. Carry on bags. Anyone have any recent first-hand experiences transiting at AMS?
Posted Jul 23, 2022, 12:25 PM UTC
I don't think the transit is going to be a problem, and if you've got no hold luggage, then that's another problem solved, too. You'll just enter the terminal, not need to clear immigration, and go to your connecting gate.
Transferred recently no problem. Walked from one plane to the next in 15 mins including passport control (schengen to non schengen)
No passport control as you remain in transit, and no security for an arrival from the USA. You will do security on the way back from Nairobi, but still no passports.
Schiphol airside seems to be working OK but the landside and baggage handling is a complete shambles. However if you aren't checking bags that should go mostly OK for you.
The transit will be as simple as getting yourself from one gate to another. No security, no passport control, no lines to wait in. So yes, 2.5 hours will be plenty.
Thanks! Was under impression would have to go through passport control.
You shouldn’t as you’re not entering the schengen area. No passport control between non schengen and non schengen those gates are on the same side
flew from Rio to London via AMS and they made us go through security there. it was stupid as fuck.
I think nearly all countries rescreen passengers connecting from Brazil. The Netherlands doesn’t rescreen people connecting from the US