Flying from Paris to Amsterdam?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Paris to Amsterdam?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Paris to Amsterdam?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Paris → Amsterdam
A short flight from France to Netherlands. Same local time zone at both ends.
The City of Light
Paris is a compact, dense capital wrapped by a ring road, its historic core walkable and tightly stitched together by the Metro. Inside that ring the city is small enough to cross on foot or by train, and a car is more trouble than help. Grand boulevards, museums, and the river define the center, while much of everyday Paris and both its airports sit in the surrounding suburbs. Arriving from either airport means a train or road trip across that ring.
City access
Charles de Gaulle is the main airport, northeast of Paris. The RER B suburban train runs to the center in around forty-five minutes, alongside buses and taxis. It is a large, multi-terminal airport, so leave time to move between them.
Nearby airports
| 34 km / 21 mi |
Surrounding hubs
| 476 km / 296 mi | |
| 252 km / 157 mi | |
| 308 km / 191 mi |
A city of canals and bikes
Amsterdam is a small, low-lying capital built around a ring of canals, where bikes outnumber cars and most of the center is flat and easy to walk. It is compact enough to cross by bicycle or tram in minutes, and the historic core is the main draw. The city sits below sea level, kept dry by centuries of engineering, and spreads into newer districts and the wider Randstad beyond. In the center, a car is rarely worth the trouble.
Nearby airports
| 158 km / 98 mi |
Surrounding hubs
| 593 km / 368 mi | |
| 364 km / 226 mi | |
| 366 km / 227 mi |
Find out which side of the plane to sit on.
Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.
We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.
Enter your flight
Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.
We track the sun along your route
Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.
You get a recommendation
Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.
Want to go deeper? Accuracy, edge cases, polar routes — see the FAQ →
Notes from the product.
Small updates, route observations, and clearer explanations for how the app keeps evolving.
Type less, wait less, wonder more
Airport search now understands metro codes and old city names, FlightSide loads noticeably faster, and a new Feeling lucky button chooses a flight for anyone without one in mind.
A closer look at the route, not just the seat
FlightSide now shows the two cities and key details about the flight alongside the seat recommendation: confirm you picked the right airports, read the time change off two clocks, and check the return leg.
It's all about the sun (after all)
Not all sunlight reaches the side windows. FlightSide now weighs the sun’s angle to the cabin and shows twilight along the route.