London to Melbourne Time Converter
London is 9 hours behind Melbourne · London UTC+1 · Melbourne UTC+10
Best time to connect
These cities have no standard-workday overlap — London and Melbourne are too far apart in time. Schedule outside normal hours, or use async communication.
London ↔ Melbourne time difference explained
London is 9 hours behind Melbourne. London, United Kingdom runs on Europe/London (UTC+1) while Melbourne, Australia uses Australia/Melbourne (UTC+10). The converter above stays accurate through daylight saving changes because it reads live UTC offsets rather than fixed values. Whether you're coordinating remote work, booking a call, or planning travel between London and Melbourne, the working-hours overlap panel shows exactly when both cities are awake and at their desks.
Need more than the time? See the full London and Melbourne remote-work guides — cost of living, internet speed and visa options.
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Hour-by-hour: London to Melbourne
When it's this time in London, here's the time in Melbourne — all 24 hours, in both 24-hour and 12-hour (am/pm) format.
London keeps British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) from 29 March to 25 October 2026, and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) for the rest of the year. Melbourne keeps Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) from 5 April to 4 October 2026, and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) for the rest of the year. On those offsets the time in Australia is 9 hours ahead of the time in the United Kingdom: 9am in London is 6pm, 12pm in London is 9pm, 2pm in London is 11pm, and 8pm in London is 5am the next day in Melbourne.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between London and Melbourne?
London is 9 hours behind Melbourne. London is UTC+1 and Melbourne is UTC+10. The live converter above updates every second and accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
When it's 9am in London, what time is it in Melbourne?
When it's 9am in London, it's 18:00 in Melbourne (london is 9 hours behind melbourne).
What's the best time to schedule a call between London and Melbourne?
The "best time to connect" panel above shows the live working-hours overlap — the window when both London and Melbourne are within a typical 9-to-5 workday, ideal for meetings and calls.
Do London and Melbourne observe daylight saving time?
Both cities' current UTC offsets are shown live above and adjust automatically when either region enters or leaves daylight saving time, so the converter is always accurate.