Best meeting times across time zones
Of the 330 city pairings we publish, 258 share at least one working hour and 72 share none. Here is which is which, and what the overlap actually is.
The short answer
Taking a working day as 09:00–17:00 local time in both cities on the same calendar day, 258 of our 330 city pairings share at least one hour and 72 share none at all. Only 24 pairings overlap for the full eight hours.
The 72 with no overlap are not a scheduling problem you can solve by picking a better hour — there is no hour to pick. Somebody has to move outside their working day. Auckland against any European city is the clearest case: at 09:00 in Auckland it is the previous evening in London, and by the time London opens Auckland has gone home.
| Shared working hours | Pairings | Share of 330 |
|---|---|---|
| Full working day | 24 | 7% |
| 7 hours | 44 | 13% |
| 6.5 hours | 7 | 2% |
| 6 hours | 25 | 8% |
| 5.5 hours | 10 | 3% |
| 5 hours | 12 | 4% |
| 4.5 hours | 12 | 4% |
| 4 hours | 12 | 4% |
| 3.5 hours | 6 | 2% |
| 3 hours | 32 | 10% |
| 2 hours | 43 | 13% |
| 1.5 hours | 1 | 0% |
| 1 hours | 30 | 9% |
| No shared hours | 72 | 22% |
Overlap of 09:00–17:00 local time in both cities, computed for 4 August 2026.
How this page was built. Offsets come from the IANA time zone database, read through Python's
zoneinfo, for two reference instants: midday on 14 January 2026 and midday on 4 August 2026. Two instants are needed because 15 of the 34 cities move their clocks and 19 do not, so a single figure would be wrong for half the year. Gaps are the difference between the two cities' UTC offsets at the same instant. Shared working hours are the overlap of 09:00–17:00 local time in both cities on the same calendar day. Nothing here is estimated or rounded: every figure is recomputed from the tz database each time this page is rebuilt, and the date it was last checked is printed at the top. Full methodology. Overlap is measured on a single calendar day; a pairing with no same-day overlap may still have one if one side works the previous or following evening.For a specific date and a specific set of cities, the meeting planner does this live, and the working hours calculator handles non-standard shifts.
Pairings that share a whole working day 24 pairings
Amsterdam to BerlinAmsterdam to ParisBengaluru to MumbaiBangkok to Chiang MaiBangkok to Ho Chi Minh CityBangkok to JakartaBarcelona to BerlinBarcelona to ParisBerlin to Cape TownBerlin to MadridBerlin to ParisBerlin to RomeCape Town to ParisHong Kong (Central) to Kuala LumpurHong Kong (Central) to ManilaHong Kong (Central) to Singapore (CBD)Kuala Lumpur to Singapore (CBD)Lisbon to LondonMadrid to ParisManila to Singapore (CBD)Melbourne to SydneyNew York to TorontoParis to RomeSeoul to Tokyo
Pairings with no shared working hours 72 pairings
Amsterdam to SydneyAuckland to BerlinAuckland to DubaiAuckland to LondonAuckland to New YorkAuckland to ParisAuckland to TorontoBengaluru to New YorkBengaluru to TorontoBangkok to Buenos AiresBangkok to Mexico CityBangkok to New YorkBangkok to São PauloBangkok to TorontoBarcelona to SydneyBerlin to MelbourneBerlin to Mexico CityBerlin to SydneyBuenos Aires to Hong Kong (Central)Buenos Aires to MumbaiBuenos Aires to Singapore (CBD)Buenos Aires to SydneyBuenos Aires to TokyoCape Town to SydneyChiang Mai to New YorkChiang Mai to TorontoDubai to Mexico CityDubai to New YorkDubai to TorontoHo Chi Minh City to New YorkHo Chi Minh City to TorontoHong Kong (Central) to Mexico CityHong Kong (Central) to New YorkHong Kong (Central) to São PauloHong Kong (Central) to TorontoJakarta to New YorkJakarta to TorontoKuala Lumpur to New YorkKuala Lumpur to TorontoLisbon to SydneyLisbon to TokyoLondon to MelbourneLondon to SeoulLondon to SydneyLondon to TokyoMadrid to SydneyManila to New YorkManila to TorontoMelbourne to New YorkMelbourne to ParisMelbourne to TorontoMexico City to MumbaiMexico City to ParisMexico City to Singapore (CBD)Mexico City to SydneyMexico City to TokyoMumbai to New YorkMumbai to São PauloMumbai to TorontoNew York to SeoulNew York to Singapore (CBD)New York to SydneyNew York to TokyoParis to SydneyRome to SydneySão Paulo to Singapore (CBD)São Paulo to SydneySão Paulo to TokyoSeoul to TorontoSingapore (CBD) to TorontoSydney to TorontoTokyo to Toronto
Pairings that share 7 hours 44 pairings
Amsterdam to LondonBangkok to Hong Kong (Central)Bangkok to Kuala LumpurBangkok to ManilaBangkok to Singapore (CBD)Barcelona to LondonBerlin to CairoBerlin to IstanbulBerlin to LisbonBerlin to LondonBerlin to NairobiBerlin to Tel AvivBuenos Aires to New YorkBuenos Aires to TorontoCairo to DubaiCairo to ParisCape Town to LondonChiang Mai to Hong Kong (Central)Chiang Mai to Singapore (CBD)Dubai to IstanbulDubai to NairobiDubai to Tel AvivHo Chi Minh City to Hong Kong (Central)Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore (CBD)Hong Kong (Central) to JakartaHong Kong (Central) to SeoulHong Kong (Central) to TokyoIstanbul to ParisJakarta to Singapore (CBD)Kuala Lumpur to TokyoLisbon to ParisLondon to MadridLondon to ParisLondon to RomeManila to TokyoMelbourne to TokyoNairobi to ParisNew York to São PauloParis to Tel AvivSão Paulo to TorontoSeoul to Singapore (CBD)Seoul to SydneySingapore (CBD) to TokyoSydney to Tokyo
Pairings that share 6.5 hours 7 pairings
Bengaluru to BangkokBengaluru to DubaiBangkok to MumbaiChiang Mai to MumbaiDubai to MumbaiHo Chi Minh City to MumbaiJakarta to Mumbai
Pairings that share 6 hours 25 pairings
Amsterdam to DubaiAuckland to SydneyBangkok to SeoulBangkok to TokyoBarcelona to DubaiBerlin to DubaiCairo to LondonCape Town to DubaiChiang Mai to TokyoDubai to MadridDubai to ParisDubai to RomeHo Chi Minh City to TokyoHong Kong (Central) to MelbourneHong Kong (Central) to SydneyIstanbul to LondonJakarta to TokyoKuala Lumpur to SydneyLondon to NairobiLondon to Tel AvivManila to SydneyMelbourne to Singapore (CBD)Mexico City to New YorkMexico City to TorontoSingapore (CBD) to Sydney
Pairings that share 5.5 hours 10 pairings
Bengaluru to Hong Kong (Central)Bengaluru to Singapore (CBD)Cairo to MumbaiHong Kong (Central) to MumbaiIstanbul to MumbaiKuala Lumpur to MumbaiManila to MumbaiMumbai to NairobiMumbai to Singapore (CBD)Mumbai to Tel Aviv
Pairings that share 5 hours 12 pairings
Auckland to TokyoBangkok to DubaiBangkok to MelbourneBangkok to SydneyChiang Mai to DubaiChiang Mai to SydneyDubai to Ho Chi Minh CityDubai to JakartaDubai to LisbonDubai to LondonHo Chi Minh City to SydneyJakarta to Sydney
Pairings that share 4.5 hours 12 pairings
Amsterdam to MumbaiBengaluru to BerlinBengaluru to ParisBengaluru to TokyoBarcelona to MumbaiBerlin to MumbaiCape Town to MumbaiMadrid to MumbaiMumbai to ParisMumbai to RomeMumbai to SeoulMumbai to Tokyo
Pairings that share 4 hours 12 pairings
Auckland to Hong Kong (Central)Auckland to Singapore (CBD)Bangkok to CairoBangkok to IstanbulBangkok to NairobiBangkok to Tel AvivBuenos Aires to LondonDubai to Hong Kong (Central)Dubai to Kuala LumpurDubai to ManilaDubai to Singapore (CBD)London to São Paulo
Pairings that share 3.5 hours 6 pairings
Bengaluru to LondonBengaluru to SydneyLisbon to MumbaiLondon to MumbaiMelbourne to MumbaiMumbai to Sydney
Pairings that share 3 hours 32 pairings
Amsterdam to BangkokAuckland to BangkokBangkok to BarcelonaBangkok to BerlinBangkok to Cape TownBangkok to MadridBangkok to ParisBangkok to RomeBerlin to Buenos AiresBerlin to Chiang MaiBerlin to Ho Chi Minh CityBerlin to JakartaBerlin to São PauloBuenos Aires to ParisCairo to Hong Kong (Central)Cairo to Singapore (CBD)Chiang Mai to ParisDubai to SeoulDubai to TokyoHo Chi Minh City to ParisHong Kong (Central) to IstanbulHong Kong (Central) to NairobiHong Kong (Central) to Tel AvivIstanbul to Singapore (CBD)Jakarta to ParisLisbon to New YorkLisbon to TorontoLondon to New YorkLondon to TorontoNairobi to Singapore (CBD)Paris to São PauloSingapore (CBD) to Tel Aviv
Pairings that share 2 hours 43 pairings
Amsterdam to Hong Kong (Central)Amsterdam to New YorkAmsterdam to Singapore (CBD)Amsterdam to TorontoBangkok to LisbonBangkok to LondonBarcelona to Hong Kong (Central)Barcelona to New YorkBarcelona to Singapore (CBD)Barcelona to TorontoBerlin to Hong Kong (Central)Berlin to Kuala LumpurBerlin to ManilaBerlin to New YorkBerlin to Singapore (CBD)Berlin to TorontoCairo to TokyoCape Town to Hong Kong (Central)Cape Town to New YorkCape Town to Singapore (CBD)Cape Town to TorontoChiang Mai to LondonDubai to MelbourneDubai to SydneyHo Chi Minh City to LondonHong Kong (Central) to MadridHong Kong (Central) to ParisHong Kong (Central) to RomeIstanbul to TokyoJakarta to LondonKuala Lumpur to ParisMadrid to New YorkMadrid to Singapore (CBD)Madrid to TorontoManila to ParisNairobi to TokyoNew York to ParisNew York to RomeParis to Singapore (CBD)Paris to TorontoRome to Singapore (CBD)Rome to TorontoTel Aviv to Tokyo
Pairings that share 1.5 hours 1 pairings
Pairings that share 1 hours 30 pairings
Amsterdam to TokyoBarcelona to TokyoBerlin to SeoulBerlin to TokyoBuenos Aires to DubaiCairo to New YorkCairo to SydneyCairo to TorontoCape Town to TokyoDubai to São PauloHong Kong (Central) to LisbonHong Kong (Central) to LondonIstanbul to New YorkIstanbul to SydneyIstanbul to TorontoKuala Lumpur to LondonLisbon to Singapore (CBD)London to ManilaLondon to Mexico CityLondon to Singapore (CBD)Madrid to TokyoNairobi to New YorkNairobi to SydneyNairobi to TorontoNew York to Tel AvivParis to SeoulParis to TokyoRome to TokyoSydney to Tel AvivTel Aviv to Toronto
Common follow-up questions
What counts as a shared working hour here?
An hour that falls inside 09:00-17:00 local time in both cities on the same calendar day. It is a deliberately strict definition. Teams that start at 08:00 or stay to 18:00 will find overlap where this page shows little, and the working hours calculator will handle those cases.
Which pairs are hardest to schedule?
Anything joining New Zealand or eastern Australia to Europe or the east coast of North America. Auckland to Toronto and Auckland to New York are 16 hours apart in August, which puts one side's working day entirely inside the other's night.
Does this change with daylight saving?
Yes, and it gets worse in winter. The figures on this page are computed for 4 August 2026. Recomputing them for 14 January 2026, the number of pairings with no shared working hours rises from 72 to 92, because Europe falls back an hour while Asia stays put. Asia-Europe pairings alone go from 3 with no overlap to 17.