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Time difference between London and Berlin

Berlin is currently 1 hour ahead of London. The best shared working window is 08:00–15:00 UTC, 7 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.

London
works with →
Berlin
Londonyour day
09:00–17:00 local
Berlintheir day
08:00–17:00 local
Sharedboth at work
7h
08:00–15:00 UTC
09:00–16:00 in London 10:00–17:00 in Berlin
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12:08–12:53 London 13:08–13:53 Berlin
Working hours

National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.

London 09:00 – 17:00 8 h
Berlin 08:00 – 17:00 9 h
7hoverlap
easy, Plenty of shared hours, this works like same-office. Best window 08:00–15:00 UTC.
The two days, hour by hour One column an hour, both cities on the same instant. Where the two teal runs line up is when you can both be at work.
London
Berlin

09:00 London At work = 10:00 Berlin At work

Asleep Awake At work Both at work 7 h · 09:00–16:00 London · 10:00–17:00 Berlin

Tap any hour to read it in both cities.

Hour by hour
LondonBerlin
00:00 01:00
01:00 02:00
02:00 03:00
03:00 04:00
04:00 05:00
05:00 06:00
06:00 07:00
07:00 08:00
08:00 09:00
09:00 10:00 both at work
10:00 11:00 both at work
11:00 12:00 both at work
12:00 13:00 both at work
13:00 14:00 both at work
14:00 15:00 both at work
15:00 16:00 both at work
16:00 17:00
17:00 18:00
18:00 19:00
19:00 20:00
20:00 21:00
21:00 22:00
22:00 23:00
23:00 00:00

The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both London and Berlin.

The working week

London
09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Berlin
08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.

FAQ

How many hours between London and Berlin?

Berlin is 1 hour ahead of London (+1 hours).

When is the best time for a meeting?

Around 08:00–15:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — London works 09:00–17:00 and Berlin works 08:00–17:00, each in their own local time.