London to Sydney time
Sydney is 11 hours ahead of London.
Time difference between London and Sydney
Sydney is 11 hours ahead of London. London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT (UTC+00:00)) and Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 9 hours to 11 hours over the year.
Convert London time to Sydney time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+00:00 for London and UTC+11:00 for Sydney. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Sydney is ahead, so from 1:00 PM to midnight in London it is already the next calendar day in Sydney.
| London time | Sydney time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: London and Sydney working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in London and Sydney do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in London (7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Sydney), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in London and Sydney
London observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00).
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
London and Sydney change their clocks on different dates, so the time difference between them shifts for a few weeks around those changes. Check the converter for the exact date you need.