Zurich to Tokyo time
Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Zurich.
Time difference between Zurich and Tokyo
Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Zurich. Zurich is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00) and Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Zurich time to Tokyo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+01:00 for Zurich and UTC+09:00 for Tokyo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Tokyo is ahead, so from 4:00 PM to midnight in Zurich it is already the next calendar day in Tokyo.
| Zurich time | Tokyo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Zurich and Tokyo working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Zurich and Tokyo do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Zurich (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Tokyo), 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 Zurich and Tokyo
Zurich observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00).
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.