Amsterdam to New York: time difference and best times to meet
New York is 6 hours behind Amsterdam. Their working days overlap for 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm in Amsterdam (9am–12pm in New York). The best time to schedule is 3pm Amsterdam time, which is 9am in New York.
Europe/Amsterdam
America/New_York
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Amsterdam day and the matching hour in New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Amsterdam | New York | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 3am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 10am | 4am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 11am | 5am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 12pm | 6am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 1pm | 7am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 2pm | 8am | Working hours in Amsterdam only |
| 3pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 7pm | 1pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 8pm | 2pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 9pm | 3pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 10pm | 4pm | Working hours in New York only |
| 11pm | 5pm | Working hours in New York only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 3pm in Amsterdam · 9am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 4pm in Amsterdam · 10am in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 5pm in Amsterdam · 11am in New York — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 9am Amsterdam time and 10am Amsterdam time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 25, 2026 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Amsterdam.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Amsterdam.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — New York goes from 6 hours behind to 5 hours behind Amsterdam.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — New York goes from 5 hours behind to 6 hours behind Amsterdam.
Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day — New York is off, Amsterdam is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — New York is off, Amsterdam is working.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Amsterdam is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Amsterdam is off, New York is working.
With 3 shared working hours, Amsterdam and New York can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Amsterdam and New York?
- New York is currently 6 hours behind Amsterdam. That changes to 5 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Amsterdam and New York?
- 3pm in Amsterdam, which is 9am in New York. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do Amsterdam and New York overlap?
- 3 hours, from 3pm to 6pm Amsterdam time (9am–12pm in New York).
- Does daylight saving change the Amsterdam–New York gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, November 1, 2026 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (6 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (5 hours behind becomes 6 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect Amsterdam–New York meetings?
- Yes. The next is Monday, October 12, 2026 — a public holiday where New York is, but a normal working day in Amsterdam.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Amsterdam
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved