Amsterdam to Seoul: time difference and best times to meet

Seoul is 8 hours ahead of Amsterdam. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 9am to 10am in Amsterdam (5pm–6pm in Seoul). The best time to schedule is 9am Amsterdam time, which is 5pm in Seoul.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Amsterdam

12:06

Europe/Amsterdam

Seoul

20:06

Asia/Seoul

Amsterdam and Seoul time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Amsterdam and Seoul clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Amsterdam day and the matching hour in Seoul. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Amsterdam	Seoul	Suitable?
1am	9am	Working hours in Seoul only
2am	10am	Working hours in Seoul only
3am	11am	Working hours in Seoul only
4am	12pm	Working hours in Seoul only
5am	1pm	Working hours in Seoul only
6am	2pm	Working hours in Seoul only
7am	3pm	Working hours in Seoul only
8am	4pm	Working hours in Seoul only
9am	5pm	Both cities at work
10am	6pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
11am	7pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
12pm	8pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
1pm	9pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
2pm	10pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
3pm	11pm	Working hours in Amsterdam only
4pm	12am	Working hours in Amsterdam only
5pm	1am	Working hours in Amsterdam only

Best times to propose

1. 9am in Amsterdam · 5pm in Seoul — Right at the edge of someone's day

Avoid 1am Amsterdam time and 2am Amsterdam time — only the other city is at work.

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Seoul goes from 8 hours ahead of to 7 hours ahead of Amsterdam.
Sunday, October 31, 2027 — Seoul goes from 7 hours ahead of to 8 hours ahead of 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.

Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Amsterdam is off, Seoul is working.

With 1 shared working hours, Amsterdam and Seoul 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 Seoul?: Seoul is currently 8 hours ahead of Amsterdam. That changes to 7 hours ahead of on Sunday, March 28, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Amsterdam and Seoul?: 9am in Amsterdam, which is 5pm in Seoul. Right at the edge of someone's day.
How many hours do Amsterdam and Seoul overlap?: 1 hours, from 9am to 10am Amsterdam time (5pm–6pm in Seoul).
Does daylight saving change the Amsterdam–Seoul gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, March 28, 2027 (8 hours ahead of becomes 7 hours ahead of); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (7 hours ahead of becomes 8 hours ahead of).
Are there public holidays that affect Amsterdam–Seoul meetings?: Yes. The next is Friday, December 25, 2026 — a public holiday in both countries.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03