Bangalore to Melbourne: time difference and best times to meet
Melbourne is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Bangalore. Their working days overlap for 5 hours, from 9am to 2pm in Bangalore (1pm–6pm in Melbourne). The best time to schedule is 10am Bangalore time, which is 2pm in Melbourne.
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Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Bangalore day and the matching hour in Melbourne. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Bangalore | Melbourne | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 5am | 9am | Working hours in Melbourne only |
| 6am | 10am | Working hours in Melbourne only |
| 7am | 11am | Working hours in Melbourne only |
| 8am | 12pm | Working hours in Melbourne only |
| 9am | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 6pm | Working hours in Bangalore only |
| 3pm | 7pm | Working hours in Bangalore only |
| 4pm | 8pm | Working hours in Bangalore only |
| 5pm | 9pm | Working hours in Bangalore only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 10am in Bangalore · 2pm in Melbourne — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 11am in Bangalore · 3pm in Melbourne — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 9am in Bangalore · 1pm in Melbourne — Right at the edge of someone's day
Avoid 5am Bangalore time and 6am Bangalore time — only the other city is at work.
When the gap changes in the next twelve months
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Melbourne goes from 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of to 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Bangalore.
- Sunday, April 4, 2027 — Melbourne goes from 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of to 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Bangalore.
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, September 25, 2026 — Friday before AFL Grand Final — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
- Monday, September 28, 2026 — King's Birthday — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
- Monday, October 5, 2026 — King's Birthday — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Melbourne Cup — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Melbourne is off, Bangalore is working.
With 5 shared working hours, Bangalore and Melbourne 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 Bangalore and Melbourne?
- Melbourne is currently 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Bangalore. That changes to 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of on Sunday, October 4, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Bangalore and Melbourne?
- 10am in Bangalore, which is 2pm in Melbourne. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Bangalore and Melbourne overlap?
- 5 hours, from 9am to 2pm Bangalore time (1pm–6pm in Melbourne).
- Does daylight saving change the Bangalore–Melbourne gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, October 4, 2026 (4 hours 30 minutes ahead of becomes 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of); Sunday, April 4, 2027 (5 hours 30 minutes ahead of becomes 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of).
- Are there public holidays that affect Bangalore–Melbourne meetings?
- Yes. The next is Friday, September 25, 2026 — a public holiday where Melbourne is, but a normal working day in Bangalore.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Bangalore
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved