Berlin to London: time difference and best times to meet
London is 1 hour behind Berlin. Their working days overlap for 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm in Berlin (9am–5pm in London). The best time to schedule is 2pm Berlin time, which is 1pm in London.
Europe/Berlin
Europe/London
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Berlin day and the matching hour in London. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Berlin | London | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 8am | Working hours in Berlin only |
| 10am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 5pm | Working hours in London only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 2pm in Berlin · 1pm in London — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 3pm in Berlin · 2pm in London — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 1pm in Berlin · 12pm in London — Overlaps lunch on one side
Avoid 9am Berlin time and 6pm Berlin time — inside working hours locally but outside them for the other city.
Daylight saving
The difference between Berlin and London stays at 1 hour behind for the whole of the next twelve months — neither side's clock change affects this pair.
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.
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 — World Children's Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 — German Unity Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 — Reformation Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — All Saints' Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — Repentance and Prayer Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Monday, November 30, 2026 — Saint Andrew's Day — London is off, Berlin is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Berlin is off, London is working.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — London is off, Berlin is working.
With 8 shared working hours, Berlin and London 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 Berlin and London?
- London is currently 1 hour behind Berlin. Neither city changes its clocks over the next twelve months, so the gap stays fixed.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Berlin and London?
- 2pm in Berlin, which is 1pm in London. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Berlin and London overlap?
- 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm Berlin time (9am–5pm in London).
- Are there public holidays that affect Berlin–London meetings?
- Yes. The next is Sunday, September 20, 2026 — a public holiday where Berlin is, but a normal working day in London.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Berlin
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved