London to Toronto: time difference and best times to meet
Toronto is 5 hours behind London. Their working days overlap for 4 hours, from 2pm to 6pm in London (9am–1pm in Toronto). The best time to schedule is 2pm London time, which is 9am in Toronto.
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America/Toronto
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the London day and the matching hour in Toronto. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| London | Toronto | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 4am | Working hours in London only |
| 10am | 5am | Working hours in London only |
| 11am | 6am | Working hours in London only |
| 12pm | 7am | Working hours in London only |
| 1pm | 8am | Working hours in London only |
| 2pm | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 6pm | 1pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 7pm | 2pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 8pm | 3pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 9pm | 4pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
| 10pm | 5pm | Working hours in Toronto only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 2pm in London · 9am in Toronto — Right at the edge of someone's day
- 2. 3pm in London · 10am in Toronto — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 4pm in London · 11am in Toronto — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
Avoid 9am London time and 10am London 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 — Toronto goes from 5 hours behind to 4 hours behind London.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026 — Toronto goes from 4 hours behind to 5 hours behind London.
- Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Toronto goes from 5 hours behind to 4 hours behind London.
- Sunday, March 28, 2027 — Toronto goes from 4 hours behind to 5 hours behind London.
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.
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — Toronto is off, London is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Thanksgiving — Toronto is off, London is working.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Remembrance Day — Toronto is off, London is working.
- Monday, November 30, 2026 — Saint Andrew's Day — London is off, Toronto is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Toronto is off, London is working.
- Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — London is off, Toronto is working.
With 4 shared working hours, London and Toronto 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 London and Toronto?
- Toronto is currently 5 hours behind London. That changes to 4 hours behind on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between London and Toronto?
- 2pm in London, which is 9am in Toronto. Right at the edge of someone's day.
- How many hours do London and Toronto overlap?
- 4 hours, from 2pm to 6pm London time (9am–1pm in Toronto).
- Does daylight saving change the London–Toronto gap?
- Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 4 times: Sunday, October 25, 2026 (5 hours behind becomes 4 hours behind); Sunday, November 1, 2026 (4 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (5 hours behind becomes 4 hours behind); Sunday, March 28, 2027 (4 hours behind becomes 5 hours behind).
- Are there public holidays that affect London–Toronto meetings?
- Yes. The next is Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — a public holiday where Toronto is, but a normal working day in London.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for London
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved