Los Angeles to New York: time difference and best times to meet
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Their working days overlap for 6 hours, from 9am to 3pm in Los Angeles (12pm–6pm in New York). The best time to schedule is 11am Los Angeles time, which is 2pm in New York.
America/Los_Angeles
America/New_York
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Los Angeles day and the matching hour in New York. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Los Angeles | New York | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 6am | 9am | Working hours in New York only |
| 7am | 10am | Working hours in New York only |
| 8am | 11am | Working hours in New York only |
| 9am | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 6pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 4pm | 7pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
| 5pm | 8pm | Working hours in Los Angeles only |
Best times to propose
- 1. 11am in Los Angeles · 2pm in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 10am in Los Angeles · 1pm in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 1pm in Los Angeles · 4pm in New York — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
Avoid 6am Los Angeles time and 7am Los Angeles time — only the other city is at work.
Daylight saving
The difference between Los Angeles and New York stays at 3 hours ahead of 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.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day; both cities are off.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day and Veterans Day; both cities are off.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Day; both cities are off.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
With 6 shared working hours, Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles and New York?
- New York is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles and New York?
- 11am in Los Angeles, which is 2pm in New York. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Los Angeles and New York overlap?
- 6 hours, from 9am to 3pm Los Angeles time (12pm–6pm in New York).
- Are there public holidays that affect Los Angeles–New York meetings?
- Yes. The next is Monday, October 12, 2026 — a public holiday in both countries.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles ↔ Sydney2 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Melbourne2 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ San Francisco9 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Denver8 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Mexico City8 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Chicago7 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ São Paulo5 hours of overlap
- Los Angeles ↔ Toronto6 hours of overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved