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