Boston to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind of Boston.
Boston
United States
Day
Difference
Los Angeles
United States
Day
Best window to call: 12:00 - 17:00 Boston time, both sides are inside 09:00-17:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Boston with its equivalent in Los Angeles. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Boston-Los Angeles gap
Boston sits in the America/New_York time zone (EDT), while Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT). That puts Los Angeles 3 hours behind of Boston right now.
For scheduling, the practical overlap runs from 12:00 to 17:00 in Boston. Booking inside that band means neither party is dialling in before breakfast or after dinner.
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See also current time in Boston and current time in Los Angeles.
Boston and Los Angeles, questions
- What is the time difference between Boston and Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles is 3 hours behind of Boston. Boston is currently on EDT and Los Angeles on PDT.
- What is the best time to call Los Angeles from Boston?
- Between 12:00 and 17:00 Boston time, both cities are inside normal business hours of 09:00 to 17:00. Outside that window one side is either not yet at work or has already left.
- Is the difference between Boston and Los Angeles always the same?
- The gap is mostly stable, but if both cities observe daylight saving they may not switch on the same date, there are usually a few weeks each spring and autumn when the difference shifts by an hour.