London, United Kingdom to Sydney
Sydney is 9 hours ahead of London.
London
United Kingdom
Day
Difference
Sydney
Australia
Day
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in London with its equivalent in Sydney. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the London-Sydney gap
London sits in the Europe/London time zone (BST), while Sydney uses Australia/Sydney (UTC+10). That puts Sydney 9 hours ahead of London right now.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
Related comparisons
- Sydney to London
- London to Cardiff
- London to New York
- London to Los Angeles
- London to Chicago
- London to São Paulo
- London to Paris
See also current time in London and current time in Sydney.
London and Sydney, questions
- What is the time difference between London and Sydney?
- Sydney is 9 hours ahead of London. London is currently on BST and Sydney on UTC+10.
- What is the best time to call Sydney from London?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in London or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between London and Sydney 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.