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Time difference between Amsterdam and Sydney

Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Amsterdam. From October 25, 2026: Sydney is 10 hours ahead of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam—
Sydney—
AmsterdamNetherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+2
SydneyAustralia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+11
Difference nowSydney is 9 hours ahead of Amsterdam
Distance10,341 miles (16,643 km)

Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months

PeriodDifference
Until October 25, 2026Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Amsterdam
October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027Sydney is 10 hours ahead of Amsterdam
March 28, 2027 – April 4, 2027Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Amsterdam
April 4, 2027 – October 3, 2027Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Amsterdam
From October 3, 2027Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Amsterdam

Amsterdam observes daylight saving time. Sydney observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.

Best times to call

Both awake while the difference is 9 hours

Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:

Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 9 hours

Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:

Both awake while the difference is 10 hours

Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:

Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 10 hours

Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:

Both awake while the difference is 8 hours

Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:

Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 8 hours

Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:

None. On workdays at least one of you is at work or asleep at every hour, so weekend calls and messages that can wait are the practical options.

Good morning and goodnight

A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.

Hour by hour

Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.

AmsterdamSydney8 am – 11 pm
12:00 am9:00 amAmsterdam asleep
1:00 am10:00 amAmsterdam asleep
2:00 am11:00 amAmsterdam asleep
3:00 am12:00 pmAmsterdam asleep
4:00 am1:00 pmAmsterdam asleep
5:00 am2:00 pmAmsterdam asleep
6:00 am3:00 pmAmsterdam asleep
7:00 am4:00 pmAmsterdam asleep
8:00 am5:00 pmBoth awake
9:00 am6:00 pmBoth awake
10:00 am7:00 pmBoth awake
11:00 am8:00 pmBoth awake
12:00 pm9:00 pmBoth awake
1:00 pm10:00 pmBoth awake
2:00 pm11:00 pmSydney asleep
3:00 pm12:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
4:00 pm1:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
5:00 pm2:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
6:00 pm3:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
7:00 pm4:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
8:00 pm5:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
9:00 pm6:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
10:00 pm7:00 am +1 daySydney asleep
11:00 pm8:00 am +1 dayAmsterdam asleep

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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.