AST (Riyadh) ↔ Beijing — time offset
AST (Riyadh) is 5 hours behind Beijing. When AST (Riyadh) clocks hit noon, Beijing reads 17:00.
AST (Riyadh) runs on Asia/Riyadh; Beijing runs on Asia/Shanghai. Together they are 5 hours apart.
Mutual working hours
Every working day, AST (Riyadh) and Beijing are both in business hours for 3 hours simultaneously.
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Best times to schedule a meeting
There is a 3-hour daily window where both locations are in business hours.
09:00 Riyadh / 14:00 Beijing✓ Both working
10:00 Riyadh / 15:00 Beijing✓ Both working
11:00 Riyadh / 16:00 Beijing✓ Both working
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Holiday calendar for both locations
AST (Riyadh)
No upcoming public holidays this year.
Beijing2 holidays
Sep 25Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1National Day
Working across AST (Riyadh) and Beijing
The 5-hour gap between AST (Riyadh) (Saudi Arabia) and Beijing (China) requires some planning — but a 3-hour daily overlap means both teams can connect in real time without unusual scheduling.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
✅If you are in AST (Riyadh), aim for 09:00–10:00, which corresponds to 14:00–15:00 in Beijing — both teams are within working hours.
✅If you are in AST (Riyadh), aim for 10:00–11:00, which corresponds to 15:00–16:00 in Beijing — both teams are within working hours.
✅If you are in AST (Riyadh), aim for 11:00–12:00, which corresponds to 16:00–17:00 in Beijing — both teams are within working hours.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Add to your browser — Free →Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am AST (Riyadh)".