EET (Athens) vs AST (Riyadh) — time difference
EET (Athens) and AST (Riyadh) are in the same timezone. Midday in EET (Athens) lines up with 12:00 in AST (Riyadh).
EET (Athens) runs on Europe/Athens; AST (Riyadh) runs on Asia/Riyadh. Together they are 0 hours apart.
Shared working hours
There is a 8-hour window each day where both EET (Athens) and AST (Riyadh) are within standard business hours (09:00–17:00).
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Best times to schedule a meeting
There is a 8-hour daily window where both locations are in business hours. The 3 best slots are listed below.
09:00 Athens / 09:00 Riyadh✓ Both working
10:00 Athens / 10:00 Riyadh✓ Both working
11:00 Athens / 11:00 Riyadh✓ Both working
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Upcoming public holidays
EET (Athens)4 holidays
Aug 15Assumption Day
Oct 28Ochi Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
AST (Riyadh)
No upcoming public holidays this year.
How to work with EET (Athens) and AST (Riyadh) time zones
The 0-hour gap between EET (Athens) (Greece) and AST (Riyadh) (Saudi Arabia) requires some planning — but a 8-hour daily overlap means both teams can connect in real time without unusual scheduling.
💡 How to schedule across these time zones
✅If you are in EET (Athens), aim for 09:00–10:00, which corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in AST (Riyadh) — both teams are within working hours.
✅If you are in EET (Athens), aim for 10:00–11:00, which corresponds to 10:00–11:00 in AST (Riyadh) — both teams are within working hours.
✅If you are in EET (Athens), aim for 11:00–12:00, which corresponds to 11:00–12:00 in AST (Riyadh) — 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 EET (Athens)".