British Summer Time (bst) is used in United Kingdom. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/London.

SYDNEY to BST Time Converter

Q: Where is sydney used?

SYDNEY (Sydney) (sydney) is used in Australia. The IANA timezone identifier is Australia/Sydney.

SYDNEY (Sydney) → British Summer Time

SYDNEY = UTC+10BST = UTC+1

⚠️ BST is ambiguous — on this page it means British Summer Time. It also refers to:

SYDNEY → Bangladesh Standard Time (Dhaka) ↗

ClockinSync

BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

BST (London)

United Kingdom · -9h

00:00

New York

USA · -14h

19:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · -1h

08:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -6h

03:00

Paris

France · -8h

01:00

Time difference: Sydney and BST (London)

Sydney is 9 hours ahead of BST (London). When it's noon in Sydney, it's 03:00 in BST (London).

Sydney observes Australia/Sydney and BST (London) observes Europe/London — a 9 hours gap between them.

Business hours comparison

When Sydney is in standard working hours, BST (London) is not — and vice versa. There is no mutual business window between these two locations.

Meeting time recommendations

No business hours overlap exists between Sydney and BST (London). Showing the most balanced options with minimal inconvenience for both locations.

16:00 Sydney / 07:00 London⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in London

18:00 Sydney / 09:00 London⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h after working hours in Sydney

15:00 Sydney / 06:00 London⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 3h before working hours in London

Assumes a standard 9 AM–5 PM workday in each location's local timezone.

Public holidays this year

⚡ Upcoming holidays in both locations, confirm with your contact before booking.

Sydney7 holidays

Aug 3Picnic Day

Sep 28King's Birthday

Oct 5Labour Day

Oct 5King's Birthday

Nov 3Melbourne Cup

BST (London)6 holidays

Jul 13Battle of the Boyne

Aug 3Summer Bank Holiday

Aug 31Summer Bank Holiday

Nov 30Saint Andrew's Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

Sydney and BST (London) — practical scheduling

Teams in Sydney (Australia) and BST (London) (United Kingdom) deal with a 9-hour gap that pushes their working days apart. Real-time meetings always require someone to stretch outside the standard 9–5.

💡 Practical scheduling guidelines

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16:00–17:00 in Sydney corresponds to 07:00–08:00 in BST (London) (2h before working hours in London).

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18:00–19:00 in Sydney corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in BST (London) (2h after working hours in Sydney).

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15:00–16:00 in Sydney corresponds to 06:00–07:00 in BST (London) (3h before working hours in London).

With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.

Recurring meetings are particularly vulnerable to DST shifts. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension alerts you before the offset changes.

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Drag the slider at the top to convert any Sydney time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.

SYDNEY (Sydney) ↔ BST (London)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

SYDNEY (Sydney)

BST (London)