Meeting time

Best time to meet: Amsterdam and Boston

Amsterdam is 6 hours ahead of Boston right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Amsterdam, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Boston. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Amsterdam (10 AM in Boston).

Tue 4:56 PMAmsterdam · Central European Standard TimeTue 10:56 AMBoston · Eastern Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Amsterdam time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AmsterdamBoston
6 AM12 AMBoth off
7 AM1 AMBoth off
8 AM2 AMBoth off
9 AM3 AMAmsterdam at work
10 AM4 AMAmsterdam at work
11 AM5 AMAmsterdam at work
12 PM6 AMAmsterdam at work
1 PM7 AMAmsterdam at work
2 PM8 AMAmsterdam at work
3 PM9 AMBoth at work
4 PM10 AMEasiest time
5 PM11 AMBoston at work
6 PM12 PMBoston at work
7 PM1 PMBoston at work
8 PM2 PMBoston at work
9 PM3 PMBoston at work
10 PM4 PMBoston at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAmsterdam isBoth at work (Amsterdam time)Easiest (Amsterdam / Boston)
Now to March 14, 20276 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Boston go forward
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Amsterdam go forward
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Amsterdam go back
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Boston go back
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM

Amsterdam keeps the same clock as Berlin; Boston keeps the same clock as New York.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Boston when it is 9 AM in Amsterdam?
3 AM in Boston, while Amsterdam is 6 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Amsterdam and Boston?
4 PM in Amsterdam, which is 10 AM in Boston. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Amsterdam time.
Does the time difference between Amsterdam and Boston change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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