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).
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.
| Amsterdam | Boston | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 12 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 3 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 10 AM | 4 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 11 AM | 5 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 12 PM | 6 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 1 PM | 7 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 2 PM | 8 AM | Amsterdam at work |
| 3 PM | 9 AM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 10 AM | Easiest time |
| 5 PM | 11 AM | Boston at work |
| 6 PM | 12 PM | Boston at work |
| 7 PM | 1 PM | Boston at work |
| 8 PM | 2 PM | Boston at work |
| 9 PM | 3 PM | Boston at work |
| 10 PM | 4 PM | Boston at work |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Amsterdam is | Both at work (Amsterdam time) | Easiest (Amsterdam / Boston) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
| March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027 clocks in Boston go forward | 5 hours ahead | 2 PM–5 PM (3 hours) | 3 PM / 10 AM |
| March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Amsterdam go forward | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
| October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Amsterdam go back | 5 hours ahead | 2 PM–5 PM (3 hours) | 3 PM / 10 AM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Boston go back | 6 hours ahead | 3 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
3 AM in Boston, while Amsterdam is 6 hours ahead.
4 PM in Amsterdam, which is 10 AM in Boston. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Amsterdam time.
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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