Meeting time
Best time to meet: Istanbul and Cairo
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in Istanbul, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Istanbul (10 AM in Cairo).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Istanbul time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Istanbul | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 5 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 6 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 8 AM | Istanbul at work |
| 10 AM | 9 AM | Both at work |
| 11 AM | 10 AM | Easiest time |
| 12 PM | 11 AM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 12 PM | Both at work |
| 2 PM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 5 PM | 4 PM | Cairo at work |
| 6 PM | 5 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 6 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 7 PM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 8 PM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Istanbul is | Both at work (Istanbul time) | Easiest (Istanbul / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 30, 2027 | 1 hour ahead | 10 AM–5 PM (7 hours) | 11 AM / 10 AM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | the same time | 9 AM–5 PM (8 hours) | 10 AM / 10 AM |
| October 28, 2027 onward clocks in Cairo go back | 1 hour ahead | 10 AM–5 PM (7 hours) | 11 AM / 10 AM |
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Istanbul works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Cairo's weekend, and a Sunday one on Istanbul's.
Questions people ask
8 AM in Cairo, while Istanbul is 1 hour ahead.
11 AM in Istanbul, which is 10 AM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM Istanbul time.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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