Meeting time

Best time to meet: Riyadh and Athens

Riyadh is 1 hour ahead of Athens right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in Riyadh, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in Athens. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Riyadh (10 AM in Athens).

Tue 6:54 PMRiyadh · Arabian Standard TimeTue 5:54 PMAthens · Eastern European Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

RiyadhAthens
6 AM5 AMBoth off
7 AM6 AMBoth off
8 AM7 AMBoth off
9 AM8 AMRiyadh at work
10 AM9 AMBoth at work
11 AM10 AMEasiest time
12 PM11 AMBoth at work
1 PM12 PMBoth at work
2 PM1 PMBoth at work
3 PM2 PMBoth at work
4 PM3 PMBoth at work
5 PM4 PMAthens at work
6 PM5 PMBoth off
7 PM6 PMBoth off
8 PM7 PMBoth off
9 PM8 PMBoth off
10 PM9 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesRiyadh isBoth at work (Riyadh time)Easiest (Riyadh / Athens)
Now to March 28, 20271 hour ahead10 AM–5 PM (7 hours)11 AM / 10 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Athens go forward
the same time9 AM–5 PM (8 hours)10 AM / 10 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Athens go back
1 hour ahead10 AM–5 PM (7 hours)11 AM / 10 AM

Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul; Athens keeps the same clock as Helsinki.

Which days work

Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Athens works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Athens's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Athens when it is 9 AM in Riyadh?
8 AM in Athens, while Riyadh is 1 hour ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Riyadh and Athens?
11 AM in Riyadh, which is 10 AM in Athens. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM Riyadh time.
Does the time difference between Riyadh and Athens change during the year?
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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