Meeting time

Best time to meet: Zurich and Riyadh

Zurich is 2 hours behind Riyadh right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Zurich, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Riyadh. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Zurich (1:30 PM in Riyadh).

Tue 4:54 PMZurich · Central European Standard TimeTue 6:54 PMRiyadh · Arabian Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ZurichRiyadh
6 AM8 AMBoth off
7 AM9 AMRiyadh at work
8 AM10 AMRiyadh at work
9 AM11 AMBoth at work
10 AM12 PMBoth at work
11 AM1 PMBoth at work
12 PM2 PMBoth at work
1 PM3 PMBoth at work
2 PM4 PMBoth at work
3 PM5 PMZurich at work
4 PM6 PMZurich at work
5 PM7 PMBoth off
6 PM8 PMBoth off
7 PM9 PMBoth off
8 PM10 PMBoth off
9 PM11 PMBoth off
10 PM12 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesZurich isBoth at work (Zurich time)Easiest (Zurich / Riyadh)
Now to March 28, 20272 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Zurich go forward		1 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Zurich go back		2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Zurich keeps the same clock as Berlin; Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Zurich 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 Zurich's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Riyadh when it is 9 AM in Zurich?
11 AM in Riyadh, while Zurich is 2 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Zurich and Riyadh?
11:30 AM in Zurich, which is 1:30 PM in Riyadh. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 PM Zurich time.
Does the time difference between Zurich and Riyadh 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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