Riyadh to Sydney time: difference and best time to call

How to read it

Riyadh and Sydney, side by side

Each row is one city's day, half an hour to a square, lined up by the hours along the bottom.

A

Riyadh

Sydney

Riyadh time

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

Sydney time

08:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:0002:0005:00

Filled: at the desk, 9:00 to 18:00 where that city is.
Grey: up early, up late, or the weekend.
Outline: asleep.
Red band: your slot. Read straight down to see the same moment in every city.
A marks the best time for everyone; B, when there is one, the next best.

The red band is the best time to call on Wed, 21 Oct 2026: 09:00–10:00 in Riyadh, which is 17:00–18:00 in Sydney.

Through the year

How the gap between Riyadh and Sydney moves

Sydney is 8h ahead of Riyadh today. Daylight saving moves it:

8h

7h

Sydney 8h ahead of Riyadh
Sydney 7h ahead of Riyadh

Sun, 4 Apr 2027 Sydney's clocks go back an hour. Sydney is then 7h ahead of Riyadh.
Sun, 3 Oct 2027 Sydney's clocks go forward an hour. Sydney is then 8h ahead of Riyadh.

Hour by hour

Riyadh to Sydney time, hour by hour

On a working day (Wed, 21 Oct 2026), with working hours of 9:00 to 18:00 in both cities. Riyadh works Sun–Thu and Sydney works Mon–Fri, so the shared working days are Mon–Thu.

Riyadh starts work 09:00 17:00 in Sydney At desk
Sydney starts work 09:00 01:00 in Riyadh Asleep
Riyadh finishes work 18:00 02:00 Thu in Sydney Asleep
Sydney finishes work 18:00 10:00 in Riyadh At desk

Show all 24 hours

Riyadh	Sydney
00:00 Asleep	08:00 Early
01:00 Asleep	09:00 At desk
02:00 Asleep	10:00 At desk
03:00 Asleep	11:00 At desk
04:00 Asleep	12:00 At desk
05:00 Asleep	13:00 At desk
06:00 Asleep	14:00 At desk
07:00 Early	15:00 At desk
08:00 Early	16:00 At desk
09:00 At desk	17:00 At desk
10:00 At desk	18:00 Late
11:00 At desk	19:00 Late
12:00 At desk	20:00 Late
13:00 At desk	21:00 Late
14:00 At desk	22:00 Asleep
15:00 At desk	23:00 Asleep
16:00 At desk	00:00 Thu Asleep
17:00 At desk	01:00 Thu Asleep
18:00 Late	02:00 Thu Asleep
19:00 Late	03:00 Thu Asleep
20:00 Late	04:00 Thu Asleep
21:00 Late	05:00 Thu Asleep
22:00 Asleep	06:00 Thu Asleep
23:00 Asleep	07:00 Thu Early

Questions

Questions people ask

What is the time difference between Riyadh and Sydney?

Sydney is 8h ahead of Riyadh (as of Wed, 21 Oct 2026). That changes on Sun, 4 Apr 2027, when Sydney's clocks go back: then Sydney is 7h ahead of Riyadh.

What is the best time for a call between Riyadh and Sydney?

On a working day, the best time for a call is 09:00–10:00 in Riyadh (17:00–18:00 in Sydney) until 3 Apr 2027 and from 3 Oct 2027, and 09:00–10:00 in Riyadh (16:00–17:00 in Sydney) from 4 Apr 2027 to 2 Oct 2027. Riyadh works Sun–Thu and Sydney works Mon–Fri, so the shared working days are Mon–Thu.

Does Riyadh change its clocks?

No. Riyadh stays on UTC+3 all year.

Does Sydney change its clocks?

Yes. Sydney moves its clocks back an hour on Sun, 4 Apr 2027, and forward an hour on Sun, 3 Oct 2027.

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