UK and Australia time difference
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UK is 10 hours behind Australia (Sydney)
UK is 10 hours behind Australia (Sydney) right now: 12:00 BST in London is 22:00 AEDT in Sydney.
London · UK
BST · UTC+1
Sydney · Australia
AEDT · UTC+11
Every zone, right now
| Australia | vs London (BST) |
|---|---|
| Sydney22:00 AEDT · UTC+11 | London −10h |
| Lord Howe22:00 LHDT · UTC+11 | London −10h |
| Adelaide21:30 ACDT · UTC+10:30 | London −9h 30m |
| Brisbane21:00 AEST · UTC+10 | London −9h |
| Darwin20:30 ACST · UTC+9:30 | London −8h 30m |
| Eucla19:45 ACWST · UTC+8:45 | London −7h 45m |
| Perth19:00 AWST · UTC+8 | London −7h |
Through the year
Daylight saving moves the gap: 11h in January, 9h in July. Next change: Sunday 25 October 2026, when UK’s clocks go back.
Clock changes in United Kingdom · Clock changes in Australia
Convert a time
- AEST to GMT — hour-by-hour table
- London to Sydney — city to city
- Plan a meeting — find hours that suit both
- Time zones in United Kingdom · Time zones in Australia
Best hours to call
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
No overlap in standard working hours. Closest workable window: 09:00–13:00 in London, which is 19:00–23:00 in Sydney.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Questions about the UK–Australia time difference
- What is the time difference between UK and Australia?
- UK is 10 hours behind Australia (Sydney) right now: 12:00 BST in London is 22:00 AEDT in Sydney. Across all of their time zones the gap is between 7 hours and 10 hours.
- What time is it in Australia when it is 9 am in UK?
- At 09:00 in London it is 19:00 in Sydney.
- Does the time difference between UK and Australia change during the year?
- Yes. Because of daylight saving the gap is 11 hours in January and 9 hours in July. It next changes on Sunday 25 October 2026, when UK changes its clocks.
Other pairs: every country time difference. Times are computed from the IANA time zone database.