Best Meeting Times Between the US and Europe
Recommended Meeting Window
The best meeting window is 09:00 AM–11:00 AM (New York) / 03:00 PM–05:00 PM (Berlin), giving 2 hours of shared business hours.
Region A: United States (EST/CST) (New York / Chicago / Austin)•Region B: Europe (CET/BST) (London / Berlin / Paris / Amsterdam)•2 hours of shared 09:00–17:00 hours
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24-Hour Schedule Alignment & Overlap Heat Table
The table below aligns hourly slots for today. Use the meeting planner to select another date. It compares between United States (EST/CST) and Europe (CET/BST). Highlighted green rows indicate hours where both regions fall within 09:00–17:00 business hours.
| United States (EST/CST) Time | Europe (CET/BST) Time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 06:00 |
| 01:00 | 07:00 |
| 02:00 | 08:00 |
| 03:00 | 09:00 |
| 04:00 | 10:00 |
| 05:00 | 11:00 |
| 06:00 | 12:00 |
| 07:00 | 13:00 |
| 08:00 | 14:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00Optimal Overlap |
| 10:00 | 16:00Optimal Overlap |
| 11:00 | 17:00 |
| 12:00 | 18:00 |
| 13:00 | 19:00 |
| 14:00 | 20:00 |
| 15:00 | 21:00 |
| 16:00 | 22:00 |
| 17:00 | 23:00 |
| 18:00 | 00:00 |
| 19:00 | 01:00 |
| 20:00 | 02:00 |
| 21:00 | 03:00 |
| 22:00 | 04:00 |
| 23:00 | 05:00 |
Schedule Rotation & Team Fairness Guidelines
This is one of the easiest transatlantic corridors. Keep core collaborative sessions between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM EST.
Async Handoff Best Practice:When live overlap is shorter than 2 hours, establish written end-of-day handoff logs (e.g. key decisions, blockers, and next actions) so the opposite team can pick up work seamlessly.