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Best Meeting Times: India and the UK

India and the UK are 4:30 or 5:30 apart depending on British Summer Time, which leaves a genuinely comfortable afternoon overlap — the easiest of the major India corridors.

Quick answer. 2 PM to 6 PM IST is inside normal working hours for every city on this page simultaneously — 4 hours of genuine common ground.

City by city

Cityvs India Shared work days Overlap window (IST)LocalHrs/week
London 4 hours and 30 minutes behind 5 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 20
Manchester 4 hours and 30 minutes behind 5 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 20
Birmingham 4 hours and 30 minutes behind 5 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 20
Edinburgh 4 hours and 30 minutes behind 5 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 20

India and London

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only London only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

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2 PM IST = 9:30 AM London , every shared working day

Across the week that is 20 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 4 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (London) Hours
Monday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Tuesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Wednesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Thursday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Friday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Saturday IST weekend — —
Sunday IST weekend — —

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in London

  • Monday, November 30, 2026Saint Andrew's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypublished date
  • Monday, December 28, 2026St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)published date
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Saturday, January 2, 20272 Januaryregionalpublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for London and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Manchester

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Manchester only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

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2 PM IST = 9:30 AM Manchester , every shared working day

Across the week that is 20 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 4 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Manchester) Hours
Monday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Tuesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Wednesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Thursday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Friday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Saturday IST weekend — —
Sunday IST weekend — —

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Manchester

  • Monday, November 30, 2026Saint Andrew's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypublished date
  • Monday, December 28, 2026St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)published date
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Saturday, January 2, 20272 Januaryregionalpublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Manchester and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Birmingham

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Birmingham only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

2 PM IST = 9:30 AM Birmingham , every shared working day

Across the week that is 20 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 4 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Birmingham) Hours
Monday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Tuesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Wednesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Thursday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Friday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Saturday IST weekend — —
Sunday IST weekend — —

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Birmingham

  • Monday, November 30, 2026Saint Andrew's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypublished date
  • Monday, December 28, 2026St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)published date
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Saturday, January 2, 20272 Januaryregionalpublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Birmingham and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Edinburgh

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Edinburgh only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

2 PM IST = 9:30 AM Edinburgh , every shared working day

Across the week that is 20 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 4 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Edinburgh) Hours
Monday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Tuesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Wednesday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Thursday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Friday 2 PM – 6 PM 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM 4
Saturday IST weekend — —
Sunday IST weekend — —

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Edinburgh

  • Monday, November 30, 2026Saint Andrew's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypublished date
  • Monday, December 28, 2026St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)published date
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Dayregionalpublished date
  • Saturday, January 2, 20272 Januaryregionalpublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Edinburgh and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

Questions about scheduling this corridor

What is the best time for a meeting between India and the UK?

2 PM to 6 PM IST works for every city on this page at once. Outside that, each city has a wider window of its own — the table below gives them individually.

Which side should move outside normal hours?

Alternate it. When one side always takes the 7 AM or 9 PM call, that side disengages over time. Teams that sustain these corridors tend to rotate the burden, keep the synchronous meeting short, and push status updates into written handovers that cross the gap overnight.

Do daylight saving changes affect these windows?

Yes, for any city that observes it. India never shifts, so each DST changeover moves the overlap by a full hour in one direction. A recurring calendar invite pinned to a city’s local time will silently move relative to IST twice a year — worth re-checking in March and late October.

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