What is the time difference between Lord Howe Island and London?

London is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call London from Lord Howe Island?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.

Does London observe daylight saving time?

Yes. London runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Lord Howe Island, what time is it in London?

It is 02:30 in London, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Lord Howe Island and London use?

Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST), and London uses Europe/London, currently UTC+1 (BST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Lord Howe Island time to London time

London is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island right now, so midday in Lord Howe Island lands in the small hours in London.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Lord Howe Island, across for London.

Lord Howe Island	London
00:00	14:30previous day
01:00	15:30previous day
02:00	16:30previous day
03:00	17:30previous day
04:00	18:30previous day
05:00	19:30previous day
06:00	20:30previous day
07:00	21:30previous day
08:00	22:30previous day
09:00	23:30previous day
10:00	00:30
11:00	01:30
12:00	02:30
13:00	03:30
14:00	04:30
15:00	05:30
16:00	06:30
17:00	07:30
18:00	08:30
19:00	09:30
20:00	10:30
21:00	11:30
22:00	12:30
23:00	13:30

Daylight saving time

Lord Howe Island and London both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Lord Howe Island

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10:30
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +30m

London

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+0
Daylight: UTC+1
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Lord Howe Island and one in London do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Lord Howe Island 10:30–18:00London 01:00–08:30
Lord Howe Island 18:30–03:30London 09:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Lord Howe Island	London
IANA zone	Australia/Lord_Howe	Europe/London
Abbreviation	LHST	BST
Standard offset	UTC+10:30	UTC+0
Daylight offset	UTC+11	UTC+1
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	United Kingdom

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Lord Howe Island and London?: London is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call London from Lord Howe Island?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.
Does London observe daylight saving time?: Yes. London runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Lord Howe Island, what time is it in London?: It is 02:30 in London, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Lord Howe Island and London use?: Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST), and London uses Europe/London, currently UTC+1 (BST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.