Time Difference Between Amsterdam and Vancouver

How far apart are Amsterdam and Vancouver?

Vancouver (Canada) runs 9 hours behind Amsterdam (Netherlands). In practical terms, the working day in Vancouver starts while Amsterdam is already well into the afternoon or evening, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.

Best time to schedule a call or meeting

Standard working hours in Amsterdam and Vancouver barely overlap, so a live call usually means one side joining early in the morning or late in the evening. The least disruptive option is to catch the very start or end of one city’s working day, or to handle things asynchronously.

A note on daylight saving

Both Amsterdam and Vancouver observe daylight saving in the same direction, so the difference is normally the same in summer and winter. They change their clocks on slightly different dates, though, so for a week or two each spring and autumn the gap can be an hour off — worth double-checking around those changeovers.