Travel Tip

Time in the Netherlands

The standard time zone for the Netherlands is GMT + 1 hour.

Time display
The European 24-hour clock is used for displaying the time in Holland:
0-12 AM = 00:00 – 11.59 hours
1-12 PM = 12.00 – 23.59 hours
The 24 hour clock looks like this:
9 hours [nine hours] or 9.00 hrs [nine hundred hours] = 9 AM
14 hours [fourteen hours] or 14.00 hrs [fourteen hundred hours] = 2 PM
• Half hours are expressed in the Netherlands as half after the hour. So 9.30 hours is expressed as “half ten”.

Time differences
Time differences between the Netherlands and the U.S. time zones:
EST – Eastern Standard Time: – 7 hours
CST – Central Standard Time: – 8 hours
MST – Mountain Standard Time: – 9 hours
PST – Pacific Standard Time: – 10 hours
AKST – Alaska Standard Time: – 11 hours
HAST – Hawaii Standard Time: – 12 hours

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