Busan ↔ Rotterdam
Best Time to Call
Decent overlap available between 16:00 and 19:00 (Busan time).
Sync Busan and Rotterdam easily. Busan is 8 hours ahead of Rotterdam. Decent overlap available between 16:00 and 19:00 (Busan time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
💡 Review recurring meetings scheduled during these dates to avoid sync issues.
Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
18:26 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
04:26 EST
Sleeping
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London
09:26 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
Syncing between Busan and Rotterdam is challenging due to the 8 hours offset. Teams should prioritize asynchronous communication or specific 'handover' windows.
Busan Business Pulse
- Culture Dynamic, industrial, and more direct than Seoul. A major maritime and trade hub.
- Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
- Pro Tip Best times for calls are 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Professionals in Busan are known for being more direct and expressive than in Seoul. The maritime and logistics sectors are very active. Hierarchy and punctuality are still strictly followed. Avoid the 12-1 PM lunch hour.
Rotterdam Business Pulse
- Culture Direct, pragmatic, and values hard work ("Rotterdam mentality"). A major global maritime hub.
- Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Reach out between 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Professionals in Rotterdam are famously direct and value efficiency above all. Avoid overly complex pitches; focus on practical solutions and clear results. Respect the standard 9-5 workday strictly. Direct honesty is highly respected.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Busan | Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Asia/Seoul | Europe/Amsterdam |
| Country | South Korea | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 35.18, 129.08 | 51.92, 4.48 |
| Population | 3,411,000 | 623,652 |