Schedule Across Time Zones Without Confusion
You set your working hours in your own time zone (and each location can have its own time zone).
When a client opens your booking page, the page reads the time zone from their browser and converts your open times into their local time. If the detected zone is wrong, for example because they're traveling, they can pick a different one from the time zone selector before booking. The booking is saved with the client's time zone and written to your calendar at the correct time for you. Time zones follow the standard IANA database, so daylight saving changes are handled for bookings made weeks ahead. For teams, each person's hours are converted the same way, so Collective and Round Robin bookings only offer times that are genuinely free.
SchedulingKit's booking page detects each visitor's time zone from their browser and shows every open time in that zone, while your own availability stays set in your time zone, so nobody has to do time zone math. Explore All Features.
Why Time Zone Detection Matters
SchedulingKit's booking page detects each visitor's time zone from their browser and shows every open time in that zone, while your own availability stays set in your time zone, so nobody has to do time zone math. You set your working hours in your own time zone (and each location can have its own time zone). When a client opens your booking page, the page reads the time zone from their browser and converts your open times into their local time. If the detected zone is wrong, for example because they're traveling, they can pick a different one from the time zone selector before booking. The booking is saved with the client's time zone and written to your calendar at the correct time for you. Time zones follow the standard IANA database, so daylight saving changes are handled for bookings made weeks ahead. For teams, each person's hours are converted the same way, so Collective and Round Robin bookings only offer times that are genuinely free.
As part of SchedulingKit's scheduling platform, time zone detection works alongside your connected calendars, notifications and client records.
Time Zone Detection Capabilities
Key Features
Time Zone Detection Use Cases
How It Works
How It Works
Time Zone Detection — SchedulingKit
Example step 1: Set your hours
A language tutor in Madrid sets her hours as 4pm to 9pm, Monday to Friday, Europe/Madrid time.
Example step 1: Set your hours
Step 2: Student opens the page
A student in New York opens her booking page. It detects America/New_York and shows the slots as 10am to 3pm.
Step 2: Student opens the page
Step 3: Student books
The student books Tuesday at 11am New York time. The confirmation shows 11am for the student, and the tutor's Google Calendar shows 5pm.
Step 3: Student books
Step 4: Traveling client
Another student is on a trip to Tokyo but wants New York times. She switches the time zone selector back to New York before booking.
Step 4: Traveling client
Time Zone Detection Best Practices
Learn more
- 1
Double-check your own account and location time zones in settings before sharing your booking link.
- 2
If you serve clients in half-hour offset zones (India, Newfoundland), book a test appointment from that zone.
- 3
Mention your home time zone in the event type description for services where it matters, such as live classes.
- 4
Review upcoming bookings in the weeks around daylight saving changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Time Zone Detection
Further Reading
- IANA Time Zone Database — The authoritative source for global time zone data.
- HBR: Remote Team Collaboration — Scheduling strategies for distributed teams.
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