Best time to reach Reunion (+262)
Réunion runs on Réunion Time — UTC+4 year-round, no daylight saving. Tourism and French public sector contacts in Saint-Denis are reachable 8 AM–5 PM RET.
RET (UTC+4), at a glance.
Réunion observes Réunion Time at UTC+4 all year with no daylight saving. Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre share UTC+4 across the island.
Réunion against the world's hubs.
Réunion is 4 h ahead of Paris (3 h in summer CEST), in sync with Dubai, and 9 h ahead of New York. Paris callers reach Réunion 8 AM–5 PM Paris time (noon–9 PM Réunion time).
Understanding the time difference between the United States and Reunion
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to Réunion.
Réunion's public sector follows French government calendar but runs 4 h ahead. Paris-based ministers and auditors calling at 8 AM reach Réunion at noon — the post-lunch restart window.
The best windows to reach Réunion.
8 AM–11 AM RET for local Réunion contacts; from Paris, call 4 AM–7 AM to reach the Réunion morning or noon–3 PM for the post-lunch window. Tourism contacts are best reached 9 AM–12 PM RET.
Reunion runs at +04:00
The zone is Indian/Reunion. Every window on this page is worked out from that offset rather than a rule of thumb, so the times shown are the ones that actually apply to Reunion.
No daylight saving
Reunion stays on +04:00 all year. The windows below only move when the caller's own country changes its clocks, not when Reunion does.
Shared hours with 3 of 5 markets
Callers in London, Mumbai, Sydney share part of the working day with Reunion. The table above gives the exact intersection for each.
Where the gap is too wide
There is no 9-to-5 overlap with New York, Los Angeles. Calling Reunion from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call Réunion using the +262 code.
Dial +262, then 262 (landlines) or 692/693 (mobiles), then the six-digit subscriber number. Ringflow routes via Indian Ocean infrastructure to Saint-Denis.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +262
Reunion's international code. Every call to Reunion must start with +262.
Area prefix
Add the local area or mobile network code — always drop any leading zero used for domestic calls.
Full number
Dial the remaining subscriber digits. Your number is now correctly formatted for international routing.
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When your working day overlaps Reunion
Callers in London, Mumbai and Sydney share part of the working day with Reunion. There is no shared working window with New York and Los Angeles.
| Calling from | Reunion is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 9h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Los Angeles | 12h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| London | 4h ahead | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Mumbai | 1h 30m behind | 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Sydney | 7h behind | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place, using Reunion'sstandard-time offset of +04:00. Reunion does not observe daylight saving, so these windows hold all year — though they shift when the caller's own country changes its clocks.
FAQ
Calling Reunion, answered.
Time zone, daylight saving and dialling questions for Reunion (+262).