Smart hours to call Norfolk Island (+672)
Norfolk Island runs on Norfolk Island Time — UTC+11:30 year-round (UTC+12:30 in summer NZ DST). Tourism and government contacts in Kingston are reachable 9 AM–4 PM NFT.
NFT (UTC+11:30), at a glance.
Norfolk Island observes Norfolk Island Time at UTC+11:30 all year. In New Zealand's summer daylight saving period, it shifts to UTC+12:30. Kingston is the administrative centre.
Norfolk Island against the world's hubs.
Norfolk Island is 11.5 h ahead of London, 30 min behind Auckland and 1.5 h ahead of Sydney (AEST). Auckland callers reach Kingston from 9 AM NZST (9:30 AM NFT).
Understanding the time difference between the United States and Norfolk Island
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to Norfolk Island.
Norfolk Island's tiny administration and tourism contacts have very short business hours. The 9 AM–12 PM NFT window is the essential slot before the island pace slows to an afternoon standstill.
The best windows to reach Norfolk Island.
9 AM–12 PM NFT for government and tourism contacts. From Auckland, that's 8:30 AM–11:30 AM NZST — a manageable early morning overlap.
Norfolk Island runs at +11:00
The zone is Pacific/Norfolk. 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 Norfolk Island.
Clocks change here
Norfolk Island observes daylight saving, shifting to +12:00 in its summer. A window that works in January moves by an hour later in the year, so re-check before scheduling a recurring call.
Shared hours with 2 of 5 markets
Callers in Mumbai, Sydney share part of the working day with Norfolk Island. 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, London. Calling Norfolk Island from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call Norfolk Island using the +672 code.
Dial +672 then the five-digit local number (starting with 3 for landlines or 5 for mobiles). Ringflow routes via Pacific satellite infrastructure for consistent quality to Kingston.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +672
Norfolk Island's international code. Every call to Norfolk Island must start with +672.
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 Norfolk Island
Callers in Mumbai and Sydney share part of the working day with Norfolk Island. There is no shared working window with New York, Los Angeles and London.
| Calling from | Norfolk Island is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 17h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Los Angeles | 20h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| London | 12h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Mumbai | 6h 30m ahead | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Sydney | 1h ahead | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place, using Norfolk Island’s standard-time offset of +11:00. Norfolk Island observes daylight saving, so during its summer the offset moves to +12:00 and each window shifts by an hour.