In the graph below you see the time zone difference between Eastern Daylight Time and British Summer Time. Drag the bubble to adjust the time and to see the corresponding time in the other time zone.
Eastern Daylight Time is the time zone of the Canadian and US East Coast when observing daylight saving time in the summer, including cities like Montreal, Ottawa, New York, Washington D.C. And Miami. British Summer Time is the time zone of the United Kingdom when observing daylight saving time in the summer, with places like London, Dublin and Glasgow.
Usually it is preferable to schedule meetings before lunch for the person in EDT and in the afternoon for the person in BST.
More EDT conversions
EDT to PDT, EDT to MST, EDT to CDT, EDT to CEST, EDT to MDT
More BST conversions
BST to PDT, BST to MST, BST to CDT, BST to MDT, BST to GMT
This is the summer time of the Eastern US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean. It is in effect between March and October for most locations and is four hours behind UTC. It is important to note that even within certain states, e.g. Florida, Michigan, and Tennessee there are locations that do NOT observe EST/EDT but instead belong to other time zones. The same goes for the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec.
Most of the Eastern seaboard of the US observe Eastern Daylight Time, as well as most locations in Eastern Canada although there are a few exceptions. Locations such as New York, Washington, Quebec and Ontario are all on Eastern Standard Time. Also some Caribbean locations such as Jamaica, Haiti and Panama are in this time zone.
With the exception of Panama, Jamaica and a couple of locations in Canada and the US daylight saving time is observed. Unless you are sure that the location you have in mind is truly in EST/EDT it is always better to use the exact location name rather than the time zone abbreviation.
British Summer Time, or sometimes called British Standard Time, is the timezone of the United Kingdom in the summer months. It does not have a typical counterpart like most summer/winter pairs but is an exception to adjust for the dark winters in the UK!
United Kingdom only, including the Isle Of Man
All cities in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), such as London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff and so on.
BST is the summer time equivalent of GMT. So for half the year the UK is on Greenwich Standard Time and the rest of the year they observe British Summer Time which is one hour ahead.
While GMT is observed in many places in addition to the UK BST is only observed in Britain (as the name suggests). Not even Ireland are on BST in the summer, instead they have their own time zone for this.