Sleep Schedule for Travel
Shift a bedtime to a destination time zone gradually.
About Sleep Schedule for Travel
Each night the bedtime edges closer to the destination's clock by a fixed number of hours until it matches. Shifting sleep gradually instead of in one jump reduces the fog of jet lag during the first trip days.
Formula
Sleep Schedule for Travel
Days = time zones / shift per night; target bedtime = home + shift (mod 24)
- shift per night
- How many hours the bed time moves each night
Worked example
With the default values below, Sleep Schedule for Travel returns Target Bedtime of 5.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Bedtime houraccepts 0–23
- 22
- Time zone shiftminimum 0
- 7
- Shift per nightminimum 1 h
- 2 h
Results
- Target Bedtime
- 5.0
- Days to Adjust
- 4.0 days
- Total Shift
- 7.0 h
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Sleep Schedule for Travel
- 3Target Bedtime= 5.0
- 4Days to Adjust= 4.0 days
- 5Total Shift= 7.0 h
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Sleep Schedule for Travel calculated?
Days = time zones / shift per night; target bedtime = home + shift (mod 24) Each night the bedtime edges closer to the destination's clock by a fixed number of hours until it matches.
Why does Sleep Schedule for Travel matter?
Shifting sleep gradually instead of in one jump reduces the fog of jet lag during the first trip days.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Bedtime hour, Time zone shift, Shift per night. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.