====== Sum datetime difference in MSSQL ====== Get the SUM of seconds: SET @Seconds = SELECT SUM(DATEDIFF(SECOND, [START_TIME], [END_TIME])) Turn that into a datetime object: SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), dateadd(SECOND, @Seconds, 0), 108) Or as 1 query: SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), dateadd(SECOND, SUM(DATEDIFF(SECOND, [START_TIME], [END_TIME])), 0), 108)