If you want to import your Google Calendar into Outlook, you don’t have to re-enter all of your appointments. Instead, export your Google Calendar to a file, and then import them into Outlook on your desktop. It’s not a one-click button but there’s a wizard that’ll walk you through the steps.
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Do you want to sync your Google calendar and your Outlook calendar? See subscribe to a Google Calendar.
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If you don't have Outlook installed on your computer, you can't import Google Calendar into Outlook Web App or Outlook on the web. But you can subscribe to a Google Calendar. This option has less functionality than importing the calendar.
Here's a video that shows how to import Google Calendar into Outlook. The instructions are below it.
Step 1: Export your Google Calendar
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Log on to your Google Gmail account, and then choose Calendar.
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Choose My Calendars > Settings.
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Choose Export calendars.
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Select a location to save the extracted file.
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Go to that location and unzip the file: right-click the file and choose Extract All.
The extracted file will look something like the this one:
If you have multiple Google calendars, you'll see an ICS file for each one.
Now you're ready to import your Google Calendar into Outlook.
Step 2: Import your Google Calendar to Outlook
Do this step for each Google Calendar you want to import to Outlook.
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In Outlook on your desktop, go to your Calendar.
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Choose File > Open & Export > Import/Export.
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In the Import and Export Wizard, choose Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file, and then choose Next.
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Browse to where you stored the extracted file, and choose the one that ends with gmail.com, and choose OK.
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Choose Import.
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Go to your Outlook calendar. You should now see your Google Calendar events there.
