SELECT TIMEDIFF('2007-12-31 10:02:00','2007-12-30 12:01:01');
-- result: 22:00:59, the difference in HH:MM:SS format
SELECT TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND,'2007-12-30 12:01:01','2007-12-31 10:02:00');
-- result: 79259 the difference in seconds
Então, você pode usar
TIMESTAMPDIFF para o seu propósito. 
