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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 13, 2026 = 7:00 pm19:00 ICT (UTC+7), Oct 13, 2026

BST is 6 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, BST is 6 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 7 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Ho Chi Minh City. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Ho Chi Minh City.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in BST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in Ho Chi Minh City. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Compare BST time with Ho Chi Minh City time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 6 hours behind ICT (Indochina Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 7:00 pm19:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

BST to Ho Chi Minh City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in BST which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in Ho Chi Minh City

1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Offset UTC +7:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 7:00 pm19:00 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Ho Chi Minh City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ICT – Indochina Time, UTC+7 (no daylight saving time)

Ho Chi Minh City Facts

Country
Vietnam
Alternative Names
Cathair Ho Chi Minh, Cidade de Ho Chi Minh, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, HCMC, HCMV, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh Ville, Ho Chi Minh-borg, Ho Chi Minh-byen, Ho Chi Minhin kaupunki, Ho Chi Minhstad, Ho Ci Minovo Mesto, Ho Si Minh-varos, Ho Si Minh-város, Ho Či Minovo Město, Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt, Ho-Chi-Minh-Ville, Ho-Ci-Min-urbo, Ho-Ĉi-Min-urbo, Hociminovo Mesto, Hosimina, Hosiminh, Hočiminovo Mesto, Hošimina, Hošiminh, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville, Hồ Chí Minhin kaupunki, Khoshimin, Kota Ho Chi Minh, Kota Hồ Chí Minh, SGN, Sai Gon, Saigon, Saïgon, Sài Gòn, TPHCM, Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, hochimin, hochimin shi, hojjimin, hu zhi ming shi, hw z'y myn syty, mdynt hw tshy mynh, saigon, saygwn, Хошимин, הו צ'י מין סיטי, سايگون, مدينة هو تشي مينه, サイゴン, ホーチミン, ホーチミン市, 胡志明市, 호찌민, 호치민
Population
14,002,598
Currency
Dong (VND)
Geographic Coordinates
10° 49' N Latitude / 106° 37' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+84