CEST to GST Converter
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This converter uses CET (GMT +1), the offset Berlin uses on this date. Open the CET converter.Quick answers
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CEST and GST examples
These examples always use CEST (UTC+2) and GST (UTC+4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
CEST is 2 hours behind GST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CEST is 2 hours behind GST. At other times of the year, CET is 3 hours behind GST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in GST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in GST.
Compare CEST time with GST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central European Time is 3 hours behind Gulf Standard Time
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 4:00 pm16:00 in GST
CET to GST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm in CET which corresponds to 12pm-5pm in GST
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
4:00 pm16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 CET / 4:00 pm16:00 GST
| CET | GST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 3am |
| 1am | 4am |
| 2am | 5am |
| 3am | 6am |
| 4am | 7am |
| 5am | 8am |
| 6am | 9am |
| 7am | 10am |
| 8am | 11am |
| 9am | 12pm (noon) |
| 10am | 1pm |
| 11am | 2pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 3pm |
| 1pm | 4pm |
| 2pm | 5pm |
| 3pm | 6pm |
| 4pm | 7pm |
| 5pm | 8pm |
| 6pm | 9pm |
| 7pm | 10pm |
| 8pm | 11pm |
| 9pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 10pm | 1am |
| 11pm | 2am |
| 00:00 | 03:00 |
| 01:00 | 04:00 |
| 02:00 | 05:00 |
| 03:00 | 06:00 |
| 04:00 | 07:00 |
| 05:00 | 08:00 |
| 06:00 | 09:00 |
| 07:00 | 10:00 |
| 08:00 | 11:00 |
| 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 10:00 | 13:00 |
| 11:00 | 14:00 |
| 12:00 | 15:00 |
| 13:00 | 16:00 |
| 14:00 | 17:00 |
| 15:00 | 18:00 |
| 16:00 | 19:00 |
| 17:00 | 20:00 |
| 18:00 | 21:00 |
| 19:00 | 22:00 |
| 20:00 | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 00:00 |
| 22:00 | 01:00 |
| 23:00 | 02:00 |
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
Gulf Standard Time
Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: United Arab Emirates
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in United Arab Emirates, with about 3.79 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ajman.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Gulf Standard Time (GST) do not change for daylight saving time, so GST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
GST representations, usage and related time zones
- +04 - basic short
- +0400 - basic
- +04:00 - extended
- +0400 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
- MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
- SAMT - Samara Time
- AMT - Armenia Time
- AZT - Azerbaijan Time
- D - Delta Time Zone
- GET - Georgia Standard Time
- GST - Gulf Standard Time
- MUT - Mauritius Time
- RET - Reunion Time
- SCT - Seychelles Time