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9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 12, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 12, 2026

Incheon is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST.

How the time difference changes

Incheon is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Incheon correspond to 5:30 am to 1:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Incheon correspond to 05:30 to 13:30 in IST.

Compare Incheon time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

KST (Korea Standard Time) is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in Incheon, South Korea is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

Incheon to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12:30pm-5pm12:30-17:00 in Incheon which corresponds to 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in IST

9:00 pm21:00 KST (Korea Standard Time) (Incheon, South Korea). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

9:00 pm21:00 Incheon, South Korea / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Incheon Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
KST – Korea Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Incheon Facts

Country
South Korea
Alternative Names
Chemulpo, Incchon, Inch'on, Inch'ŏn, Incheon, Incheon-si, Inchkhon, Inchkhun, Inchon, Inchona, Incon, Inconas, Incshon, Intson, Inĉon, Inčchon, Inčhona, Inčonas, JCN, Nhan Xuyen, Nhân Xuyên, anchn, antshwn, aynchywn, incevona, incheon, incheongwang-yeogsi, incheonsi, inkiyon, ren chuan guang yu shi, xin chxn, İncheon, Ίντσον, Інчхон, Инчон, Инчхон, Инчхън, אינצ'ון, إنتشون, انچن, اینچئون, इंचेवॉन, இங்கியோன், อินช็อน, 仁川广域市, 仁川広域市, 仁川廣域市, 인천, 인천광역시, 인천시
Population
3,015,482
Currency
Won (KRW)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 27' N Latitude / 126° 42' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+82

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2